ACTOR UDO KIER WINNER OF BELGRADE VICTOR AWARD AT 51ST FEST
My career is a series of fortunate circumstances
Hollywood star of German origin, actor Udo Kier, came to the 51st FEST to present the film ‘My Neighbor Adolf’, which is shown in the FEST Special selection, but also to receive the Belgrade Victor Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art. Before the presentation of the award, Kier appeared in the FEST press room for a meeting with journalists. ‘Every award is an ...
FEST INTERVIEW: MILOŠ ĐUKELIĆ ON NEW SECTION OF 51ST FEST – FEST PRO
Where Art Meets Film Industry
Producer and director Miloš Đukelić, a member of the FEST Board, is the programme director of the new segment of the festival, FEST Pro, which takes place from 2 to 5 March, under the umbrella of FEST in MTS Hall. Miloš Đukelić speaks for the FEST website about the importance of the new FEST segment, how it was created and what are the plans for this section in the future, as well as ...
‘CARAVAGGIOS SHADOW’ BY MICHELE PLACIDO IN GALA PROGRAMME OF 51ST FEST
Biographical Italian-French Co-production about Great Painter
As part of the Gala programme of the 51st FEST, the film ‘Caravaggio Shadow’ (Lombra di Caravaggio) directed by Michele Placido is shown in the Belgrade halls, and can be seen in the cinema Cineplexx Galerija on 28 February and 1 March in the Yugoslav Film Archive. Federica Vincenti, producer of the film, spoke to the accredited journalists of FEST ...
Barbara Sukowa Presented with Belgrade Victor Award
In front of the FEST audience, in the packed Great Hall of MTS Hall, the star of this years festival, German diva Barbara Sukowa, was awarded the honorary Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art. The statue of the Belgrade Victor was presented to the guest by the artistic director of FEST, Jugoslav Pantelić, who pointed out that it was a privilege to have Barbara Sukowa as a guest of the festival. ‘It is one thing to ...
ACTRESS BARBARA SUKOWA PRESENTS FILM ‘DALÍLAND’
Salvador Dalí Would Never Have Been So Successful without Gala
German actress Barbara Sukowa, the big star of this years festival, spoke to the FEST journalists. Addressing the media representatives at the conference in MTS Dvorana, she said that, although it was her first time at FEST, this was not her first time in Belgrade. ‘I was in Belgrade back in 1963 as a child with my parents. I was only 13 years old’, she ...
ON THE THIRD DAY OF FEST, TWO MORE CREWS PRESENTED THEIR FILMS TO JOURNALISTS
Films ‘Wake Me’ and ‘The Fox’ in Main Competition Programme
On the third day of FEST, the directors of the films ‘Wake Me’ (Zbudi me) and ‘The Fox’ (Der Fuchs), which the festival audience can see in the Main Competition Programme, presented themselves to the journalists. Director Marko Šantić, cinematographer Ivan Zadro and producers Dimče Stojanovski and Jure Bušić presented the film ...
FILM ‘WHERE THE ROAD LEADS’ PREMIERES IN MAIN COMPETITION PROGRAMME OF FEST
The cast and crew of the Serbian film ‘Where the Road Leads’ (Ovuda će proći put) presented this film to the journalists of the 51st FEST. Director Nina Ognjanović spoke about her debut, as well as actresses Eva Ras and Jana Bjelica, who plays the main character, actors Zlatan Vidović and Svetozar Cvetković and producer David Jovanović. According to the young director, premiering at FEST is a big deal ...
FEST INTERVIEW: ACTRESS JANA BJELICA ABOUT FILM IN MAIN COMPETITION PROGRAMME OF FEST
American Audience Recognizes Universality of ‘Where the Road Leads’ Film's Theme
The young actress Jana Bjelica plays the lead role in the Serbian film ‘Where the Road Leads’ directed by Nina Ognjanović, which is screened as part of the Main Competition programme of the 51st FEST. She talks about this film, which has already won two awards in the USA, and acting challenges for the FEST website. ...
PRODUCER GABRIELLE TANA, DIRECTOR DUBRAVKA TURIĆ AND CAST AND CREW OF NEW ANIMATED FILM AT PRESS CONFERENCE
‘Thirteen Lives’, ‘Traces’ and ‘Cricket and Antoinette’ at FEST
Producer Gabrielle Tana presented the film ‘Thirteen Lives’ by the American director Ron Howard to accredited journalists, which is shown at the 51st FEST. The film is based on a true story that happened in Thailand in 2018, when a group of boys together with their coach found themselves trapped in ...
