Director Lordan Zafranović and Producer Dan Tana Guests of Belgrade City Assembly
City Secretary for Culture Nataša Mihailović Vacić hosted the famous director Lordan Zafranović and producer Dobrivoje Tanasijević - Dan Tana in the Old Palace (Stari dvor) today. Zafranović and Tanasijević are this year's winners of the prestigious Belgrade Victor Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art at the 51st FEST, which officially begins tonight. On that occasion, Nataša Mihailović Vacić ...
THE LAST FILM BY PURIŠA ĐOREVIĆ AT FEST
Đorđević's Film as a ‘Symphony to Life’
The Belgrade premiere of the film ‘Mouth Full of Earth’ (Usta puna zemlje), which Puriša Đorđević finished just a few weeks before he left us on 23 November last year, will close this year's edition of FEST. The great Serbian filmmaker had his wish fulfilled posthumously, since in 2021, upon receiving the Belgrade Victor for Contribution to Film Art at the 49th FEST, he stated that he ...
‘THE DAMNED DON'T CRY’ – A FILM YOU SHOULD NOT MISS AT THE 51ST FEST
According to Jugoslav Pantelić, artistic director of FEST, the French-Moroccan film, which will open the Main Competition programme, is one of the best of the past year. As one of the gems of this year's FEST, the artistic director and selector, Jugoslav Pantelić, singled out the film ‘The Damned Don't Cry’ (Les damnés ne pleurent pas), which premiered in Venice and will open the ...
A Word from Jugoslav Pantelić, Artistic Director of FEST
‘Eight and a Half’ (Otto e mezzo) is the name of Fellini's film, which was much easier to identify with during the preparation of this festival than with ‘Amarcord’. The reason for this is not to be found in the character of Guido (played by the legendary Marcello Mastroianni), but in the fact that in it Fellini deals with the process of making the film itself, understanding the creative process and all the ...
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JURY FOR “NEBOJŠA ĐUKELIĆ“ AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM OF THE REGION IN THE MAIN COMPETITION PROGRAME
We present to you the members of the jury for the “Nebojša Đukelić“ Award for the best film of the region in main competition programe
Maja Medić , photographer, director, producer, Serbia Maja Medić was born in 1979 in Belgrade. She graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade with the degree in Film and TV Camera and completed the Transmedia postgraduate programme in ...
MAIN COMPETITION JURY OF 51st FEST
We present to you the jury members of the Main Competition programme of the 51st FEST
Jelena Mitrović , producer, Serbia Jelena Mitrović (1977) graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade with a degree in Film and Television Production. She has produced more than 30 feature films, several documentaries and short films to date. Her work includes films such as ‘The Trap’ (Klopka) directed by Srdan Golubović (the film won 22 ...
FILMS AWARDED IN CANNES AND VENICE AT FEST
Winners of the Grand Prix, the award for the best director bestowed by the jury in Cannes, as well as the winners of the Golden Lion and the award for the best actress in Venice, will be a part of the 51st FEST programme.
Nine films by renowned filmmakers such as Claire Denis, Chan-wook Park, Hirokazu Kore-eda, the Dardenne brothers, Jerzy Skolimowski, Felix van Groeningen, Laura Poitras, Todd Field and Houman Seyyedi will premiere for the local ...
SEVENTEEN FILMS FROM 15 COUNTRIES IN FEST COMPETITION PROGRAMME
Seventeen films from 15 countries will compete for the main prize of FEST, the Belgrade Victor for Best Film: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Albania, France, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Mexico, Australia and the USA.
The competition programme of FEST includes films that will have their world premiere in the main programme (the Competition) of the upcoming 73rd Berlinale : ‘ The Survival of ...
