Category: BALKANS

News about audiovisual in BALKANS region (Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Serbie, Grèce, Macédoine, Roumanie, Slovénie)

MONTENEGRO – SERBIA / The documentary Nothing for you to change begins post-production

Nothing for You to Change - Đorđe Vojvodić

Director Đorđe Vojvodić has begun post-production on his feature-length documentary, Nothing for You to Change. Co-produced by Bitter Frames (Montenegro) and Biberche Productions (Serbia), Vojvodić’s documentary follows the daily life of his older brother, Luka. Aged 29, an eternal student and member of a rock band, Luka still lives with his parents. The director followed …

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CROATIA / “Fiume o Morte!” wins the Grand Prix at the Rotterdam IFF

Fiume o Morte!

Igor Bezinović’s docu-fiction Fiume o Morte! has won several awards at the 54th Rotterdam International Film Festival. In addition to the festival’s Grand Prix, the film won the Critics’ Award and the Audience Award. At the closing ceremony producers Vanja Jambrović and Tibor Keser said: “We are deeply touched by this recognition, especially since it’s …

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SERBIA / Three Serbian films in box office top ten

Film Center Serbia

Among the Hollywood blockbusters, three Serbian titles are in the country’s box office top ten. Le long-métrage Nedelja, réalisé par Nemanja Ćeranić et produit par Telekom Srbija et Pelicula Production, est en tête du palmarès avec 347 622 entrées. Ce biopic retrace la carrière du célèbre chanteur serbe, Džej Ramadanovski. As for the other two …

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ROMANIA / Winner at the Berlinale, Radu Jude’s film finds buyers in 21 countries

Awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Radu Jude’s film Kontinental’25 has been bought by distributors in 21 countries. The countries include France (acquired by Méteore Films), Italy (I Wonder Pictures) and Greece (Cinobo). MCF Megacom Film has obtained the rights for Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania. Interviewed by FNE, …

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SLOVENIA / The Slovenian Film Centre increases film funding

Centre Slovène du Film

In a recent press announcement, the Slovenian Film Centre announced an increase in financial support. This year the state has allocated a budget of 12.35 million euros, compared to 8.58 million in 2024, representing a significant 44% increase. Usually five or six Slovenian features are made every year, but this year there will be ten, …

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GREECE / TIDF announces the projects chosen for the Pitching Forum

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Agora, the industry section of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TIDF), has named the 14 projects which will take part in the Pitching Forum, to be held from March 7th to 15th. Created in 1999, Agora is a major event for producing and financing international documentary projects from Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. …

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CROATIA / “The Man Who Could not Remain Silent” nominated for the Oscars and the Césars

The man who could remain silent

The Académie des Césars and the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts have both nominated Nebojša Slijepčević’s The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia) in their respective Live Action Short Film categories. Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film is set in 1993 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train as part of …

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