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Europe / A “green” charter for European film festivals presented in Serbia

Charte-verte

During the 29th Palic European Film Festival in Serbia, the MIOB (Moving Images Opening Borders) presented its Green Charter for film festivals. The MIOB is a platform bringing together 7 European festivals including the Palic European Film Festival and Les Arcs in France. Its aim is to promote discussion and the exchange of ideas between …

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Serbia / Five films win awards at the Beldocs in Progress

Beldocs

Based in Belgrade, Beldocs is one of the largest documentary film festivals in the Balkans. The event celebrates creative documentaries through a wide range of screenings and professional meetings, in particular Beldocs Industry, a category which includes Beldocs in Progress, where directors present their projects to professionals – and a jury. This year the jury …

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EGYPT / Serbian director Emir Kusturica chair of the jury of the Cairo International Film Festival

Emir Kusturica

Serbian director Emir Kusturica is the chair of the jury of the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival running from November 26th to December 5th. The jury will decide the winners among the 13 films entered in the International Competition, which includes 8 European productions or co-productions. In all 98 films from 63 countries will be …

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SERBIA / “Awake”, the first TV series from the Balkans at the CANNESERIES Festival

Kljun

“Awake” (Kljun), a police drama from Serbia mixes “thriller and fantasy”. The series centres on a young, ambitious detective, Sonja Kljun, assigned to the town of Subotica to investigate an alleged suicide. Her investigation reveals several disturbing secrets, then takes an even stranger turn when her own daughter has premonitory dreams. Directed by Uros Tomic …

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SERBIA / “Porodica”, controversial new drama series about the arrest of Slobodan Milošević

Porodica

A new five-part drama series, broadcast by the Serbian national television RTS, has split the country. Based on archive images and documents, “Porodica” (The Family) shows the controversial arrest of Slobodan Milošević, former president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and his extradition to the International Court of Justice at The Hague exactly twenty years …

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SERBIA / “Oaza”, a Serb feature film tackles mental handicap

Oaza

Released in 2020, “Oaza” (Oasis) is a co-production between France, Slovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina and the Netherlands. Presented at the Venice Film Festival, this dramatised film takes us to the heart of an unusual love triangle: Marija, Dragana and Robert are three young people with learning disabilities, living in a specialized institution. The audience becomes immersed in …

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SERBIA CROATIA / Tensions between Serbia and Croatia: a film about the extermination camp at Jasenovac causes controversy

Dara iz Jasenovac

Serbia’s first film participating in the Oscars, Dara iz Jasenovca (Dara from Jasenovac), has created tension in Serbo-Croat diplomatic relations. Croatia heavily criticises Predrag Antonijević’s film for its portrayal of the Holocaust in the country, accusing it of serving a political agenda. The feature film is set in the Croatian extermination camp of Jasenovac during World War …

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