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02-12-2017

Animation Industry Profile SERBIA

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    Courtesy of Creative Europe Desk SERBIA

    OFFICIAL NAME OF COUNTRYRepublic of Serbia
    FILM SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
    OFFICIAL NAMEFILM CENTER SERBIA
    ADDRESSKoče Popovića 9/3
    WEBPAGEhttp://www.fcs.rs
    CHIEF EXECUTIVEBoban Jevtić, General manager
    PUBLIC FUNDING AVAILABLE IN EUROS
    PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDING DEDICATED TO ANIMATION5%
    AVERAGE PRODUCTION BUDGET IN €:
    - FOR SHORT ANIMATED FILM25.000 eur
    - FOR FEATURE ANIMATED FILM600.000 eur
    - FOR EPISODE OF ANIMATED TV SERIESx
    TAX INCENTIVESYES/NO
    TAX INCENTIVES PERCENTAGE
    REGIONAL FUNDS FOR ANIMATIONYES/NO
    AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANIMATED FILM PROFESSIONALSYES/NO
    NATIONAL TV BROADCASTER
    OFFICIAL NAMERTS - RADIO TELEVISION of SERBIA
    ADDRESSTakovska 10
    WEBPAGEhttp://www.rts.rs
    COMMISSIONING EDITOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMATIONNikola Popević
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO ACQUISITION OF  ANIMATED CONTENT FROM CEE COUNTRIES IN THE LAST 5 YEARSno data
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO PRODUCTION OF LOCAL ANIMATED CONTENT IN THE LAST 5 YEARSno data
    NUMBER OF MINUTES PRODUCED IN THE LAST 5 YEARSno data
    DISTRIBUTION INFO
    ADMISSIONS IN CINEMAS IN 20163 530 567
    NUMBER OF SCREENS126
    AVERAGE TICKET PRICE IN EUROS2,5
    INTERNET PENETRATION RATE70%
    PRODUCTION INFO
    NUMBER OF FEATURE ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS2
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS1
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONSx
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    NUMBER OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS51 * including student films
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMSno data
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONSno data
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONSno data
    NUMBER OF TV SERIES EPISODES PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS/
    EDUCATION
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION SCHOOLS4 (Faculty of applied arts, Department for animation / Faculty of Dramatic Arts, subject: animation /Academy of arts in Novi Sad / School of animated film)
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION COMPANIESwe don’t have
    ASSOCIATION OF ANIMATED FILM Serbain Association of Animators
    - OFFICIAL NAMESerbian Association of Animators UFAS
    - WEBPAGEwww.ufas.rs
    - CHIEF EXECUTIVENikola Majdak
    ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS6 - Balkanima (Beograd), Animanima (Čačak), FESA (Beograd, studentski), Zlatni puž (Vranje, dečji), Animator fest (Jagodina, deca i mladi), Konstantinov zlatnik (Niš),
    WEBPAGES OF FESTIVALShttp://www.balkanima.org, http://www.animanima.org http://www.fesafestival.org                   http://saf.co.rs                http://www.animatorfest.com      http://www.scf98.rs
    TRADITION OF ANIMATION AND HISTORY
    SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION IN MAXIMUM 500 CHARACTERS (for example main awards and authors, important milestones, trends...)The first Serbian animated film is Solista by Nikola Majdak (1963). In Yugoslavia, animation develops, in the 1990s, due to the crisis in the country, it stagnates, and after 2000 it begins to develop again. In 2004, the Festival Balkanima was established, the Animation department at Facilty of Aplied Arts, the Animanima festival 2007, and two feature films Film Noir (2007) and Edit and Me (2009) as well as numerous short films. Among the current authors we highlight: Rastko Ćirić (professor), Vera Vlajić, Aleksa Gajić (Edit and Me), Miloš Tomić, Igor Ćorić, Ana Nedeljković & Nikola Majdak Jr. (Rabbitland, Silver Bear, Berlinale 2013)