BELGRADE: The Italian/Serbian coproduction Balcanica, the debut feature film of the Italian director Nicola Sorcinelli, starring Matilda De Angelis, will have its world premiere in the competitive programme of the 23rd Giornate degli Autori within the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (2 – 12 September 2026).

BELGRADE: ViceVersa Triangle, founded in the Serbian village of Gardinovci by Israeli documentary director Efim Graboy, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to get 30,000 EUR for the technical equipment (projection, sound, lighting), renovation, and professional services of the film and cultural centre AvanGardinovci.

BELGRADE: Around 100 films are set to be screened in 15 selections at the 33rd Palić European Film Festival, which will be held from 18 to 22 July 2026  in Palić and Subotica, Serbia.

BELGRADE: The revered Serbian filmmaker Srđan Dragojević will start shooting his new project International Women’s Day / Osmi mart in August 2026. The film is made as a coproduction among Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Germany, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, and it has already been acquired by Madrid-based Latido Films.

BELGRADE: The long documentary Wheels of Forgotten Dreams / Na točkovima zaboravljenih snova directed by young Serbian filmmakers Miloš Ljubomirović and Danilo Lazović had its world premiere in the competition programme of 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, which wrapped on 21 June 2026. All three screenings of this Serbian/Bulgarian/Croatian coproduction were sold out.

BELGRADE: The acclaimed Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has started shooting a new feature film, Čuružanka, on 10 June 2026. A solely Serbian production, the film is based on the novel The Last Term by the late Russian writer Valentin Rasputin (1937-2015).

BELGRADE: Serbian director Jelena Bajić Jočić is currently in production with her third feature film, House by the Sea / Kuća pored mora. This independently-produced spin-off of a popular melodrama TV show, inspired by the novels of Mirjana Bobić Mojsilović, is a coproduction between Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

BELGRADE: Srđan Kovačević’s Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian The Thing to Be Done won Best Film in the International Competition of the 19th International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs, held in Belgrade 20 - 26 May 2026. Miloš Jaćimović’s Serbian/Croatian/Montenegrin Sunset won Best Film in the Serbian Competition.

BELGRADE: The production of the feature film The White Week / Bela sedmica is currently in progress. The third directorial feature for Serbian filmmaker Bojan Vuletić is an official coproduction among Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro, supported by the respective national film centres.

BELGRADE: This year’s edition of the International Film Festival Beldocs (20 – 26 May 2026) is bringing over 100 short and long documentaries, as well as VR works, all grouped in 15 sections.