PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Balša Đogo Starts Shooting Feature Debut Kosare
BELGRADE: The shooting of the Serbian feature war drama Kosare / Košare is scheduled to commence by 1 July 2020. The film, supported by Film Center Serbia, marks the feature…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Grants in Two Categories
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia announced the recipients of its latest round of grants on 25 June 2020. The grants were awarded in two separate categories: debut feature films and student…
Heretic Outreach Acquires Ivan Ikić’s Sophomore Feature The Users
BELGRADE: Heretic Outreach, the sales agent based in Athens, has acquired The Users / Korisnici, Ivan Ikić’s sophomore feature, a coproduction of Serbia, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina and…
Successful International Sales for Srdan Golubović’s Father
BELGRADE: The Match Factory has sold Srdan Golubović’s latest feature Father / Otac to China (TV airing rights), the UK, Ireland, North Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Greece, and Lithuania.
PRODUCTION: Serbian TV Series Truckers 3 Starts Filming
BELGRADE: Truckers 3 / Kamiondžije III is the first major Serbian TV show/series to start shooting after the ending of the COVID-19 state of emergency in the country. The shooting…
Back to the Cinema Traverses Serbia
BELGRADE: Cinemas in Serbia will re-open in July, after three months of inactivity. Starting on 1 July 2020 cinemas in all towns and cities in Serbia will host a film…
FESTIVALS: Palić Fest Rescheduled for August
BELGRADE: The 27th edition of the European Film Festival Palić will take place 8 – 14 August 2020, two weeks after its traditional July scheduling. Palić is the first Serbian…
PRODUCTION: Radivoje Andrić’s Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian How I Learned to Fly in Preproduction
BELGRADE: Radivoje Andrić is preparing to shoot How I Learned to Fly / Leto kad sam naučila da letim at the end of the summer. The Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian coproduction received a…
Streaming Platform Cinesseum to Show New Serbian Films Worldwide
BELGRADE: Cinesseum is the first premium streaming service allowing people around the world to legally watch the latest Serbian films at the same time or shortly after they have been…
British Head Gear Films Teams Up with Balkanic Media on 25 m EUR Credit Facility for Productions in Serbia
BELGRADE: London based Head Gear Films has announced plans to make a large investment in productions shot in Serbia. The investment facility will be operated in partnership with the Belgrade-based…
Serbian MCF Megacom Film Launches PVOD Platform
BELGRADE: MCF Megacom Film has launched a PVOD (Premium Video on Demand) platform for viewing art film titles worldwide.
Film Center Serbia Launches YouTube Film Channel
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has launched a YouTube film channel as a means of introducing contemporary Serbian cinema to a wider audience, especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
PRODUCTION: UK/Serbian/German Horror Film Vampir to Shoot in Serbia
BELGRADE: The UK/Serbian/German horror feature Vampir is in preparation to shoot on various rural locations in Serbia during the summer of 2020. Vampir will be filmed in English and it…
Serbian Survey Shows 10 Million EUR in Losses to Film Industry
BELGRADE: The Serbian film industry suffered nearly 10 m EUR in losses during the first three weeks of March 2020, according to a survey conducted by Film Center Serbia and…
Production on Serbian Thriller Penance Stops After First Day of Shooting
BELGRADE: The production on the new Serbian independent thriller Penance / Lihvar directed by Nemanja Ćeranić stopped after the first day of shooting. The filming started on 15 March 2020,…
Coronavirus Hits Serbian Box Office
BELGRADE: The Serbian box office plunged in the weekend of 13-15 March 2020, with number one Bloodshot racking up only 1,121 admissions, compared to Pixar’s Onward with 7,967 admissions in…
FNE at FEST 2020: The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao Wins FEST 2020 in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Karim Aïnouz’s The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao / A Vida Invisivel won the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the Main Competition of the 48th FEST, which…
FNE at FEST 2020: Mamonga
BELGRADE: Stefan Malešević’s debut feature Mamonga will have its national premiere at FEST 2020, within the new competitive section FEST Focus on 6 March 2020. This coproduction between Serbia, Bosnia…
FNE at FEST 2020: Tomorrow Is Still July
BELGRADE: Tomorrow Is Still July / Sutra je još uvek juli by Dejan Vlaisavljević Nikt was selected for the new competition segment FEST Fokus at the 48th edition of FEST…
FNE at FEST 2020: Vienna Hallways
BELGRADE: Mladen Đorđević’s new long documentary Vienna Hallways / Sumrak u bečkom haustoru is part of the main competition programme of this year’s FEST, running in the capital of Serbia…
