PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Filip Kovačević Shoots SF Adventure Absolution in English

BELGRADE: Young Serbian director Filip Kovačević is currently in production with his sophomore feature Absolution / Oprost, a SF adventure film shot in English. The cast is led by Dutch…
17-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Serbia Chooses Russian Consul as Oscar Bid

BELGRADE: Miroslav Lekić’s seventh feature Russian Consul has been selected as Serbia’s contender for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film…
15-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Serbian Director David Jovanović in Postproduction with Sophomore Feature Sun Never Again

BELGRADE: Serbian director David Jovanović (born in 1996) is in postproduction with his sophomore feature Sun Never Again / Sunce nikad više, which is supported by Film Center Serbia.
04-09-2024

FNE at Venice 2024: Taskovski Picks Up Possibility of Paradise

VENICE: The rights to the Serbian/Swedish documentary Possibility of Paradise by Mladen Kovačević are handled by the London-based sales agent Taskovski Films. Possibility of Paradise is screening in the Special…
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PRODUCTION: Dane Komljen Enters Postproduction with Desire Lines, a Serbian/Dutch/Bosnian/Croatian/German Coproduction

BELGRADE: Director Dane Komljen has wrapped the shooting of his latest feature titled Desire Lines / Linije želje. The film is done as a paneuropean coproduction from Serbia, the Netherlands,…
25-08-2024

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Grants

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has distributed 683,395 EUR / 80 m RSD as production grants for debut features, short animated films and student films.
11-08-2024

PRODUCTION: Serbian-German Director Tanja Brzaković Shoots The House

BELGRADE: Serbian-German director Tanja Brzaković is currently in production with her drama The House / Kuća, a solely Serbian production supported by Film Center Serbia.
01-08-2024

Serbian 78 Days Wins 2024 European Film Festival Palić

PALIĆ: Emilija Gašić’ debut feature 78 Days won the Golden Tower for Best Film in the Official Selection as well as the Gorki List Audience Award at the 31st European…
30-07-2024

Lights On Acquires Serbian/American When the Phone Rang ahead of Locarno World Premiere

BELGRADE: Italian agent Light On has acquired world sales rights for Iva Radivojević’s Serbian/American When the Phone Rang ahead of its world premiere in the Concorso Cineasti Del Presente competition…
28-07-2024

GRANTS: Serbia Announces Production Grants

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has allocated 1,965,339 EUR / 230 m RSD in four production categories for long films.
18-07-2024

PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Nikola Ljuca Starts Shooting Sophomore Feature Rattlesnakes

BELGRADE: Serbian Director Nikola Ljuca, whose 2016 debut feature Humidity (Dart) premiered in Berlinale Forum, started shooting his sophomore feature Rattlesnake / Zvečarke in Belgrade on 12 July 2024. This…
16-07-2024

GRANTS: Serbia’s Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Announces Production Grants

BELGRADE: The Provincial Government of Vojvodina allocated through the Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities 432,375 EUR / 50.7 m RSD for the production of…
14-07-2024

PRODUCTION: Danish Actress Marijana Jankovic Wraps Shooting Directorial Debut in Serbia

BELGRADE: The revered Danish film, TV and theatre actress Marijana Jankovic, who was born in Montenegro but moved with her family to Denmark as a child, has wrapped shooting her…
04-07-2024

Interview with Ivan Karl, Acting Director of Film Center Serbia

BELGRADE: Film New Europe spoke with Ivan Karl, the acting director of Film Center Serbia, about the most relevant issues this key film institution in Serbia is dealing with at…
20-06-2024

Darko Lungulov’s 1970 Receives Support from Luxembourg Film Fund

BELGRADE: The coming-of-age drama 1970 directed by Serbian director Darko Lungulov received production support of 200,000 EUR from Film Fund Luxembourg. The film is a coproduction between Serbia, Hungary, Croatia…
16-06-2024

Serbian Blockbuster Guardians of the Formula Hits Cinemas in France

BELGRADE: Dragan Bjelogrlić’s Guardians of the Formula / Čuvari formule was released by L' Atelier d'images in French cinemas on 5 June 2024. Soul Films is handling the world sales…
06-06-2024

FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Beldocs

BELGRADE: Dane Komljen’s The Garden Cadences scooped the award for Best Film in the Serbian Competition of the 17th Beldocs, held in Belgrade 22 - 29 May 2024. The main…
30-05-2024

PRODUCTION: Miloš Jaćimović’s Observational Documentary Sunset in Postproduction

BELGRADE: New York-based Serbian cinematographer Miloš Jaćimović is in postproduction with his long observational documentary Sunset / Zalazak, which marks his directorial debut. The film is a Serbian/Montenegrin/Croatian coproduction supported…
07-05-2024

PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Nenad Pavlović Shoots Sophomore Feature Wanderlust

BELGRADE: Nenad Pavlović’s sophomore feature Wanderlust / Izlet has started shooting. This black-and-white film is an adaptation of a book under the same-title written by the great Serbian painter, film…
23-04-2024

BOX OFFICE: Serbian Arthouse Feature That’s It For Today Tops Domestic Chart

BELGRADE: Serbian dramedy That’s It For Today / Za danas toliko by Marko Đorđević reached no. 1 in Serbia with 11,194 admissions during the course of the second week and…
14-04-2024