FESTIVALS: The 56 Film Encounters Festival in Niš Presents Four National Premieres
BELGRADE: The 56 edition of the Film Encounters Festival / Filmski susreti is currently running in the city of Niš from 21 to 27 August 2021. The oldest feature film…
French/Serbian/German Doc Landscapes of Resistance Gets USA Digital Distribution
BELGRADE: New York-based distribution company Grasshopper has acquired USA non-theatrical and digital distributions rights for Marta Poivoda’s long documentary Landcapes of Resistance / Pejzaži otpora. The French/Serbian/German coproduction was awarded…
Serbian Director Kosta Đorđević Shoots His New Feature Sweet Sorrow
BELGRADE: Production of the feature titled Sweet Sorrow / Žal started in Belgrade on July 28. It is being directed by Serbian helmer Kosta Đorđević, it marks his third feature…
The Worst Person in the World and Bad Blood Win 28th European Film Festival Palić
BELGRADE: The 28th edition of the European Film Festival Palić in the north region of Serbia, which wrapped on 23 July 2021, awarded it top prize to the Norwegian film…
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films in Main Competition Programme of European Film Festival Palić 2021
BELGRADE:The 28th edition of the European Film Festival Palić will take place in its traditional midsummer slot, from 17 to 23 July 2021 at Palić Lake and the nearby town…
PRODUCTION: American/Serbian LGBTQ+ Erotic Thriller To Be Shot in Serbia
BELGRADE: The American/Serbian erotic thriller Personal Trainer by Stephen Riscica, starring Fanny Ardant, is currently scouting for locations in Serbia. It will be the first English-language LGBTQ+ production to be…
SoulFood Acquires Stefan Arsenijević’s As Far As I Can Walk Ahead of World Premiere in Karlovy Vary IFF
BELGRADE: Serbian SoulFood has acquired world sales rights for Stefan Arsenijević’s new feature film As Far As I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović, ahead of its world premiere in the…
Serbian Classic Film Who’s Singin’ Over There? in Theatrical Distribution in France
BELGRADE: The digitally restored version of the Serbian and Yugoslav classic film Who’s Singin’ Over There? / Ko to tamo peva (1980) directed by Slobodan Šijan has racked up 3,000…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has distributed 339,864 EUR / 40 m RSD among nine minority coproductions, of which seven originate from FNE partner countries. The list includes the new projects…
Association of Film Festivals Formed in Serbia
BELGRADE: The Association of Film Festivals of Serbia / Asocijacija filmskih festivala Srbija (AFIFS) was founded in Belgrade with support from Film Center Serbia, and at the moment it includes…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Grants in Five Categories
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed approximately 2 m EUR / 240.7 m RSD at its latest call for production grants.
PRODUCTION: Serbian WWII Epic The Heroes of Halyard in Production
BELGRADE: The popular Serbian actor/producer Radoš Bajić is currently in production with his latest directorial feature film, the WWII epic The Heroes of Halyard / Heroji Halijarda. A TV series…
CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator 2021 Kicks Off Online
BELGRADE: Twelve participants from all over the world are taking part in the 4th edition of CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator, whose first module started online on 8 June and will…
ACE Producers Goes to Belgrade
BELGRADE: The Serbian capital city is currently hosting the ACE 30 Financing Strategies Workshop organised by the Amsterdam-based ACE Producers. The event is supported by Film Center Serbia and takes…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has distributed 1,459,186 EUR / 171.6 m RSD to 32 projects in five categories: nationally-themed feature films, debut features, experimental films and video-art, animation short films…
New Serbian Postproduction Facility 247HUB Fully Booked with Projects
BELGRADE: The new premium postproduction facility 247HUB, which opened in Belgrade's downtown at the end of 2020, is already fully booked with incoming international projects, as well as booming Serbian…
American SF Horror The Quantum Devil Shoots in Belgrade
BELGRADE: The American SF horror The Quantum Devil by Larry Wade Carrell is currently shooting in various locations around the Serbian capital. Milan Todorović's Talking Wolf Productions is servicing. The…
FNE at FEST 2021: Oasis Wins 49th FEST in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Ivan Ikić’s Oasis / Oaza won the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the Main Competition of the 49th FEST 2021, which wrapped officially on 16 May 2019.…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Actress Mirjana Karanović Develops Sophomore Feature
BELGRADE: The revered Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović is developing her second feature film Mother Mara / Majka Mara, which has recently received production support from Film Fund Luxembourg. Mirjana Karanović…
FNE at FEST 2021: Kreka: Dreamcatcher
BELGRADE: The 49th edition of FEST will wrap in Belgrade on 16 May 2021 with the screening of the Serbian biographical documentary Kreka: Dreamcatcher / Kreka: Lovac na snove by…
