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FESTIVALS: Kustendorf Film and Music Festival 2020

Zoran Janković Serbia 2020-01-17

MEĆAVNIK: Twenty one short films mostly by young filmmakers are competing for prizes at the 13th Kustendorf Film and Music Film Festival (13-18 January 2020) in Mećavnik. The festival was…

Strong Domestic Opening for Serbian/Montenegrin Ajvar

Zoran Janković Serbia 2020-01-15

BELGRADE: Serbian director Ana Maria Rossi’s debut feature Ajvar has scored a hit in Serbian cinemas with 40,524 admissions and 131,446 EUR / 15,465,542 RSD gross since its release on…

Serbian My Morning Laughter at IFFR in Rotterdam

Zoran Janković Serbia 2020-01-13

BELGRADE: Marko Đorđević’s debut feature My Morning Laughter will have its international premiere in the Bright Future main programme of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (22 January-2 February 2020). The…

Serbian/Croatian/French Coproduction In Praise of Nothing Is Most Watched Doc on Mubi in 2019

FNE Staff Serbia 2020-01-08

BELGRADE: The documentary In Praise of Nothing (2017) by Serbian director Boris Mitić was the most watched documentary on MUBI in 2019, the platform announced as part of its first…

PRODUCTION: Serbian Darko Nikolić Shoots Crime Thriller The Only Way Out

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-13

BELGRADE: Darko Nikolić is currently in production with his debut feature, the crime thriller The Only Way Out / Jedini izlaz, one of the very few crime thrillers in contemporary…

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Latest Grants for 2019

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-12

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia completed the latest round of grants in 2019 by distributing 1,301,907 EUR / 153 m RSD to the production of 11 projects. The list includes feature…

Serbian 4 Roses Debuts at Number 3 in Local Weekend Box Office

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-10

BELGRADE: Vasilije Nikitovićs debut feature 4 Roses / 4 Ruže reached the third position in the Serbian weekend box office during its first weekend (5-8 December 2019) with 15,464 admissions…

PRODUCTION: Serbian Firefly In Production With Two Drama Series

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-04

BELGRADE: The new Serbian production company Firefly is currently in production with two quality TV drama series, The Clan directed by Boban Skerlić and Tycoon directed by Miroslav Terzić (Stiches…

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Production Grants for Documentaries and Short Fiction Films

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-12-02

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia allotted 298,361 EUR / 35.1 m RSD to the production of five long documentaries, three short documentaries and three short fiction films.

Ten European Films To Stream For Free At 4th ArteKino Festival

FNE Staff Serbia 2019-12-02

BELGRADE: Films by Miroslav Terzić and Svetla Tsotsorkova are among the ten European films selected to be streamed online for free at the 4th ArteKino Festival from 1 and 31…

Gordan Kičić’s Real Story Opens in Second Spot at Serbian Box Office

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-28

BELGRADE: Popular Serbian film, TV and theatre actor Gordan Kičić’s directorial debut Real Story / Realna priča reached second place in the national box office charts, the second strong Serbian…

Gordan Matić, Director of Film Centre Serbia

FNE Interview with Gordan Matić, Head of Film Center Serbia

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-22

BELGRADE: FNE spoke with Gordan Matić, who was appointed Director of Film Center Serbia in the summer of 2019. He shared with us his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities…

PRODUCTION: Serbian Darko Bajić in Production with Svetozar Miletić Biopic

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-21

BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Darko Bajić is shooting his new feature film Svetozar Miletić (aka Fathers of Liberty / Očevi slobode) on location in Serbia, including Belgrade, Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci,…

It’s Not So Bad to Be Human by Dušan Kovačević

PRODUCTION: Serbian Dušan Kovačević in Production with It’s Not So Bad to Be Human

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-19

BELGRADE: Dušan Kovačević, the most prominent Serbian dramatist of his generation, is currently in production with his new feature film titled It’s Not So Bad to Be Human / Nije…

Marko Sopić's The Team Opens Strong in Serbia

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-11-04

BELGRADE: Domestic films dominate the box office in Serbia. Marko Sopić's The Team / Ekipa opened in second place in Serbia, just two weeks after Military Academy 5 / Vojna…

Firefly Starts Construction on Belgrade Film Studio

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-10-30

BELGRADE: The newly founded Belgrade-based production company Firefly is about to start the construction of the Firefly Studios outside Belgrade, housing two 2,000 square metre sound stages and a smaller…

Military Academy 5 Tops Serbian Box Office

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-10-14

BELGRADE: Military Academy 5 / Vojna akademija 5 by Dejan Zečević was number one at the Serbian box office with nearly 47,754 admissions on 66 screens in the first seven…

Serbian Minority Coproduction The White Crow Added to EFA Lineup

FNE Staff Serbia 2019-09-25

BELGADE: The White Crow by Ralph Fiennes, which is a coproduction between the UK, France and Serbia, has been added to the 2019 EFA Feature Film Selection list. The list…

PRODUCTION: Russian/Serbian Coproduction Hotel Belgrade Starts Shooting in Belgrade

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-09-20

BELGRADE: The Russian/Serbian feature film Hotel Belgrade / Hotel Beograd directed by Konstantin Statskiy started shooting in the capital city of Serbia. This rom-com is a sequel to the popular…

Boban Jevtić Joins New Serbian Production House Firefly Production

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-09-17

BELGRADE: The former director of Film Center Serbia Boban Jevtić has recently assumed the position of head of content and strategy at the newly-founded Belgrade based production company Firefly Production.