PRODUCTION: Katarina Mutić Completes the Way of the East
BELGRADE: Serbian newcomer Katarina Mutić has completed her first documentary, The Way of the East / Tako mi na Istoku. The film follows a fortune-teller and was supported by Film…
FESTIVALS: The Thorn Wins 10th Küstendorf Film & Music Festival
BELGRADE: The Thorn by Michael Alalu was awarded Golden Egg for best film at the 10th jubilee edition of Emir Kusturica’s Küstendorf Film & Music Festival that ran from 14…
Serbian The Flock Tops Domestic Box Office 2016
BELGRADE: Nikola Kojo’s debut feature The Flock topped the Serbian total chart with 163,395 admissions and 478,019 EUR / 59,099,647 RSD gross in 2016, boosting the box office by eight…
FESTIVALS: Emir Kusturica’s Küstendorf Film and Music Festival Announces Lineup
BELGRADE: Twenty two titles have been selected for the Official Competition programme of the 10th Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival, running from 14 to 19 January 2017. The festival…
PRODUCTION: Missing in Europe Wraps Production in Serbia
BELGRADE: US helmer Tamar Halpern has wrapped production on Missing in Europe, a thriller about human trafficking entirely shot in Belgrade. The project is currently in postproduction with the premiere…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Production Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1,522,965 EUR / 188 m RSD in its latest round of grants for 2016, announced on 7 December 2016. The grants are co-financing grants and…
PRODUCTION: Srdan Golubović Preps New Project
BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Srdan Golubović is in preparation with Father / Otac, a feature film co-written together with the Croatian writer/director Ognjen Sviličić and based on true events. The film…
FESTIVALS: Soy Nero Wins 22nd Belgrade Auteur Film Festival
BELGRADE: Soy Nero by Rafi Pitts was awarded the Grand Prix “Aleksandar Saša Petrović” for Best Film at the 22nd Belgrade Auteur Film Festival – FAF (25 November – 3…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Documentary Coproduction and Script Development Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 247,360 EUR / 30,482,647 RSD in the latest round of production and script development grants for 2016.
Samurai in Autumn Sets Serbian 2016 Record
BELGRADE: The Serbian romantic comedy The Samurai in Autumn by Danilo Bećković is the top grossing Serbian film of 2016 and has set the box office opening weekend record of…
RTS and Film Center Serbia Sign Collaboration Agreement
BELGRADE: The Serbian national broadcast company RTS and Film Center Serbia signed a collaboration agreement on 28 September 2016. The agreement comes after a series of successful joint projects between…
GRANTS: Fifteen Serbian Films Get Development Grants
BELGRADE: Eight feature film projects received development funding in the last round of grants announced by Film Center Serbia. Each film received a grant of 2 m RSD / 16,237…
PRODUCTION: Mladen Đorđević Wraps Production on Gastarbeiter Stories
BELGRADE: After taking a break to serve on the programming team of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST, Serbian helmer Mladen Đorđević is back in the director’s chair with…
PRODUCTION: Milan Karadzic Shoots Contemporary Rom Com
BELGRADE: Serbian director Milan Karadzic is in production with Biser Bojane, a contemporary romantic comedy. The film is a coproduction between Montenegro and Serbia and is set to open in…
Serbia Selects Train Driver's Diary as Oscar Bid
BELGRADE: Serbian/Croatian coproduction Train Driver's Diary by Miloš Radović has been selected as Serbia’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The decision was made by…
FNE TV: Boban Jevtic head of Serbian Film Centre
VENICE: FNE asked Boban Jevtic about joining Creative Europe and how important the new tax incentives and coproductions with neighbouring countries are for the Serbian film industry.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Igor Stanković, MCF MegaCom Film, Serbia
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months we…
PRODUCTION: Predrag Antonijević Shoots TV Crime Series
BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Predrag Antonijević is in production with the TV series My Father’s Killers / Ubice moga oca, a 10-episode crime drama about a young inspector on his first…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Sotra Shooting Feature Film and TV Series on Poet Laza Kostic
BELGRADE: Serbian director Zdravko Šotra is in production with Santa Maria della Salute, a feature film and a TV series shot simultaneously, about the life and work of the Serbian…
PRODUCTION: Nikola Kojo Wraps Production on The Flock
BELGRADE: Serbian actor Nikola Kojo has wrapped production on his directorial debut The Flock / Stado, a satirical comedy about life behind the camera, based on a true story. The…