Raša Bukvic's directorial debut at the opening of the 52nd FEST
‘One More Day’ at the beginning of the festival
In addition to ‘The Holdovers’ by Alexander Payne, the directorial debut of Radivoje Raša Bukvić, the short film ‘One More Day’ will open the 52nd International Film Festival FEST. Bukvić presented his film to the media with part of the team - Jovana Jovičić, producer and Ana Krstajić, composer. The lead role is played by Mira Banjac, and for his ...
52nd FEST is starting!
Before the 52nd International Film Festival FEST officially begins on the evening of 23 February, the leading people of this event, artistic director Jugoslav Pantelić, festival producer Vanja Vuksanović, and FEST Board member Miloš Đukelić, director and producer, spoke at the opening press conference. As Pantelić stated, the slogan of the 52nd FEST is ‘Come and See’, and the inspiration for the slogan comes from the film of the same name directed by Elem ...
Radko Polič's last film ‘Good Times, Bad Times’ at 52nd FEST
The farewell role of the former Yugoslavia acting scene great
At the 52nd International Film Festival FEST, which will be held from 23 February to 3 March, the audience will be able to see the last film of the former Yugoslavia acting scene great, RadkoPolič, ‘Good Times, Bad Times’ (Pamtim samo sretne dane). This film, which is shown in the Gala programme selection, is directed by Nevio Marasović and written by the ...
Jugoslav Pantelič, artistic director of FEST, about 52nd edition of festival
We are proud to host all directors and crews who will come to present their films
With a rich sensibility and refined artistic taste, Jugoslav Pantelić, artistic director of FEST and director of the Yugoslav Film Archive, has artistically steered this festival through turbulent times for 10 years. During all that time, even in spite of Covid, not even one edition of the festival has been skipped, and with this ...
We Present Main Competition Jury of 52nd FEST
The Main Competition programme of the 52nd FEST consists of 17 films, a number of which are co-productions. The films come from France, Germany, the USA, Serbia, Croatia, Switzerland, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, Luxembourg, Chile, Spain, Belgium, Hungary, China, Singapore, Israel, Qatar and Palestine. The Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film, as well as for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, ...
Interview with Želimir Žilnik, Winner of Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema
The Victor is like an invitation – gather a crew, shoot something new
Želimir Žilnik , one of the most prolific directors of Serbian cinema, is this year's winner of the Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema, which will be presented to him at the 52nd international film festival FEST (from 23 February to 3 March). Žilnik is considered the founder of Serbian and Yugoslav ...
WHO IS IN THE RACE FOR THE BELGRADE VICTOR AT THE 52ND FEST
In this year's Main Competition Programme of the 52nd edition, the FEST International FilmFestival will show 17 films from all over the world, including co-productions from Brazil, Chile, Taiwan, Ivory Coast, Qatar, Russia, Switzerland, France, Argentina, Luxembourg, Mauritania, the USA , but also Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, as well as films from Germany, Spain, China and Israel. The films from ...
NOVELTIES WITHIN PROGRAMME SECTIONS OF 52ND FEST
This year's Fest brings certain conceptual novelties, embodied in two programme sections, Fest Focus and Dreamlike Film, which each contain eight films. ’We can say that this year Fest Focus includes films similar when it comes to theme or content, and the Dreamlike Film selection includes works that are similar in form,’ said the artistic director of Fest, Jugoslav Pantelić, explaining the criteria for the new programme ...
FILMS NOMINATED FOR OSCAR AT 52ND FEST
Among the film hits that should not be missed at the 52nd International Film Festival FEST, from 23 February to 3 March, are the ones already crowned with prestigious awards, as well as those in the race for the American Film Academy Award. One such film, Alexander Payne's ‘ The Holdovers’ , which opens the festival, won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Paul Giamatti) and Best ...
AWARD-WINNING FESTIVAL FILMS AT 52ND FEST
Numerous films - festival winners are coming to this year's 52nd FEST, from 23 February to 3 March 2024. The audience can expect films awarded in Cannes, Venice, San Sebastián, Sundance, as well as winners of the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. The American-Mexican co-production ‘Memory’ , by Michel Franco, is shown in the Gala Plus selection and it won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, which went to Peter ...
Belgrade Victor Award for two-time Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi
Award Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art at the 52nd International Film Festival FEST, which runs from February 23rd until March 3rd, goes to Iranian director AsgharFarhadi. Two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian film director and screenwriter, who will receive the Belgrade Victor on February 29th in the Serbian capital, is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Iranian and ...
TICKET SALES FOR 52ND FEST BEGIN
Ticket sales for the 52nd FEST begin on Wednesday, 14 february. The film ’The Holdovers’, directed by Oscar winner Alexander Payne, which has several nominations for the prestigious award of the American Film Academy, opens FEST, while on 3 March, the last film by Žarko Laušević, ’Russian Consul’, directed by Miroslav Lekić, based on the novel by Vuk Drašković, will close the festival. Film lovers can expect a 10-day ...
