AWARDS
- Belgrade Victor for Best Film
- Jury Award
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actress
- Best Actor
- Debut Award
MILOŠ BIKOVIĆ
ACTOR AND PRODUCER, SERBIA, JURY PRESIDENT
He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (Acting Department), in the class of Dragan Petrović Pele; completed his master’s degree at the same faculty in 2012, when he also enrolled in doctoral studies.
In Serbia, he is best known for starring in South Wind and Montevideo, God Bless You, the most popular movies and TV series in the region for the last 15 years. For these projects, he has won several significant acting awards. Until now, some of his most significant roles in films are: South Wind and South Wind 2 - Speed Up (actor and co-producer), Beyond the Edge with Antonio Banderas, Ice (Лед), Balkan Line (actor and co-producer) and Hotel Belgrade (actor and co-producer).
Highly respected in Russia, he is best known for his roles in the films Soulless 2 (Dukhless 2) and Sunstroke (Солнечный удар) directed by Oscar winner Nikita Mikhalkov. The film Servant (Холоп), in which he has the main role, became the most successful film in the history of Russian cinema.
His significant influence in Russia was affirmed with The Medal of Pushkin, a state decoration of the Russian Federation he was honored with by Vladimir Putin, for his achievements in the arts and culture, and the great role he played in preserving and promoting Russian language abroad.
In 2020, Biković launched his own production company Archangel Digital Studios that cooperates with Iervolino Studios by Iervolino and Lady Bacardy Entertainment (an affiliate of Iervolino Entertainment, whose founder is the prominent producer Andrea Iervolino). For a year now, together they are working on the development of Puffins Impossible, a series of animated shorts, in which the main animated character is voiced by actor Johnny Depp, and whose complete content, from initial concept to finishing touches is created by talented artists from Serbia. These short animated cartoons are shown on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
In 2021, Miloš became the president of the Cinematography Group of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
TAMARA DRAGIČEVIĆ
ACTRESS, SERBIA
She graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Department of Acting, in the class of Dragan Petrović Pele.
In Serbia, she is best known for her leading roles in the films Toma and the Darkness, as well as in the series Military Academy and The Scent of Rain in the Balkans. She also starred in the films Panama and We Will Be the World Champions, as well as in the series Stamped in the Racket and Montevideo, God Bless You.
Last year, she was awarded the Empress Theodora Award at the Festival of Acting Achievements in Niš (Serbia) for the Best Leading Female Role in the film Toma.
She is a permanent member of Atelier 212 Theater, in which she has played more than ten roles so far.
György Ráduly
Director of the Film Archive of the National Film Institute, Hungary
Since 2017 György Ráduly has been Director of the Film Archive of the National Film Institute, Hungary, where he is piloting its complete development and modernisation project.
After studies in Corporate Management from Sciences-Po Paris and Economics and Marketing Studies at ESSCA France, he worked in France as a producer and distributor specialized in Hungarian and Eastern European classics, responsible for building up the network of distribution and DVD releasing for Central-European Film heritage in France. Since 2014 he has worked on French theatrical distribution of Hungarian classics, among which The-Round-up by Miklós Jancsó and Love by Károly Makk, were also selected at Cannes Classics program.
He is the founder and head of the Budapest Classics Film Marathon, an international restored film festival, and member of FIAF’s (Federation International des Archives de Film) Executive Committee since 2019.
ARGYRIS PAPADIMITROPOULOS
DIRECTOR, GREECE
Argiris Papadimitropulos (1976, Atina) je grčki reditelj i producent. Studirao je film u Atini i na Oksfordu. Režirao je četiri dugometražna igrana filma: Bank Bang (2009), Wasted Youth (2011), Toplotni udar (2016) i Ponedeljak (2020), a poslednja dva bila su uvršćena u Glavni takmičarski program beogradskog FEST-a 2017. i 2021. godine. Njegovi filmovi su stekli pohvale kritičara i postigli komercijalni uspeh a prikazani su na više od 40 festivala širom sveta, uključujući Toronto, Roterdam, Karlove Vari... Producirao je neke od najznačajnijih dela novog grčkog filma poput Boy Eating the Bird's Food (2012) i At Home (2014).
TONI GOJANOVIĆ
ACTOR, CROATIA / GERMANY
He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb in 2006. He has starred in many films, including The Border Post and Sixth Bus as well as in the HBO series Success. He is currently starring in the British version of the original Swedish series Before We Die for Channel 4.
He has lived and worked in Germany for many years, where he acts in the theater. There he was a member of several ensembles, private and state theaters. He has performed a wide range of plays, from dramas and comedies, through classical theater and musicals, to operettas.
This year he will have the premiere of the new film Fünf Finger sind ne Faust in which he plays the lead role. He also works on projects for ZDF television.
