AWARD-WINNING FILMS AT 50th FEST
The rich programme of this year's 50th FEST (February 25 - March 5) will present films that have won awards at prestigious film festivals. At the opening of the 50th FEST on February 25 in the Kombank Hall, the film STRAHINJA BANOVIĆ , directed by Stefan Arsenijević, will be screened. This will be the Serbian premiere of the film that won numerous awards, including the Crystal Globe for Best Feature Film at the prestigious 55th Karlovy ...
On the Third Day of FEST, Films in the Race for Awards, MY NIGHT and BLUE MOON Were Presented
Director Antoinette Boulat and lead actress Lou Lampros presented the French film ‘ My Night ’ (Ma nuit), which competes in the Main Programme of the 50th FEST. Although the film had its world premiere in the Horizons (Orizzonti) side programme at the Venice Film Festival and has so far been shown in Toronto, Sao Paulo, Ghent, Gothenburg, FEST had a kind of exclusive because this was the ...
OSCAR MARTINEZ Congratulated FEST on Its Jubilee
Argentine actor Oscar Martínez (72), who had to cancel his guest appearance at FEST due to the current situation in Ukraine, addressed the press via Zoom. He plays one of the main roles, along with Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, in the satire OFFICIAL COMPETITION (Competencia oficial) by Argentine director duo Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn. Penelope plays director Lola Cuevas, who hires two renowned but completely different ...
OSCAR MARTINEZ Congratulated FEST on Its Jubilee
Argentine actor Oscar Martínez (72), who had to cancel his guest appearance at FEST due to the current situation in Ukraine, addressed the press via Zoom. He plays one of the main roles, along with Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, in the satire OFFICIAL COMPETITION (Competencia oficial) by Argentine director duo Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn. Penelope plays director Lola Cuevas, who hires two renowned but completely different ...
The 50th International Film Festival FEST Announced - From February 25th to March 6th
This year's International Film Festival - FEST is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and will be held from February 25 to March 6 in Belgrade, in 12 cinemas, produced by the Belgrade Festivals Centre - CEBEF. The slogan presented at the visual solution of this year's festival, which reads ‘New Brave World’, is a word play in relation to the slogan of the first FEST held in 1971, which read ...
EMIR KUSTURICA AND MIKI MANOJLOVIĆ OPENED THE 50TH FEST: Welcome to the ‘New, Brave World!’
After presenting the Belgrade Victor award to Miki Manojlović and Emir Kusturica in the Great Hall of the Kombank Hall, under the slogan ‘New, Brave World’, the 50th FEST was officially launched. ‘The 50th FEST is open!’, said Kusturica and Manojlović at the same time, a well-known artistic duo, which has made many films together. As a token of appreciation for the ...
Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Member of the Main Jury: The Audience Will Enjoy the FEST Competition Selection
Greek director Argyris Papadimitropoulos (45) twice participated in the Main Competition Programme of FEST - in 2017 with the film ‘Suntan’ (Best Screenplay award) and in 2021 with the film ‘Monday’. This year, he is the one who will decide on the Belgrade Victor awards, as a member of the Main Jury. In a conversation for the official website of the Festival, he ...
FEST Interview: Detlev Buck – Nothing is Funnier than a Man in Love
German filmmaker Detlev Buck came to FEST to present the film ‘Confessions of Felix Krull’, which is part of the Gala programme of the 50th FEST. It is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Thomas Mann (Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) about the machinations of a handsome and unscrupulous young man Felix (Jannis Niewöhner) in the desire to climb as high as possible on the social ...
Films that Can Only Be Seen at the 50th FEST
Traditionally, certain films can only be seen at FEST and will not be shown later in cinemas. At this year's 50th FEST, important titles stand out, which will be presented exclusively at screenings within the Festival. Among the titles that can only be seen at FEST will be: ‘Licorice Pizza’ , an Oscar nominee for Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Original Screenplay, directed by Paul Thomas ...
