Serbian cinema festival in Moscow

Serbian Minister of Culture Predrag Marković opened a Serbian cinema festival in Moscow. DAYS OF SERBIAN CINEMA last from November 23 to November 30 and include eight Serbian films. The 54th International Biennial in Venice ended on November 27. Serbia was represented by artist Dragoljub Raša Todosijević, with a project entitled THE LIGHT AND DARK OF SYMBOLS, which won a special award. The theatre production WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS, staged by Oliver Frljic after a screenplay by Abdulah Sidran and performed by Belgrade theatre Atelje 212, was proclaimed best at the 28th Festival of Theatres in Brcko, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Serbian Minister of Culture Predrag Marković opened a Serbian cinema festival in Moscow. DAYS OF SERBIAN CINEMA last from November 23 to November 30 and include eight Serbian films. Opening the festival, Markovic said that Serbia and Russia, within the art of cinema and within all other forms of culture can, on one hand, exchange their mutual cultural values and on the other hand, face the fact that either side cherishes some prejudice. We cannot understand the vast expanse of Russia, whereas Russia cannot understand the quantity of history in such a small area as the territory of Serbia is, he said. Cinema is an ideal way of defeating such prejudice, he said.  The festival was opened with the film BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT, by
Emir Kusturica, and includes the following films as well: THE WOMAN WITH A BROKEN NOSE by Srđan Koljević, BESA by Srđan Karanović, HONEYMOONS by Goran Paskaljević, SKINNING by Stevan Filipović, O GRINGO by Darko Bajić, MONTEVIDEO: TASTE OF A DREAM by Dragan Bjelogrlić and WHITE, WHITE WORLD by Oleg Novković. The presentation of Serbian culture in Russia began on September 15, with a concert given by Slobodan Trkulja and the Balkanopolis ensemble in St Petersburg, and continued with exhibitions: THE WORLD HERITAGE – SERBIA and TOLSTOY AND DOSTOYEVSKY IN SERBIAN CULTURE. The festival is held under the auspices of the two countries’ ministries of culture.

The 54th International Biennial in Venice ended on November 27. Serbia was represented by artist Dragoljub Raša Todosijević, with a project entitled THE LIGHT AND DARK OF SYMBOLS, who won a special award of Uni Credit Bank, which has been the greatest recognition in the 100-year-long history of the Serbian Pavilion.  For the first time, a bilingual website presenting the exhibition has been constructed. The videos and photos presented by the Pavilion were published regularly on the website and a special attention was devoted to the download section in order that journalists be able to access information and publicity materials as simply as possible. The website will be active throughout the calendar year. Special emphasis was focused on international cultural cooperation, so information and invitations have been sent to representatives of the European Commission, UNESCO, The Barcelona Cultural Department and the Barcelona Cultural Institute. The Serbian Pavilion has been visited by more than 50,000 guests at this year’s Biennial. The exhibition will be reconstructed and staged in Belgrade next year and the project of Dragoljub Raša Todosijević will be exhibited in other European galleries and museums as well.

The theatre production WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS, staged by Oliver Frljic after a screenplay by Abdulah Sidran and performed by Belgrade theatre Atelje 212, was proclaimed best production at the 28th Festival of Theatres in Brcko, Bosnia-Herzegovina. This play also opened the festival. Frljic was also awarded for best direction – for the play A LETTER OF 1920, staged after a short story by Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andric and produced by the MESS Sarajevo Festival and the Bosnian National Theatre of Zenica. The festival was held from 17 to 25 November and included nine productions – from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia – and also numerous panel discussions, exhibitions, book presentations and concerts. The jury included theatre and film director Boro Drašković, playwright Ibrahim Kajan and writer and theatrologist Velimir Visković.

Source: glassrbije.org