About 1000 signatories of all professions of film workers sent five requests to the Film Center of Serbia, requesting that the members of the commission that decide on the candidates of the contest be elected according to the law
A year ago, the Minister of Culture, Maja Gojković, announced the draft of the new law on cinematography. Nothing came of it. In the meantime, the existing law was amended despite opposition from the profession
October is a better time for the Fest, the end of the summer should be used for the national festival, and it is better to have fewer film competitions so that the films get more initial capital, announced Ivan Karl
The case of eminent directors Goran Marković, Želimir Žilnik and Srđan Dragojević has been before the Administrative Court for two years, with no indication that it will be concluded.
The Film Center of Serbia rejects the proposal that our representative for the Oscars be chosen by around 500 authors from the profession, which would make lobbying and non-artistic interests impossible
Why did Serbia nominate the film "My thoughts are fighting" for the Oscar award, and not some others, even though they have a much better chance than this film?
The details of the selection of the film for our Oscar were published, two days after the decision. The explanation why the movie "What my thoughts are fighting" is the best is not written
Out of seven candidates, Milorad Milinković's thriller about the murder of Prince Mihail "What My Thoughts Are Fighting" was chosen to represent Serbia for the Oscar.
There are five competitors for the film that will represent Serbia in Hollywood at the 96th Academy Award for Foreign Film. Some of them have awards, and some have national themes
The film received 9.000.000 dinars from the state, the start of filming is planned for the end of September, but it has been called into question because it does not have the blessing of the administration of Visoki Dečani
What does the great Bekim have to do with what is happening to us, asks one of the authors of the documentary film "Bekim Fehmiu". Vučić, Brnabić, Gojković did not respond to his emails. It is also said that Belgrade has not been interested in a monograph on the great actor for years
"Obviously, at the time of the adoption of the proposal to amend the Law on Cinematography, there was already an idea of such an epilogue. I think it was already known then that this change in the jurisdiction of the FCS director did not envisage me in that position"
Today, the Minister of Culture and the new leadership of the FCS stated that this institution was granted acting status by law. They did not mention why it was done, why they replaced Gordan Matić, or why they decided on Ivan Karlo.
Gordan Matić learned from friends, who read on Twitter, that he is no longer the director of the Film Center of Serbia. The new acting director is the former secretary for culture of Belgrade, Ivan Karl
The Government of Serbia appointed Miroslav Lekić as the president of the new Board of Directors of the Film Center. He was a member in the previous convocation, consistent in his position that Goran Marković, Želimir Žilnik and Srđan Dragojević should not be given money for new films. And recently he defended Aleksandar Vucic against Balša Đog
"Of course, everything depends on who will be the members of the new Board of Directors of the Film Center of Serbia." It would be good if they were people involved in film, and not from the ranks of the political establishment. It has been shown in practice so far that this is not the case"
The Film Center of Serbia has not been able to operate for almost four months because it does not have a Board of Directors. A new one cannot be elected, because Jelena Trivan will not leave the post of president. Because of all this, the movies are waiting
Environmental protests draw attention to certain topics and issues, and they have succeeded in doing so. But protests are not in themselves the solution to the problem. They should be solved systematically, with laws and procedures, and, most importantly, by respecting the procedures, and we have traditionally, like some courage, always lacked that. Actors and celebrities can draw attention to certain topics and raise questions that may then lead to an awakening or a shift in consciousness. But they cannot be the saviors of the people or the messiah
Four out of nine members of the Board of Directors of the Film Center of Serbia have resigned. If one more member resigns, the FCS Board of Directors headed by Jelena Trivan would cease to exist in this convocation. The dispute was caused by the lack of co-financing of films by Goran Marković, Želimir Žilnik and Srđan Dragojević.
The Board of Directors of the Film Center of Serbia, chaired by Jelena Trivan, refused without explanation to co-finance the films of Srđan Dragojević, Goran Marković and Želimir Žilnik. He did it "because he can", says Dragojević
