Srpski
NATIONAL PANORAMA
Remembering Nikola Stojanović: Millenium Milestones
As part of the Alternative Touches cycle by the Students’ City Cultural Center – Academic Film Center, a complete body of work by Nikola Stojanović, all documentaries and alternative films named Millenium Milestones, was put together in the montage of attractions style, using his own voice-over.
Nikola Stojanović (1942-2021)
He was a screenwriter, film director, critic, publicist and teacher. He made feature and short films, alternative and documentary films. Awarded at national and international festivals, including the Martovski Festival, where he was the Art Director for a year.
After obtaining his BA in architecture in Sarajevo in 1965, specialized in film during his study stay in Paris with Henri-Georges Clouseau, Marcel Camille and Jean-Luc Godard. In 1967, founded the best film magazine in Yugoslavia, Sineast from Sarajevo, whose editor-in-chief he was for 25 years. A selection of his film reviews and essays was published in the book Celluloid Universe (1992, YU film danas). He received his PhD on the work of the famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa and published it in the book Directed by: Akira Kurosawa (2005, FCS). Lectured at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, and the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad.
Received the Martovski Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.
PREBILOVCI – Where Every Stone Has a Scar
- / 82’
Serbia, Documentary
Author: Sanja Dragićević Babić
Produced by: Milica Dabić
Production company: Radio-televizija Srbije
Do you know about the village in Herzegovina, where every house, every stone and every man has a scar? A village where life was stopped twice, and it came to life again? Where once killed people were murdered again? Where, despite everything, life still speaks? Do you know how the transformation from hatred to love occurred in that village? How life emerged from death? How good defeated evil? This film is about crime, the will to live, dignity, memory. About admonition and comperhention.
World premiere
Sanja Dragićević Babić
Born in 1980 in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently lives and works in Belgrade. Obtained her BA from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, Department of Journalism and Communication. Works as a journalist, editor and presenter at Serbian Radio and Television. Auteur of the documentaries Srdjo and Mother Courage – Jelena Trikić, Life for Nikola, that won the Bronze Knight award at the Golden Knight Festival in Russia and the Grand Prix at the International Festival in Apatin. At the International Orthodox Film Festival in the Russian city of Obninsk, she was awarded for the best documentary film about the hero of our time. She has also won two special awards at festivals in Russia and Bulgaria.
Homage – Slavuj Hadžić
In the meadows of Henry Moore
RTV Vojvodine, 1976, 31′ 51″, Documentary
Written and directed by Stevan Stanić
Cinematographer: Slavuj Hadžić
North of London, in the village of Perry Green, the world-famous, modern and unusual sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) turned his estate into a studio. Most of the film was made in his house, surrounded by rich pastures and sculptures.
Uros Predic – a painter who fulfilled his duty
RTV Vojvodine, 1997/1998, 29′ 20″, Documentary
Written by Aleksandar Despenić
Directed by Slavuj Hadžić
This film, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Matica Srpska Gallery and the 140th anniversary of the birth of Uroš Predić, was made in cooperation with the Matica Srpska Gallery and the National Museum in Belgrade.
August 5th, Tekije
Neoplanta film Novi Sad, 1966, 08’ 07’’, Documentary
Directed by Branko Milošević
Written by Stevan Stanić
Cinematographer: Slavuj Hadžić
The Great Battle between the Austrian and Turkish armies took place between Sremski Karlovci and Petrovaradin 250 years ago. Legend has it that snow fell on that summer day, and St. Mary appeared on a cherry tree in the middle of the battlefield, turning the tables n favour of Christians. Since then, this place has been the destination of many pilgrims. Every year, on August 5, thousands of believers from all over Yugoslavia come to religious gatherings in Tekije.
Excuse Me, Madam
Neoplanta film Novi Sad, 1967, 14’ 54’’, Documentary
Directed by Stevan Stanić
Written by Zoran Petrović
Cinematographer: Slavuj Hadžić
Two words with a bright title about ancient customs. A story about traditional Banat weddings… The simple joy of life in wide village alleys, homestead courtyards and vast endless fields.
Slavuj Hadžić (Vukovar, 1934 – Novi Sad, 2007)
A complete TV and film creator, one of the pioneers and doyens of this craft and art in Vojvodina. Witness of the times, the turbulent history of the late 20th century. The film archives of TV Belgrade, TV Novi Sad and the Yugoslav Film Archive keep over 5000 journalistic-film records and 496 documentaries and series made in more than 55 years of his work, starting with the Kino Club Novi Sad. Along with his professional obligations in RTV Belgrade, when he was hired as the first correspondent from Vojvodina (1958 -1976), he also worked on founding professional cinematography in Vojvodina and the film company Neoplanta (1966). From 1976 he transferred to TV Novi Sad (1976 – 2006), where he made documentaries and thematic series for the documentary-educational section. He won multiple awards (69) and was a versatile doyen of television and filmmaking, whether he worked as a film journalist, filmmaker – director of photography, director, or both. As a sign of respect and recognition for his outstanding work, the Board of Directors In 2007, RUV RTV Vojvodina decided to establish the Award for the entire authorial work on television, named Slavuj Hadžić.
100
- / 90’, Serbia, Documentary
Directed by Nebojša Ilić Ilke
Written by Miloš Krstić, Nebojša Ilić Ilke
Produced by Miloš Krstić
Production company JUG FILM Vlasotince
Vojislav Popović, merchant’s son, a handsome young man from Vlasotince, a Viennese student, gave his hometown Vlasotince the first real soccer ball – then the magic weaver of Vlasotince ball-playing. In 1920, on Rosulja, a place on the outskirts of the town at the time, Vlasotince ball-playing got its playground, another beautiful, historic gift from the Popović family. Uncle Vojin’s aromatic – both healing and bitter – football Calluna vulgaris is woven into the history of this very unusual town in the southeast of today’s Serbia.
This film football match is a smooth and touching story about FC Vlasina, in many ways rare among Serbian football clubs, told from the heart of Vlasina football players and lovers of Vlasina, in Vlasotina ball-playing. A lyrical story about epic endeavours at the stadium of century-old football love and the great open arena of the warm soul of Vlasotince.
World premiere
Nebojša Ilić
Born in Vlasotince in 1969. Started his career as a cameraman for local television in 1994, and since 2006 permanently employed at the Cultural Center in Vlasotince. Records and edits all important events in the municipality and the region. A full auteur of his films. A member of the Association of Film Artists of Serbia, the Association of Film and Television Workers of Vojvodina, the FIJET (World Association of Tourist Journalists, Travel Writers, Cameramen, Gastronauts…). President of the Association of Film, Television, Audio and WEB Creators JUG FILM Vlasotince. Winner of the October Award of the city of Vlasotince, awarded numerous times for his film work.
DVD SERBIAN ANIMATED FILM 4
Published by
Martovski Festival and Yugoslav Film Archives, under patronage of The City of Belgrade
Editors-in-Chief, film selection
Božidar Zečević, Rastko Ćirić
While in the mid-80s Dunav Film was still gathering the most important animation artists – in 1988 within Avala Film led by the film director Branko Baletić – Ranko Munitić (1943–2009), Vera Vlajić and Rastko Ćirić founded studio for art animation named AAA – Avala Animation Atelier. The dominant artist in the previous disc was Dušan Petričić, while at this one both Vera Vlajić and Rastko Ćirić are presented with two films: the first two made for Dunav Film, and after that for Avala Film, i.e. for Avala Animation Atelier. Unfortunately, the AAA did not last long. Radical changes in the country had influence on animation as well: Avala Film was sold and transformed into Avala film International, while the new animation studio ceased to exist. It had produced only a few films, among which Starry Night and Ogres & Bogies were most succsessful on festivals. Another city and producer are present in this selection, and that is Pan Film from the city of Pančevo with the film The Road by Stevica Živkov. However, the film doesn’t belong to the period of this selection – it was made in 1978 and it was immediately banned: it was not given permission for public performing, so its premiere took place as far as the 1990 at Martovski Festival. The year of 1992 was the last one in which the permission for public performing (which was euphemism for censorship) was being given. That was the year in which the war in the region of former Yugoslavia started. The last two films in this selection, made in 1992, already belong to the first accomplishments in the production of the private Studio Bikić, founded by designer and animator Veljko Bikić (1951–1998). In the previous disc two of his art films made for Dunav Film were presented.
Rastko Ćirić
HIROMANCY (Dunav film, Beograd, Vera Vlajić, 2:55 / 1985)
TANGO RAGTIME
(Dunav film, Beograd, Rastko Ćirić, 8:00 / 1985)
TWINS (Dunav film, Beograd, Zoran Jovanović, 8:25 / 1986)
STARRY NIGHT
(CFS Avala film, Beograd, Vera Vlajić, 5:00 / 1988)
OGRES & BOGIES
(CFS Avala film, Beograd, Rastko Ćirić, 9:00 / 1989)
THE ROAD (Pan film, Pančevo, Stevica Živkov, 4:45 / 1990)
ALCHEMIST’S DREAM (Jugoexport Avala film International i Bikić studio, Beograd, Ranko Radovanović, 11:00 / 1992)
SHIZYPH (Jugoexport Avala film International i Bikić studio, Beograd, Vladimir Stanić, 2:00 / 1992)
Total 51’
What They Took With Them
- / 06’ 50’’, Serbia, Art-documentary
Directed by Branka Katić
Written by Jenifer Toksvig, prevod / translation Mirjana Milenkoviski
Produced by Miloš Đurković
Cast: Branka Katić, Jasna Đuričić, Jana Milosavljević, Branimir Popović, Aleksandar Vučković, Nedim Nezirović, Mladen Sovilj, Miloš Petrović Trojpec, Vladimir Tabašević
Production company:Spark Integrated d.o.o.
The film was a part of an international project carried out by the UNHCR in Great Britain, Germany and Poland to support refugees and displaced people. This is the Serbian version of the video where the actors read the poem What They Took With Them by the English poet Jenifer Toksvig. The poem is inspired by stories and first-hand testimonies from refugees forced to leave their homes and the items they took with them. The deep and expressive emotions of the actors are accompanied by a harrowing series of archival photographs and footage showing the hell through which millions of refugees have passed in the last ten years.
World festival premiere
Branka Katić
Obtained her BA in acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Novi Sad, in the class of Rade Serbedžija. Currently shares her home between Belgrade and London. In 2021, she became a prominent UNHCR representative for refugee rights in Serbia. She continues to selflessly support efforts in acquainting the public in Serbia with the reality and challenges of refugees and what they bring with them.
Film Garage: Film bouquet by Miloš Tomić
Miloš Tomić
Headb filmmaker and a wanna-be musician since 1993. Always on a bicycle. Keeps making new and fixing his old bad movies.
Welcome to the short film program and stories about them. A warm, friendly movie night. I refreshed an old movie, blew the dust off some goodies, bought something dead cheap at the flea market. I’ll show you the stuff I’m currently working on, and I also called for help from a young lion – Aleksandar Lazar, who “chewed” an old stop-motion hit in a video mixer. So, let’s see it!
Spit with a kiss (05’) 2007. (sound refreshed in 2022.) A young man who lives literally on the street glides with ease on the asphalt and communicates with ponds, spit gum and passers-by who happily trample over him. Passionately recorded stop-motion animation.
Catalogue (03’) 2022. All my works put together for those who don’t have time to watch them laid-back.
Sitting Duck (05’) 2005. A touching love, an anti-war and a bit creepy story about the last love encounter, about a soldier and a girl.
On Slaves and Robots (04’) 2014. Playing with lines, materials, objects and colours in a failed attempt to find a visual link with Radivoje Kašanin’s message to generations to come.
A Cousin Slap (20’) 2013-2022. The entire family turned into a film crew. Acting in miniatures that they think of themselves, giving me advice, but agreeing to a series of my antics.
Sitting Duck (04’, parody of the original) 2018. An attempt to quickly tell and mimic the story and technique of the original stop-motion animation, but now with poor means and hastily.
Radio Night (07’) 2014. A boy plays with a house transistor radio connecting distant music worlds that would otherwise have never met. A phantasmagoric goulash, in fact, an erotic film.
Miracle (03’, video for the band Lelee) 2021. A bouquet of everyday, voyeuristic and diary moments, recordings, collected, stolen by phone, not giving it much thought.
The Rancid Mole (03’) 1993. first film, inspired by the personal discovery of Dada and Surrealism, “fooling around”. Today, I am slightly embarrassed by that film, and that’s why I’m showing it here.
Glineni golub (03’) remix by Aleksandar Lazar. My first collaboration with a young, very talented artist whom I persuaded to put my film in his video mixer Balthazar machine and do whatever he wanted with it. I’ll see the result for the first time at the screening.
Voice of Life (03’, trailer) 1997-2014.I turned my lousy student movie into a fun trailer that seductively sells it.
Little Music Professors (03’,trailer) 2012. Young music school students, who have already picked up all their professors’ strict manners, teach me to play ALL instruments!
Oh, October Salon (04’, trailer) 2009. What started as an industrial film about that great exhibition turned into a singing, critical documentary with a bitter-sweet personal touch.
Sitting Duck (02’, film retold) 2019. A boy watches the screening of an animated film and tries to retell it live.
While in My Mother’s Womb, I Felt My I Wee Wee and Realized I Was a Boy (10’) 2021. Father obsessed with music, breaking old windows and his son, fascinated by games in a failed attempt to regain the bond and fun they once had (and recorded).
Movie Raffle (03’) super 8 movie. Two super 8 film reels from the flea market that I haven’t seen yet. The audience gets to choose. Screening with an 8mm projector.
