Montenegrin Cinema Cannes 2017

Introduction

Features Shorts Festivals Completed • As Trains Go by • Film Festival Herceg Novi - • The Black Pin • A Head Full of Joy Film Festival • Lowdown • Soa • Mojkovac Film Autumn • Diamond of Boyana • Reach the Sky • UnderhillFest Post-production • Martin • Fast Forward – Human • Time Between Us • Honor Rights Film Festival • The Books of Knjige: Documentaries • Film festival • Seanema Film festival Cases of Justice • We Are the Sons of Your Rocks • Montenegro Film Forum In-production • TAM 4500 • Sailor Girl • Sparks Schools Pre-production • Substitute for Vud • Faculty of Dramatic Arts • After the Winter • Ours • Faculty of Visual Arts • Supermarket Animated • Hotel Boka • Requiem for Pinnochio • Adieu, Montenegro! • The Cypress Minority co-productions TV Series • Escape to the Sea • Ajvar • Christmas Uprising • Filter hough not without cer- tain ambition and accu- Tmulated expectations, it comes easy to call this past year a historical one for Mon- tenegrin cinema. There are many reasons for this. Among other things – it saw the pro- duction of three feature films; four young filmmakers were selected to participate in the prestigious Berlinale Talents; an ever-growing number of Montenegrin filmmakers and professionals have been pre- paring exciting projects. How- ever, and without further ado, there is one reason for the ambitious opening state- ment – after many years of efforts, and to the delight of the entire film community, the Film Centre of Montene- gro has been founded at last. foto: Slaven Vilus

3 Following the ongoing inspi- and responsibilities consists fined in such a way make for to film in Montenegro. You tives for acquiring member- ration and the best practices of the promotion of Montene- an autonomous Film Centre would certainly feel welcome ship status in other regional from the region and Europe, gro as an audio-visual shoot- that remains quite indepen- in a country of such wonder- and European film initiatives, the Montenegrin film and cul- ing destination. dent in relation to changing ful landscapes; however, we foundations and networks. A ture sectors have achieved politics and policies. intend to make the necessary great number of talented au- one of their most important The establishment and the effort to remove all adminis- thors and film professionals, objectives. activities of the Film Centre of The Law also provides for the trative complications so that the variety of film projects, Montenegro was followed by incentives for shooting on the you may best profit from the as well as the very ambiance The Film Centre is the insti- the adoption of a progressive territory of Montenegro. The time you spend in Montene- of Montenegro are a genuine tution that will from now on new Law on Cinema, which cash rebate system stipulates gro. incitement to get to know us. manage the Film Fund that is provides also for contempo- for the reimbursement of up intended to support film proj- rary mechanisms of cinema to 20% of funds spent on el- This is just an institutional and This is an official invitation! ects of all types and in various funding. In consequence, the igible expenses. The by-law administrative framework for stages of production, engage financial contribution for the on the incentive measures, the further development of in the promotion of Montene- work of the Centre will part- based on the best models of a very exciting cinema that grin cinematography at home ly come from the national efficient systems for returns has already found its place and abroad, support the pro- budget, and partly from the on invested funds from the in the region and in Europe. grams of film education and levies paid by organizations region and Europe, is current- It should be remembered that raise the level of general film that directly or indirectly ex- ly in the adoption process. Montenegro is a member of culture, and support and co- ploit cinematographic works Our intention is to make the the Creative Europe MEDIA operate with film festivals (such as television operators, whole process of applying for sub-program, the European and other events significant cinemas, cable operators, in- incentives and the cash re- Film Promotion, the Europe- for the promotion of film. A ternet providers and others). bate as smooth as possible an Audio-visual Observatory, particular part of its duties The funding mechanism de- for the productions that wish while it will soon launch initia-

4 5 The Black Pin Premiere and awards: Igla ispod praga Film Festival, Special Mention - International Festival De Cine Uruguay, Best Actor Completed Montenegro, (Nikola Ristanovski) - Bosphorus Comedy / Drama / 93’ Film Festival, Best Art Direction - Baneff, Best Film - Šiff Kragu- jevac, Best Supporting Actress - (Dragana Dabović) – Mojkovac Autumn of Film, Audience Award - Mojkovac Autumn of Film

Director: Ivan Marinović / Producer: Ivan Marinović / Co-producer: Vladimir Vasiljević / Writer: Ivan Marinović / Director of photography: Đorđe Arambašić / Composer: Toni Kitanovski / Film editor: Ivan Vasić / Production design: Irena Marjanov / Costumes: Magdalena Klašnja / Sound design: Ognjen Popić & Zoran Maksimović / Cast: Nikola Ristanovski, Leon Lučev, Seka Sablić, Filip Klicov, Bogdan Diklić, Ljubomir Bandović, Dragana Dabović, Kristina Stevović, Goran Slavić, Mirko Vlahović, Dejan Đonović, Tihana group of villagers gets in their way. The priest, the villagers decide to chase Ćulafić, Stevan Radusinović, Momo Pićurić wants to get rich by who is divorced and lives with him away. Their war esca- Soulfood films Adriatic Western selling a large proper- his teenage son and dement- lates at the funeral of an al- With support of A Address: Majke Jevrosime 39, Address: Zelenika 36, ty on a Montenegrin peninsu- ed mother, acts as if he had leged witch, turning into sur- 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia 85340 Herceg Novi, Montenegro la. Unfortunately, a stubborn nothing to lose. Since they real mayhem. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro Phone: +381 63 106 11 62 Phone: +382 69 469 314 Orthodox priest named Peter fail in their diplomatic efforts, MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Tijana Višnjić Contact person: Ivan Marinović 6 7 Director: Pavle Simonović / Producer: Sehad Čekić / Writers: Stefan Lowdown Bošković, Sehad Čekić / Director of photography: Dušan Grubin / Ispod mosta, među stijenama Composer: Beta Baroque / Film editor: Hrvoje Mršić / Production design: Completed Đorđije Kalezić / Costumes: Jelena Đukanović / Sound design: Zoran Montenegro Maksimović, Ognjen Popić / Cast: Miloš Pejović, Stefan Bošković, Jelena Đokić, Marko Baćović, Branimir Popović, Ana Vučković, Mišo Thriller / 80’ Obradović, Dejan Ivanić, Radmila Škuletić

corpse is found in tigate the crime. Out of the city center, under blue, one call changes the Aa bridge. We soon rules of the game. The old learn that it is of a well- saying that during an inves- known member of a criminal tigation the detective actual- organization. On a particu- ly finds himself, now gets a larly tough day, police detec- new, twisted meaning. tive Salo is assigned to inves-

Premiere and awards: With support of Cut-Up Filmski festival Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival Address: Hercegovačka 94, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Special Jury Award E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro Phone: +382 67 275 336 FEDEORA – Best film MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Jelena Mišeljić 8 9 Diamond of Boyana Biser Bojane Completed

Montenegro, Serbia Drama – comedy / 105’

orđe Popović, a tity. He goes to Montenegro to get the hidden diamonds, Director: Milan Karadžić / Producer: Dragan Đurković / Co-producer: Milutin Mima Karadžić / Writer: Vladimir young doctor from and along the way he meets stolen long ago from various Đurđević / Director of photography: Milan Tvrdišić / Composer: Dragan Milošević / Film editor: Aref Zaabi / ĐBelgrade, receives an Lola, a young kite-surfer and European jewelries. The Web Production design: Milutin Jeremić / Costumes: Dragica Laušević / Sound design: Aleksandar Protić anonymous call inviting him daughter of a police inspec- of events – a mayhem during to meet his father. At that tor... the rush for the diamonds, With support of Visionteam moment, Đorđe still believes After several years of prison, and in particular the love for Address: Dalmatinska 33, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia that his father is dead, but Nikola Popović is released his son, will strongly affect E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +38162229494 is determined to engage in from the Trieste Prison and Nikola to stay at Ada Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Dragan Đurković the search for his own iden- briefly goes to Montenegro and start a new life.

10 11 Time Between Us Vrijeme između nas

Post-production Montenegro, Serbia Drama

hree stories about a the Berlin Wall, and the third temptations of injustice, father and a son, set in during the disintegration of struggle and suffering. Tthree different times: . In each story, a The decisions that the father the first one happening at father and a son find them- has to make will change their Director: Andro Martinović / Producers: Ivan Đurović, Lazar Ristovski / Writers: Andro the end of the World War II, selves in border-line situa- lives forever. Martinovic, Andrej Nikolaidis, Josip Mlakić / Director of photography: Radoslav Rade Vladić / Film editor: the second during the fall of tions, surrounded with the Andrija Zafranović / Production design: Mile Jeremić / Costumes: Gordana Angelovska / Cast: Lazar Ristovski, Srđan Grahovac, Marko Bacovic, Tihomir Stanic, Simo Trebješanin, Dubravka Drakić, Vojo Krivokapic

With support of Artikulacija Film Address: Gavra Vukovića 1/21, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.artikulacija.me Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 20 227 282 / +382 68 240 440 Contact person: Ivan Đurović

12 13 The Books of Knjige: CASES OF JUSTICE The Books of Knjige: SLUČAJEVI PRAVDE

Post-production Montenegro Comedy – crime / 87’

wo incompetent de- a farm for producing milk of they are getting entangled in tectives are trying to truckers. The naive detectives a criminal network and that Tsolve a murder case. think that they will easily they are med to fail… The crime scene is located on solve the case, unaware that

Director: Zoran Marković / Producer: The Books of Knjige / Co-producer: RTCG / Writers: Aleksandar Radunović / Director of photography: Dalibor Tonković / Composer: Nemanja Nedeljković / Film editor: Aleksandar Šmit / Production design: Dragan Tasovac / Costumes: Darinka Marković / Sound design: Zoran Maksimović / Cast: Veselin Gajović, Goran Vujović, Aleksandar Radunović, Zoran Marković, Nikola With support of The Books of Knjige Pejaković, Izudin Bajrović, Nebojša Glogovac, Tihana Address: Bulevar Crnogorskih junaka 55, 81250 , Montenegro Ćulafić, Sejdo Alijaj, Zenit Đozić E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro Phone: +38267218224 MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Zoran Marković

14 15 Sailor Girl Mornarica In production Montenegro, Serbia, Drama / 100’

ailor Girl is a story After a short stay in Genoa, embarks on a new voyage, in about a girl working on she returns home to Monte- search for her own identity. Sa cruise ship, who by negro. Trying to understand chance disembarks in Genoa. others, but also herself, Sanja

Director: Ivan Salatić / Producer: Dušan Kasalica / Co-producers: Stefan Ivančić, Frenk Celarc / Writer: Ivan Salatić / Director of photography: Ivan Marković / Film editor: Jelena Maksimović / Production design: Dragana Baćović / Costumes: Lidija Andrić / Sound design: Jakov Munižaba / Cast: Ivana Vuković, Momčilo Pićurić, Jasna Đuričić, Boris Isaković, Luka Petrone

With support of Meander Film Address: Vuka Karadžića 6A, 81400 Nikšić, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +38267643444 Contact person: Dušan Kasalica 16 17 After the Winter Posle zime Pre-production Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Feature

ive childhood friends former Yugoslavia, remain by escapism, suddenly ends. in their late twenties, without an answer when their Fscattered all across the careless youth, conditioned

Director: Ivan Bakrač / Producers: Snežana Nikčević, Ivan Đurović / Co-producers: Milan Stojanović, Vladimir Blažeski, Boris T. Matić / Writer: Ivan Bakrač / Director of photography: Dušan Grubin / Production design: Dragana Baćović / Cast: Momčilo Otašević, Goran Bogdan

With support of ABHO Film Address: Bulevar Ivana Crnojevića 71, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro Phone: +382 20 227 282 / +382 67 376 986 MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Snežana Nikčević

18 19 Supermarket Supermarket Pre-production Montenegro Art / Feature

he Vagrant (32) has the supply. On that tumultu- cameras. been living undis- ous Friday on which the en- Robert has inhabited the su- Tturbed in a huge su- tire plot occurs, his peace of permarket for longer than permarket for a year. During mind is disturbed by Robert the Vagrant, all the time the day, he stays hidden in (45), a former employee who, watching him from the video the ventilation system, sleep- after having been fired, also surveillance room, when he ing, while at night, when the decided to “move in”: having abruptly decided to meet him store is closed and with ev- worked in the surveillance despite it all. eryone gone, he comes out department, he knew how to to “enjoy” all the benefits of bypass the alarms and the

With support of VHS production Director: Nemanja Bečanović / Producer: Nemanja Bečanović / Writer: Nemanja Bečanović / Director of Address: Jovana Tomaševića 7, 85000 Bar, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] photography: Jure Verovšek / Composer: Nemanja Bečanović / Production design: Natalija Vujošević Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: + 382 67 542 987 Contact person: Nemanja Bečanović 20 21 Hotel Boka Director: Marija Perović / Producer: Ivan Đurović / Writers: Maja Todorović, Stevan Koprivica, Marija Perović Hotel Boka Pre-production Montenegro, Serbia, Czech Republic Historical drama

hrough a fairy-tale life A music ensemble headed by During a life-or-death strug- story of a local musician young clarinettist Mirko has gle, Mirko reaches the hertz Tcalled Mirko, the film been hired to perform at the minute and is rewarded with uncovers the ground-break- Hotel Boka’s opening cer- the eternal youth. This also ing historical and civilization- emony in the town of Her- turns out to be his curse, al moments of the 20th cen- ceg-Novi. Europe is facing for he becomes witness and tury both in Montenegro and the outbreak of an all-out actor in the alienation of in Europe: from the times of war, and its consequences his family, but also in all the Austria-Hungary’s founda- are felt in the glamorous ho- changes resulting from the tion, to the establishment of tel, too. The sport and archi- war, politics and civilization the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats tecture icon Momčilo Tapavi- pooled into Herceg-Novi, as With support of Artikulacija Film and Slovenes (SHS), up to the ca introduces the young the metaphorical setting for Address: Gavra Vukovića 1/21, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro massive 1979 earthquake. musicians to the secret of the entire Europe of the time. E-mail: [email protected] This is when the Hotel Boka the hertz minute – a way for Web: www.artikulacija.me Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 20 227 282 / +382 68 240 440 disappears along with an era. reaching a kind of perfection. Contact person: Ivan Đurović

22 23 ADIEU, MONTENEGRO! Adieu, Montenegro! Pre-production

Montenegro Drama, historical film

love story between follow the fate of two mar- with a tragic ending, is a the French Maréchal ginal people, whose spiritual, pledge for the future, as well Ade Marmont and a moral and physical bond is as for a better relationship Montenegrin woman, set in stronger than all evil of the between the “the whole wide the shadow of the war of the world and the times in which world” and Montenegro. 1806-1807. In the film, we they live. Their love, although

With support of B Film Montenegro Director: Branko Baletić / Producer: Branko Baletić Address: Bul. Pera Ćetkovica 33, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 67 810 200 Contact person: Branko Baletić 24 25 Escape to the Sea Bijeg do mora Post-production Minority co-production: Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia War drama / 100’

ithout ideologiz- cumbered by the articulation people” on both sides of the ing one or the of different political and ideo- conflict, is marked by vitality, Wother side of the logical standpoints. In other and therefore also by the fa- war, the film is conceived as words, without myths. This tal cruelty of war. a contemporary overview, at fundamentally anti-war sto- the distance of time, unen- ry about the so-called “little

Director: Veljko Bulajić / Producer: Tomislav Žaja / Co-producers: Željko Sošić, Zoran Risteski / Writers: With support of Veljko Bulajić, Paolo Finn / Director of photography: Stanko Herceg / Composer: Duke Bojadžijev / Film editor: Dogma Studio Staša Čelan / Production design: Damir Gabelica / Costumes: Goranka Krpan, Olivera Eraković / Cast: Tom Address: Cetinjska 28, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Wlaschiiha, Dijana Vidušin, Barbara Prpić, Jadranka Đokić, Mirko Vlahović, Srđan Grahovac, Momčilo E-mail: [email protected] Montenegro Phone: +382 69 081 978 Pićurić MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Željko Sošić 26 27 Ajvar Ajvar Pre-production Minority co-production: Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia War, drama / 100’

ida and Bane are decent life. They have no chil- want this end, and they are a married couple. dren. It’s Easter and they plan navigating through it the only VThey are about for- to have lunch at Bane’s fam- way they know how - trying ty-years-old. They have been ily home in Užice. The rest of to live as before, walking together for a long time. They the time they will be staying down familiar and well-trod- live in the Netherlands and with Vida’s mom in Belgrade. den paths. We are witnessing come to Serbia during the We are witnessing the last the annihilation of a world, summer and holidays. Vida is days of a relationship, a mar- a small shared microcosm a translator and Bane a com- riage which has been used from which two people must puter programmer, and they up, people whose life togeth- continue on their own, going earn enough money to live a er is at an end. They did not their separate ways. With support of Artikulacija Film Address: Gavra Vukovića 1/21, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.artikulacija.me

Montenegro Director: Ana Maria Rossi MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 20 227 282 / +382 68 240 440 Contact person: Ivan Đurović Writer: Maja Todorović 28 29 Director: Dražen Kuljanin / Producer: Dražen Kuljanin, Jonas Sörensson / Co-producer: Nikola Vukčević Filter / Writer: Dražen Kuljanin / Director of photography: Anna Patarakina / Film editor: Dražen Kuljanin / Filter Production design: Emma Wahlberg / Costumes: Emma Wahlberg / Cast: Disa Östrand, Srđan Grahovac, Johannes Kuhnke, Jelena Simić, Slaviša Čurović, Sergej Trifunović, Ana Sofrenović In production Minority co-production: Sweden, Montenegro Balkan noir / 90’

ina is a Swede whose has now turned into hatred called Nikola, who led the daughter has gone of the imaginary kidnap- police investigation in Mon- Nmissing five years per. Nina spends her days in tenegro. New evidence that ago, during a holiday in Mon- preparation for revenge, get- emerges brings Nina back to tenegro. Five years later, the ting ready for the moment Montenegro, where her and police still fail to find any tan- when she will come face to Nikola are united once again. gible clue. At the same time, face with the perpetrator. Will they be able to solve the the thin hope that Nina nur- Someone else is on the same case and finally find peace? tured of finding her daughter task as Nina – a detective Film Facility Galileo production Address: Malmo, Sweden Address: Ilije Plamenca 6/16, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 704662513 Phone: +382 (0) 20 663 200 Contact person: Dražen Kuljanin Contact person: Milorad Radenović 30 31 AS TRAINS GO BY As Trains Go by Completed Montenegro Psychological thriller / 5’30” / 16mm, B&W

roubled by a love affair and which strongly influences love affair, a young man tries from the past that he him, weighed down by refer- to overcome his inner discon- Thas not gotten over ences to his past, with a new tent.

Director: Aleksandar Vujović / producer: Aleksandar Vujović / Co-Producer: Vladimir Vučinić / Writer: Aleksandar Vujović / Director of Photography: Rodrigo F. Rojo / Composer: Nemanja Bečanović / Film Editor: Aleksandar Vujović / Set Designer: Vivek Rangachari / Costumes: Vivek Rangachari / Sound Design: Jovo Kljajić / Cast: Felipe Ventura, Andreza Ortiz, Jackeline Salomao

Andromeda Pictures Premiere and awards: Address: Peka Pavlovića 83, 81250 Cetinje, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] National Premiere: Podgorica Film Festival, September 2016 Web: www.andromeda-pictures.com Regional Premiere: Tuzla Film Festival, October 2016 Phone: +382 69 182228 European Premiere: SEE Film Festival (Berlin / Paris), May – June 2017 Contact Person: Aleksandar Vujović 32 33 A Head Full of Joy Puna glava radosti Completed Montenegro Short / 17’

middle-aged man vis- tial discontent and anxiety, ic. But his wrongly parked its a psychoanalyst, he gets more deeply involved car is a good enough reason Aat the insistence of in the therapy, and after leav- for him to return to the dark his mother, but unconvinced ing the psychotherapist’s of- room of his psychosis and to that the session might help fice he finds himself in a good swoop down onto reality in a him in any way. After the ini- mood – he is almost euphor- brutal, violent way.

With support of Director: Branislav Milatović / Producer: Đorđe Vojvodić, Branislav Milatović / Writers: Branislav Milatović, Bitter Frames Production Ognjen Spahić / Director of photography: Lazar Radić / Production design: Marko Orsolić / Costumes: Milica Address: Malo brdo V1/10, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Radovanović / Sound design: Jakov Munižaba / Cast: Slavko Štimac, Marko Baćović E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 63 202 504 Contact person: Branislav Milatović 34 35 Soa

Completed Soa

Montenegro Drama – thriller / 22’

he story follows a man about the farm, and of end- bles a ram. After some time, living at an isolated less wandering through wild the man is left alone. People Tfarm with his wife. landscapes. The autumn is say there was a man… a very In the rugged mountainous long, and in such environ- strange, enchanted man… area, they are living an usu- ment, he prepares for an They say he wandered very al, tedious rural life. It is full atrocious crime. He puts on far, very far… of rehearsed routine tasks woman’s clothes and trou-

Director: Dušan Kasalica / Producer: Dušan Kasalica / Co-producer: Jelena Mišeljić / Writer: Dušan Kasalica Meander Film / Director of photography: Igor Đorđević / Film editor: Nataša Pantić / Production design: Natalija Vujošević / Address: Vuka Karadžića 6a, 81400 Nikšić, Montenegro Costumes: Natalija Vujošević / Sound design: Jakov Munižaba / Director: Boban Čvorović, Zorica Terzić E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +38267643444 Contact person: Dušan Kasalica

36 37 Reach the Sky Dohvatiti nebo Post-production Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia, Drama

he life of Milutin, a and Magdalena was always The love between the phys- middle-aged man, is strong and pure, and remains ically healthy Milutin and Tcompletely shaken up such through a range of sit- Magdalena, who remained when his wife Magdalena is uations, because misfortunes paralyzed due to unfortunate involved in a car accident, never come singly. The only circumstances, is such that defending with her body their thing for them to do is to look even the happiest of peo- infant son who had been en- for lucky breaks in life in or- ple envy them. That’s what trusted to Milutin’s care. Mag- der to take care of what they makes this film authentic, dalena remains paralyzed. care about the most – the new and permanent. The love between Milutin happiness of their son Jakov.

Director: Milutin Darić-Daka / Producer: Branimir Žugić, Jelena Vušurović / Co-producer: RTCG / Writer: Milutin Darić / Director of photography: Atans Velkovski / Composer: Leo Djokaj, Šule Jovović, Vjera Nikolić With support of / Film editor: Mirko Perović / Production design: Nikola Simanić / Costumes: Verica Šoškić / Sound design: Igor Portun D Address: Njegoševa 69, 81250 Cetinje, Montenegro Vujović / Cast: Milan Kovačević, Nada Vukčević, Maja Šarenac, Emir Ćatović, Mladen Nelević, Aleksandar E-mail: [email protected]

Saša Petrović, Danilo Babović, Miodrag Manerik, Davor Klisić Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 (0) 67 667 455; 67 388 966 Contact person: Milutin Darić; Miloš Darić 38 39 Martin Martin

Pre-production Montenegro Short film

middle-aged man fore leaving. He doesn’t want (Ognjen), which Martin dis- called Martin returns to contact her immediately, covers. Intrigued by their Aafter many years so he starts following her in relationship, Martin comes to the little seaside town in order to find out more about up with a decision that will which his wife Marta lives, her life. Marta is having an change their lives. whom he had abandoned be- affair with an unknown man FILM BOJANA STIJOVICA

With support of Artikulacija Film Director: Bojan Stijović / Producer: Ivan Đurović / Writer: Stefan Bošković / Director of photography: Dušan Address: Gavra Vukovića 1/21, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Grubin / Production design: Dragana Baćović / Costumes: Dragana Baćović / Cast: Alena Džebo, Janko Volarić Web: www.artikulacija.me Popović, Milivoje Obradović Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 20 227 282 / +382 68 240 440 Contact person: Ivan Đurović 40 41 Honor Obraz

Pre-production Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia Historical drama

rying to save his life, – which request for the child honor and defense of his own a Christian child finds to be brought out and led to family, whose safety is put Thimself in the house of the scaffold. However, for at risk, Nur has the follow- an Albanian WWI hero – Nur – Nur this would mean going ing choices: to save face and which threatens the safety of against all his moral princi- preserve the centuries-old the host and his family. Nur’s ples, as well as against the moral code and observance house is surrounded by Al- honor of his ancestors. Torn of honor, or to save the life of banian (para)military troops between the defense of his a nine-year-old.

With support of Galileo production Address: Ilije Plamenca 6/16, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Director: Nikola Vukčević / Producer: Nikola Vukčević / Co-producers: Ivica Vidanović, Dario Domitrović / E-mail: [email protected] Writers: Nikola Vukčević, Ana Vujadinović Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 (0) 20 663 200 Contact person: Milorad Radenović 42 43 Director: Ivan Salatić / Producer: Dušan Kasalica, Ivan Salatić / Co-producer: Stefan Ivančić / Writer: Ivan We are the Sons of Your Rocks Salatić / Director of photography: Ivan Marković / Film editor: Jelena Maksimović / Sound design: Jakov Sinovi smo tvog stijenja Munižaba

Post-production Montenegro, Serbia Documentary / 70’

n old man lives in a visible cavity in the ground. men who are older than him, small village in the Despite the lack of real proof but their stories don’t always Anorth of Montenegro. that the story is true, the match and they are not easy He is troubled by a story of his thought that it might be is to understand. The stories father that he heard when he what bothers the old man. He take these almost senile men was a boy. At the end of the wants to relieve the land from to their childhoods, drifting WWII, an Italian officer called this burden before he passes through the landscape as Mazzola was captured by it on to his son. However, he they do through the remain- the partisans, and soon after is afraid of digging to see if ing memories. In their verbal shot and buried close to the any bones lie underneath. tradition, modernity appears old man’s house. There is no He turns to the remaining like a vague idea of the past. tomb or other trace of what villagers in order to find out occurred, but only a barely the truth. There are only two Meander Film Address: Vuka Karadžića 6a, 81400 Nikšić, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +38267643444 Contact person: Dušan Kasalica 44 45 TAM 4500 TAM 4500

Post-production Montenegro, Serbia Documentary / 23’

ontenegro has its surreal construction than to ders”, because the mission own particular kind TAM 4500 – an off-road ve- of its existence is to bring all Mof stone deserts. hicle of the former Yugoslav sorts of aid to the few inhabi- Through these vast and People’s Army. For years, this tants of this region necessary impersonal spaces, Risto roaring sound whose echoes for their survival. Baćović’s truck is still cheer- are heard from afar is com- fully rolling, more akin to a parable to “celestial won-

With support of matFILM Montenegro Director: Momir Matović / Producer: Momir Matović / Writer: Momir Matović / Director of photography: Address: Marka Miljanova 69, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected]

Momir Matović, Relja Eraković / Composer: Bobana Dabović / Film editor: Ljiljana Vukobratović / Sound Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 69 017 260 design: Velibor Hajduković Contact person: Momir Matović 46 47 SPARKS OGNJILO In production Montenegro Documentary short film / 25’

midst the rocky land- fire striker (ognjilo) to a flint, – another source of sparks. scape of Montenegro, he creates sparks and starts However, nothing changes Aan elderly country- fire... And after some time, in his life: he keeps on start- man lives his life just like his the landscape and his life ing fire the same old way, by ancestors did throughout the get a new neighbour: a giant striking a piece of steel to a centuries. By striking a steel metal pillar of the power line flint…

Director: Vladimir Perović / Producer: Jelena Đorđević Božović / Writer: Vladimir Perović / With support of Director of photography: Milan Stanić / Film editor: Aleksandar Uhrin / Sound design: Dora Filipović / Centre for culture - Address: Luke Tomanovića 4, 85320 Tivat, Montenegro Protagonist of the documentary: Drago Vujović E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 69 612 612 Contact person: Jelena Đorđević Božović 48 49 Substitute for Vud Surogat za Vuda In production Minority co-production: Croatia, Montenegro Documentary / 60’

he documentary fol- Yugoslav winner of the Acad- tory of animated films that lows the story of the emy Award, that he received Zagreb Film was. The story of Tlife and work of Dušan for his animated movie “The Dušan Vukotić is also a story Vukotić, one of the great- Substitute”. It was also the of turbulent historical times, est filmmakers of the former first non-American Oscar for a career in art, of film and Yugoslavia, winner of nu- an animated film, received human fate in general. merous awards and recog- for an unforgettable allegory nitions. Vukotić is the only produced by the famous fac-

With support of Pro Logic Director: Senad Šahmanović / Producers: Stevo Kalanj, Jure Pavlović / Writers: Ivan Mirko Senjanović, Address: Miloša Vuškovića 11, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Senad Šahmanović, Jure Pavlović / Director of photography: Toni Renaud / Film editor: Vladimir Radovanović E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 67 078 870 Contact person: Senad Šahmanovic 50 51 Ours Nekome svome Pre-production Montenegro, Croatia Documentary

couple visits the property of their origins where the Director: Sead Šabotić / Producer: Branimir Žugić / Writers: Sead A Šabotić, Milo Masoničić / Director of photography: Ivan Čojbašić / Film houses of the relatives living abroad are now standing. editor: Nevena Bakić / Sound design: Jovan Vučur These relatives visit once a year for five days. They are the only visitors of these houses during the year. With support of Live production, , Podgorica Address: Nikole Tesle 139, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 69 155 086 Contact person: Miro Radošević 52 53 REQUIEM FOR PINOCCHIO Requiem za Pinokija Completed

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro

Short animated film / 10’32’’ / 2D animation Premiere and awards:

Premiere: Podgorica, 18th March 2016 - Marche du film, Cannes Film Festival 2016 - Best shorts LA California, 2016 - Award for Best Animated Short Film Requiem for Pinocchio” growing up at the beginning sage of Pinocchio is that we - BHFF NewYork US – May 2016 is the story of indoctri- of a war and the memories may have survived a war, but Nominations: nation in education. This of a child in a world which we however, in a way, “died” BHFF Jury Award for the Best Animated Film / “ BHFF Audience Award for the Best Picture / is an emotional story about changed overnight. The mes- from inside. - Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF July 2016) - International Animation Festival Hiroshima, Japan (August 2016) - Ottawa International Animation Festival Canada- (September 2016) - Monstra Festival – Lisbon Animation Festival 2017 Director: Berin Tuzlić / Producer: Berin Tuzlić / Co-producer: Milena Charan / Writers: Naida Lindoc, Berin Tuzlić / Composer: Haris Ljumanović / Film editor: Sanel Preljević

TAURUS PRODUCTION With support of Address: Momišići S1 / 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +382 67 659 295 Montenegro Contact person: Milena Charan MINISTRY OF CULTURE

54 55 The Cypress Čempres Pre-production

Animated / 8’

o understand the person. In the thick and thin der cypress tree, a symbol of meaning of life as a of it, there is the man, the hu- life, tenacity and duration. Tcomplex game with man being, in fact as vertical, oneself confers dignity to a resistant and stout as a slen-

Director: Nikica Raičević / Writer: Nikica Raičević / Director of photography: Momir Matović / Composer: Bobana Dabović / Film editor: Momir Matović

matFILM Montenegro With support of Address: Marka Miljanova 69, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 382 69 017 260 Montenegro Contact person: Momir Matović MINISTRY OF CULTURE 56 57 Christmas Uprising

Completed TV series Božićni ustanak

Montenegro War – drama / 9 episodes - 45’

t is the end of WWI, the loss of statehood and the IChristmas Uprising – the most tragic event of Monte- negrin history.

Director: Željko Sošić / Producer: Željko Sošić / Co-producers: Rade Vojvodić, Darko Šuković / Writers: With support of Željko Sošić, Jovana Bojović / Director of photography: Ivan Kostić, Petar Popović / Film editor: Željko Dogma Studio Sošić / Production design: Milenko Jeremić / Costumes: Gordana Angelovski / Sound design: Bobo Stanišić Address: Cetinjska 28, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro / Cast: Miodrag Radonjić, Sanja Popović, Amar Bukvić, Nataša Ninković, Mirko Vlahović, Marko Nikolić, E-mail: [email protected] Montenegro Phone: +382 69 081 978 Vojin Ćetković, Mladen Nelević, Mišo Obradović, Miloš Pejović MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Željko Sošić 58 59 Film Festival Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival

he Herceg-Novi Film Mediterranean to the Balkans. 90 films have been shown, Festival – Montene- It takes place each year in many of them coming from Tgro Film Festival holds the first week of August, and different European countries. a special place in the cultur- hosts 4 categories (Compet- Over the years, Montenegro al life of Montenegro. At the itive Feature Films, Festival Film Festival has become one festival, we screen films of Winners, Documentaries and of the most important cultur- diverse authors hailing from Student Films) at four outr al and touristic events in Her- Southeastern Europe, from venues. ceg-Novi and nationwide. Spain to Romania, from the During last year’s edition, over This year sees its 31st edition.

With support of Film Festival Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival Address: Njegoševa bb, 85340 Herceg-Novi, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Web: filmfestival.me

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Phone: +382 67 509 032 Contact person: Zoran Živković, executive producer 60 61 Mojkovac Film Autumn With support of Cultural Center Mojkovac Phone: +382 50472103; Mojkovačka filmska jesen E-mail: [email protected]

Montenegro Facebook: Centar za kulturu Mojkovac MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Rodoljub Ćorić, director

ocated in the excit- ing atmosphere of the Lmountainous area of Montenegro, the festival Mojkovac Film Autumn was founded in 1976. In recent years, it has estab- lished the profile of a festival whose the main awards are intended for actors in the cat- egory of main and episodic roles. The Mojkovac Film Autumn is traditionally held in the last week of September, and this year will see its 42nd edition.

62 63 UnderhillFest International Festival of Feature-Length Documentaries Podgorica, 7-15 June 2017 (8th Edition) he UnderhillFest is ded- ideas and power of their sto- to 24 movies in nine days, icated to full-length ries. mainly in open air. We also Tdocumentary filmsWe have three selections, one organize workshops and Q&A created in small cinematog- ‘out of competition’ and two sessions with the authors. raphies and independent pro- competitive one – the inter- There is also a program called ductions, films which strike national and the regional one. “In Focus” that is dedicated to With support of UnderhillFest Address: Njegoševa 36, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro with their innovativeness, Every year, we show from 22 women’s rights, encompass- Web: www.underhillfest.me Facebook: www.facebook.com / underhill.fest /

Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact persons: Anđelka Nenezić, director: [email protected] Vuk Perović, artistic director: [email protected]

ing both films and debates. humane and socially engaged Our festival has managed to As a continuation of our ef- project: open, slightly alterna- find its path to its authentic forts to empower women in tive and rebellious, intended audience among the lovers of the audiovisual industry, this mainly for the free, creative documentary film, students year we have organized a pilot and curious visitors who enjoy who want more information program for project develop- arts and movies, and who are about this type of film and ment for female documentary able to recognize the serious- professionals who contribute directors from our region. ness of the problems that the to collective film education. Our festival is, above all, a documentary films deal with. 64 65 UBRZAJ - festival filma o ljudskim pravima FAST FORWARD Human Rights Film Festival

AST FORWARD Human human rights, through the man Rights Day, and in the Rights Film Festival, the provocative and direct medi- last several years, apart from Ffirst and the only of its um of feature and documen- the Capital City of Podgorica, kind in Montenegro, aims to tary films of the most recent it has had its briefer editions raise awareness amongst the world production. FAST FOR- in the south (Kotor) and north citizens of Montenegro about WARD opens on December (Berane) of Montenegro. the concept and relevance of 10, on the International Hu-

Centre for Civic Education Adress: Bul. Sv. Petra Cetinjskog 96, III / 6, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Phone: + 382 20 228 499 Web: www.ubrzaj.me Contact person: Daliborka Uljarević

66 67 Podgorica Film Festival is the first festival of feature, short feature and documentary films to be organized in the capital of Montenegro.

odgorica Film Fes- screenings of the recent has been awarded the EFFE tival is the first fes- titles of regional and world label - Europe for Festivals, Ptival of feature, short cinema, in cooperation with Festivals for Europe, for the feature and documentary the program of the Avvan- years 2017-2018. films to be organized in the tura Film Festival of Za- The producer of the Pod- capital of Montenegro. dar and the European Film gorica Film Festival, which The Festival organizes Academy, as well as with takes place in September, is the Eye to Eye platform. the NGO Avvantura Monte- The Podgorica Film Festival negro, in cooperation with the Film Archives of Monte- negro.

With support of Podgorica Film Festival E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: @Podgoricafilmfestival Phone: +382 69878336 Montenegro MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Sara Radović, manager

68 69 SEANEMA FILM FESTIVAL Seanema into a go-to hu- “Seanema” is all about bring- man rights film festival in ing people to enjoy movies he Seanema Film fessional audiences a space overall progress of the so- the region and a place which that enrich human spirit on a Fest is an open-air for an open dialogue about ciety based on principles of successfully promotes multi- giant, outr screen overlook- human rights film human rights issues in innovation. The Festival in- culturalism as the emblem of ing the sea under a star-lit T Montenegro. sky. The goal is to give peo- festival which, by combin- Montenegro. Our focus lies cludes in its program a wide ing cinema and civic activ- in promoting the social and range of activities, such as ple food for thought and to ism, introduces the concept economic empowerment of movie screenings (compet- empower them to act for the of arts for social change in women of all age groups, itive and non-competitive betterment of the society! Montenegro. The idea upon the education and inclusion categories), open panels which the Seanema was of minorities, as well as the for discussion, workshops initially designed was to for young professionals offer to the multinational, and art exhibitions. Ulti- multi-ethnic and multi-con- mately, we aim to turn the

Seanema Film Festival Address: bb, 85360 , Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +382 67 630268 Web: www.seanema.me Contact person: Drita Llolla, director

70 71 Montenegro Film Forum

ontenegro Film Through different eventas the promotion of regional Forum gathers film themes and discussion sub- films and production services Mprofessionals from jects of the Montenegro to European and world-wide the region and from Europe Film Forum, participants talk audiences. to discuss the challenges and about the current state of possibilities of both Montene- play in the region, the co-pro- Montenegro Film Forum is grin and regional cinematog- ductions and other possibil- each year becoming bigger raphy. ities of cooperation, as well and more successful.

With support of Montenegro Film Forum Address: Malo Brdo N3 / N4, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Phone: +382 20 227 282

Montenegro E-mail: [email protected] MINISTRY OF CULTURE Contact person: Ivan Đurović

72 73 Faculty of Dramatic Arts

he Faculty of Dramat- process of acquiring profes- ums and the art education ic Arts was founded in sional knowledge and skills. center of Montenegro. TCetinje in 1994, and is The learning takes place in Our best recommendation part of the University of Mon- creative workshops led by are the exceptional gener- tenegro. In addition to acting, experienced teachers, well- ations of actors, directors, drama and theater, students known contemporary artists playwrights and producers, at our University have the in the field of theater and film, as already affirmed contem- opportunity to study direct- as well as through lectures porary artists among whom ing, production and writing by art and culture theorists, new teachers of the Faculty for film and media. A modern which are complemented by of Dramatic Arts are already study program of Film and the creative practice. The fi- emerging. Media allows the students nal exams of our students to explore the field of audio- entail public presentations visual directing, production of their work during all their and screenwriting through study years. practical work. The specifici- The uniqueness of studying Faculty of Dramatic Arts ty of the teaching process at art at the University of Mon- University of Montenegro the Faculty of Dramatic Arts tenegro is enhanced by the Address: Bajova 5, 81250 Cetinje, Montenegro Phone: +382 41 235 092 in Cetinje is in the practical ambience of the Old Capital E-mail: [email protected] creative work supporting the of Cetinje, a town of muse- Web: www.fdu.ac.me

74 75 Faculty of Visual Arts

he Faculty of Visual needs of the environment go trainings abroad. Arts of University Med- and is adapted to the global Titerranean has been trends and demands in indus- The importance of Faculty established in 2006 as the try, media and other fields. of Visual Arts in a broader first private faculty of arts in context of higher education Montenegro. The Faculty is a It is the first faculty in Mon- system is recognized on a na- place of active art competi- tenegro with the implement- tional level. The best proof for tion, in the two fields of cre- ed policy of so-called learning that is the fact that Govern- ative industries: design and outcomes of the European ment of Montenegro support- production. Within two cycles educational space, as well as ed the development of study of studies (BA, Spec Art + MA) the initiator of the first pro- programs of Faculty of Visual in the course of five years, fessional higher education Arts and recognized them as students are trained in classi- qualification in the field of art study programs of national cal and contemporary art dis- – Land artist. importance. ciplines and media. The senior students of FVA Faculty of Visual Arts The Faculty’s curriculum is have a representative portfo- Mediterranean University a symbiosis of art, science, lio that opens rs to the pro- Address: Vaka Đurovića bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro technology, computer sci- fessions in creative industries Phone: +382 67 492 022 ence and other disciplines. and thanks to the recognized E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.unimediteran.net It is aligned with the current diplomas, they usually under- 76 77 Impressum:

Montenegrin Cinema Cannes 2017 Ministry of Culture of Montenegro Njegoševa Street Publishers: 81250 Cetinje, Montenegro Ministry of Culture of Montenegro Tel. + 382 41 232 570 Film Centre of Montenegro Fax. + 382 41 232 572 [email protected] For the publishers: www.mku.gov.me Prof. MSc Janko Ljumović, Minister of Culture of Montenegro Prof. MSc Sehad Čekić, Director of the Film Centre of Montenegro Film Centre of Montenegro Njegoševa Street Editor: 81250 Cetinje, Montenegro Ilija Subotić, Audiovisual Activities Advisor, Ministry of Culture of Montenegro [email protected] www.fccg.me Graphic design and preprint preparation: Gavrilo Mirotić Film Archive of Montenegro Miljana Vukova Street 59 Translation and proofreading: 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Ana Savjak Tel: +382 20 232 016 Fax: +382 20 232 015 Print: [email protected] DPC Podgorica www.cg-kinoteka.org

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