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 Montenegro 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 • Podgorica 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 major 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 Sarajevo Film Festival, Special Mention - International Festival De Cine Uruguay, Best Actor Completed Montenegro, Serbia (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 A a 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 Bojana 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: Yugoslavia. 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. Martinović, 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 Baćović, Tihomir Stanić, Simo Trebješanin, Dubravka Drakić, Vojo Krivokapić 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.