Berlin sees Red. Branko Tomović takes directorial debut to German film festival
German-born Serb Branko Tomović delivers his directorial debut to the Berlin Independent Film Festival, next month.
Red, the multi award-winning short film he wrote and directed in 2016, is a short dark thriller set in London’s underground world of illegal organ smuggling: the so-called red market.
Now living in London, this actor-director knows the pressure of screening his first film to a critical audience.
When the British-German co-production screens at the prestigious independent filmmakers’ event in Berlin, it will follow successful appearances at many international film festivals.
The 20-minute film, produced by Kaissar Film in Munich and London’s House Kino, tells of Niklas (
Branko Tomović), a guilt-ridden surgeon tormented by self-hatred, who harvests organs for the red market. Read more
International film award for leading Serbian actor Slaven Došlo
International acclaim is stacking up for Serbian actor SLAVEN DOŠLO, who earned an Angela Award for his outstanding acting performance in Next to Me / Pored Mene.
At the culmination of the four-day Subtitle European Film Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland, Slaven was presented with the award on stage in front of 200 leading film directors, producers, casting directors and stars from America and Europe.
“I appreciate receiving this international award from a festival that is really one of a kind,’ said Slaven Doslo.
“This award means a lot to me, embodying as it does the tremendous international support for my work, particularly in the film Next to Me.
“I am just so grateful to director Stevan Filipovic for giving me the opportunity to play arole that has had such impact in Serbia and is now bringing me success with an international audience who really love the movie.”
Ireland’s Subtitle Film Festival Celebrates the Best of European Cinema
E
uropean cinema will be celebrated in the week-long Subtitle Film Festival (21-27 November) in the medieval Irish city of Kilkenny.
Admired for its thriving arts scene and festivals, Kilkenny’s population will be swelled by 150+ international casting directors, agents and actors in town for the annual showcase of the best of non-English language film.
Reinforcing the festival’s credentials as
Ireland’s portal to the best of European cinema, half of the screenings will be Irish premieres, many will have already won international awards, and a handful will be their country’s submission for next year’s Oscars. Read more
Festival audiences line up for ambitious Serbian thriller Incarnation
High concept thriller Incarnation is the latest Serbian film to attract attention, as word of mouth builds in the wake of premiere screenings in the UK, US and in the Balkans.
Following the film’s world premiere at London’s celebrated Raindance Film Festival and a showing at ScreamFest in Hollywood, the fast-paced actioner from Belgrade director Filip Kovačević has more screenings lined up for November.
Audiences at Germany’s prestigious Cottus Film Festival (Kammerbühne, Cottbus: 8/9 Nov) and Night Visions in Helsinki, Finland (Kinopalatsi, Helsinki: 9/12 Nov) will be next to see the film that is attracting so much attention.
Incarnation is a visually striking thriller about a seemingly ordinary young man (Stojan Djordjevic) who gets stuck in an enigmatic loop, in which he gets killed repeatedly by four masked assassins.
