(Post) Yugoslav Film Festival: London
London film fans will be treated to a free two-day festival of cinema and discussion, attended by celebrated Yugoslav directors and rising stars of film-making in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia.
The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the UCL European Institute have put together an impressive programme of premiere screenings and debates to commemorate the revered Yugoslav actor Bekim Fehmiu:
Rajko Grlić will present his celebrated film The Border Post (Karaula). Based on a book by Ante Tomić, Karaula is the award-winning director’s tragic comedy evoking the last days of a country seen from a small post on the Albanian border.
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| Karaula |
Goran Paskaljević will screen his latest feature Honeymoons (Medeni Mesec), a provocative Serbian-Albanian co-production on the faith of millions of their countrymen and women who decide to realise their dreams in Western Europe.
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| Medeni Mesec |
Jasmila Žbanić, who won a Golden Bear with her debut Esma’s Secret (Grbavica), will share her latest release On the Path (Na Putu). This sensitive and beautifully shot drama features a young couple trying to overcome obstacles that threaten their relationship in post-war Bosnia. http://www.the-match-factory.com/films/items/on-the-path.html
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| Na Putu |
Mila Turajlić will present the British premiere of Cinema Komunisto, his documentary about the creation, success and collapse of the Yugoslav film industry, which recently triumphed at the Trieste Film Festival. http://www.cinemakomunisto.com
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| Cinema Komunisto |
Veton Nurkollari, artistic director of the Prizren Documentary Film Festival, will host a debate with each director after the screening of their film.
Organisers promote the (Post) Yugoslav Film Festival as a chance to “discover why Yugoslavia had one of Europe’s largest and most successful film industries and how it was related to the state and its tragic collapse. Can film making be peace making and how are films now made across borders?”
The festivalwill take place on 31 May and 1 June, from 5pm-9pm, at the Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT. Entry is free, on a first come, first served basis.
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