The second edition of the Balkan Film Directing Festival (BFFR) will take place from 10 to 14 June at the Open Air Cinema Rajićeva and Tuckwood cinemas. A total of 21 films will be screened across three competitive sections and a special screenings programme.
The festival will open with the film Excursion, directed by Nenad Pavlović, on 10 June at 7:30 pm at Open Air Cinema Rajićeva, in the presence of the film’s cast and crew. The film will be screened out of competition as part of the Special Screenings programme.
The main competition programme, Awakening of the Balkans, will showcase the best films from the region, representing the bold and powerful voices and visions of Balkan filmmakers, selected by curator Darko Bajić.
In this selection of outstanding Balkan films, audiences will have the opportunity to watch both premiere screenings and films that have won awards at international festivals.
Eight films from six countries will be presented:
- Bear Cave, directed by the duo Krisiane Papadakis and Sterjos Dinopoulos (Greece)
- Patty Is Such a “Girl’s” Name, directed by Giorgos Georgopoulos (Greece)
- Yugo Florida, directed by Vladimir Tagić (Serbia)
- Why Is It So Green Here?, directed by Nikola Ležaić (Serbia)
- Fantasy, directed by Kukla (Slovenia)
- One of Those Days When Heme Dies, directed by Murat Fıratoğlu (Turkey)
- Desire, directed by Ralitza Petrova (Bulgaria)
- The Face, directed by Nikola Vukčević (Montenegro)
The international competition programme, Mysteries of Film, is a selection inspired by the work of the renowned director Dušan Makavejev, featuring filmmakers from various parts of the world who push the boundaries of cinematic convention.
As part of this programme, audiences will be able to watch:
- Don’t Cry, Butterfly, directed by Duong Dieu Linh (Vietnam)
- Atropia, directed by Hailey Gates (France)
- By Design, directed by Amanda Kramer (United States)
- The Hypnosis, directed by Ernst De Geer (Sweden)
- Sorella di Clausura, directed by Ivana Mladenović (Romania)
(Politika, 05.06.2026)
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