The Delegation of the European Union to Serbia, in cooperation with the Europe House, announced today that this year’s European Film Festival will be held in Belgrade from 26 February to 2 March, and that admission to all screenings will be free of charge.
“This year, audiences in Belgrade will have the exclusive opportunity to watch films nominated for the prestigious LUX Audience Award 2026. This award, as a leading recognition in the world of European cinema, is presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy, with the active participation of audiences across the continent,” the statement reads.
The main programme of the festival will take place at the Yugoslav Film Archive (1 Uzun Mirkova Street) from 26 to 28 February. The festival will be officially opened on Thursday, 26 February at 7 p.m. by the EU Ambassador to Serbia, Andreas von Beckerath, while Member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas will address the audience via video message.
Following the opening screening, a panel discussion will be held on contemporary Serbian and European auteur cinema, the significance of audience awards and the possibilities of EU support for Serbian film. Participants will include directors Srdan Golubović, Marko Đorđević and Nikola Ležaić, as well as producer Dragana Jovović.
The programme at the Yugoslav Film Archive will open on Thursday, 26 February at 7 p.m. with the screening of the film Sentimental Value, directed by Hans Petter Moland. The following day, “Deaf” by Eva Libertad will be shown at 6 p.m., and “It Was Just an Accident” by Jafar Panahi at 8 p.m. On Saturday, 28 February, at the same times, the films Christy by Brendan Canty and Love Me Tender by Anna Cazenave Cambet will be screened.
Registration for all screenings is mandatory and can be completed via the website of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia (europa.rs/festival-evropskog-filma-beograd-2026), after which the festival visitors will get free tickets.
(SNM.rs, 19.02.2026)
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