The 7th Ravno Selo Film Festival, an international festival of debut and second films wrapped up on Sunday, June 30tjh in Ravno Selo under the traditional slogan “Film stories circulate in the village”. During the four days of the festival, more than 40 films from 19 countries were shown, and valuable prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony.
The Golden Clip for the best director along with a monetary award in the amount of EUR 1,500 provided by Film Center Serbia went to the director Celine Song for the film Past Lives (USA, South Korea). In the explanation of the award, the jury characterized this film as “a story that in a subtle way deeply touches the audience, forcing them to think about the question of what is really important in our lives, and whether we will subordinate those lives to love, or will love submit to life”.
The Golden Clip for the best film and a monetary award in the amount of EUR 1,000, provided by Film Center Serbia, were awarded to the film Sunday (Serbia), written by Stefan Bošković and directed by Nemanja Ćeranić and Miloš Radunović. “The biographical story inspired by true events from the life of one of the most beloved singers from this area has been translated into a film of exceptional poetic power, characterized by a quality rhythm in the plot, a respectable production range, a fascinating ensemble of actors and a great reception by the audience,” the jury explained.
The Golden Clip for the best film as chosen by the audience and a prize in the amount of EUR 500 were awarded to the film The Last Shooter (Serbia) directed by Darko Nikolić, with Nenad Jezdić in the lead role. In the explanation of the decision, it was stated that “this exciting thriller, full of unexpected twists and tense scenes, kept the audience in anticipation and constant tension from beginning to end.”
The Golden Clip for the best documentary film with a cash prize of 500 EUR was awarded to the film Calls (Poland) directed by Ming-Wei Qiang, “because he managed to immerse us in the heart of a room where it seems the whole world settled down and showed all the absurdity, pain and tragedy that emergency service operators experience every day, as in some tense thriller.” Special mention was awarded by the jury to the film Panorama (Brazil) by Julie Gava and Daniel Leao “for reminding us that simple amateur photographs have an incredible power to trigger our inner processes, awaken in us associations and memories and bring us into contact with that invisible course of life that everyone, who deals with documentary film, tries to capture”.
The First Meter plaque for the best student film with a cash prize of 500 EUR was awarded to director and screenwriter Tina Veličković for the film Sadness (North Macedonia). In the explanation of the jury, it is stated that this film is “a skilfully conducted story, which, through the protagonist who struggles with the consequences of the tragedy that happened to him, carries out a kind of a vivisection of society in a very mature way”.
This year, the company “Gorki list” awarded the prize for the best young actor or actress of the festival in the amount of EUR 1,000, and the prize went to Luna Pilić for the role of Janja in the film Holy Family (Croatia). In the explanation of the award, it was stated that this actress “approached a very complicated acting task with measured, subtle means and managed to believably play a multi-layered, complex character of the era of the sixties of the 20th century.”
The jury of the main competition program consisted of actress Ana Lečić, director Marko Novaković and actor Miodrag Radonjić. Film editor and FDU professor Dragan Dimčić was the president of the one-member jury of the documentary program “Short 100 Minutes”, and the director Nemanja Ćipranić was the president of the one-member jury of the student film selection.
Cover photo: Vidoje Manojlović