The program of the 15th Beldocs Festival has been announced

Brave and authentic films of the most important independent filmmakers from around the world will be screened at 15th Beldocs festivale, one of the leading documentary film festivals in this part of Europe. At the press conference where the festival, taking place May 11th-18th in Belgrade, was announced as an inspiring place that shares a passion for films, and the festival program and tickets will be available from tomorrow via the website beldocs.rs.

“In anticipation of the 15th Beldocs, we are looking forward to having some of the most anticipated documentaries this year. The festival will include 12 program units, and for the first time in our country, we will screen more than 100 of the best documentaries of today. We will show the award-winning documentaries of some of the most daring filmmakers working around the world today. In addition to film screenings, we will organize panels and Master Class lectures, as well as Industry activities and workshops, with cash prizes for the development of future films, “said Mara Prohaska Marković, the festival  adding that this year the festival wants to support to our colleagues and partners in Ukraine. “Some of them are still filming in Ukraine and have been tragically killed while filming.”

“You can buy tickets online through our website, which will be on sale  tomorrow. We expect local, but also audiences from the region, and with all the participating content and our program, we are sure that for every visitor Beldocs 2022 will be a unique experience, “said Marko Grba Singh, artistic director of Beldocs Festival.

“We remind you that you can watch films from previous editions of the festival on our website via the Beldocs + VOD platform. Also, on the site you can find all the information about the films and authors that are in this year’s selection. We invite everyone to join us, because we believe in the power of documentaries. Creative documentaries that inspire people to believe in change, “said Igor Stanojević, selector of the Beldocs festival.

The Prime Time program will screen some of the most anticipated documentaries in the world for this year: Babi Yar. Context and Mr. Landsbergis (Sergei Loznitsa), JFK: Through the Looking Glass (Oliver Stone), Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (Robert B. Weide, Don Argott), The Rosellinis (Alessandro Rossellini, Lorenzo d’Amico de Carvalho), When Flowers Are Not Silent  (Andrei Kutsila), Ennio Morricone (Giuseppe Tornatore), How to Become Jacques Cousteau (Liz Garbus), Dreaming Walls (Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier), Jackass Forever (Jeff Tremaine), Ascension (Jessica Kingdon), Painter (Oliver Hirschbiegel), Sabaja (Hogir Hirori), Mucenbacher (Ruth Beckermann), Bob Spit – We Do Not Like People (Cesar Cabral), Nick Cave: This Much I Know To Be True (Andrew Dominik) and See you Friday, Robinson (Mitra Farahani).

As part of the domestic competition program, new authors will be presented who offer a fresh perspective and inventive styles, and festival visitors will have the opportunity to meet new voices of Serbian documentary film. Two world premieres, two regional premieres and one Serbian premieres will take place at the festival. This year’s selection consists of seven documentaries, including two short films. In addition to the film Without by Luka Papić, the domestic competition selection also includes: Museum of the Revolution (Srđan Keča), Landscapes of the Pannonian Fern (Marko Cvejić), My Hand (Koštana Banović), Adapted (Dejan Petrović), Apple and Two Cherries (Mina Petrović) and Spring (Viktor Horvat).

The festival was supported by: European Union through the Creative Europe MEDIA program, Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, Film Center Serbia, Film Center Greece, Film Center Montenegro, Danish Film Institute, Embassies of Australia, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Goethe Institute, Austrian Cultural Forum, Italian Cultural Center, French Institute, UN Women, OSCE Mission to Serbia, Sasha Marchetta Foundation, Al Jazeera Balkans, DOX TV, ORION, Telecom.

The festival promo video, directed by Marija Stojnić, can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX-npxq5RV8