Film Center of Serbia and the Museum of Genocide Victims in Belgrade signed an agreement on cooperation, with the goal of organizing and implementing joint projects and programs in the field of culture, education, culture of remembrance, art and scientific research. This Agreement commits the signatories of to mutual support and assistance in the production of documentaries, documentaries and feature films dedicated to the preservation of the culture of memory.
Gordan Matić, photo: Monika Husar
Gordan Matić, director of Film Center Serbia, stated on the occasion of signing the Protocol: “I am very pleased that we have signed this protocol on cooperation between the two institutions on a national basis. Above all, it will enable our film makers who deal with certain historical topics, to be able to get the real data that are important for the creation of a film much easier and more precisely. The Museum of Genocide Victims will offer its people, resources, materials and archives to all our authors who want to make films on these topics, so that they can check the data that interests them. I know how important it is to have good archival material that does not deviate from historically accurate data. That is a great responsibility for every author who deals with real events and personalities. ”
Dejan Ristić, photo: Monika Husar
Dejan Ristic, director of the Museum of Genocide Victims, pointed out after the signing: “This is an important event for us because we show the desire and need of two national cultural institutions from two different segments to cooperate for the benefit of our national cinema in all its aspects.” On the other hand, this cooperation is for the benefit of preserving the dignified memory of the victims of genocide committed against members of our people in World War II, but also the victims of the Holocaust and Samudaripen – genocide committed against Roma. In the previous period, the Museum of Genocide Victims has made a number of documentaries and is already working extensively with our prominent directors who deal with certain topics, such as Lordan Zafranović and Goran Radovanović. “For us as a national institution, it is very valuable that an increasing number of creators and experts from the world of cinematography, both ours and foreign, turn to us with the desire to consult our experts regarding the material kept in the Museum of Genocide Victims.”
Gordan Matić and Dejan Ristić, photo: Monika Husar
The signatories of the agreement will continuously exchange publications, and will provide archival, museum and library materials in conventional and digital form free of charge to each other, for use in scientific research and exhibition purposes, as well as for the purpose of publishing in professional and other publications. Film Center Serbia and the Museum of Genocide Victims will also provide premises to each other for programs they organize, free of charge.