Serbian Films on the Canadian Pacific

The Vancouver Serbian Film Festival concluded on November 13 with screenings of the feature film "See You in Montevideo" and the documentary "Yugoslavia." A total of four feature films and three feature-length documentaries were shown at the festival.

This non-competitive, showcase event, now in its seventh year, was held at Vancouver's most prestigious cinema, the VanCity Theatre, which also hosts the Vancouver International Film Festival.

The opening address was delivered by the festival's founder and lead organizer, Honorary Consul of Serbia Peter Vladiković.

Highlighting the significance of this cultural event not only for the Serbian community but for the entire Pacific metropolis, the festival was officially opened by the Ambassador of Serbia to Canada, Mihailo Papazoglu.

The festival opened with the feature film "Circles," directed by Srdan Golubović, starring Aleksandar Berček, Nebojša Glogovac, Hristina Popović, and others.

Also screened at the festival were the feature films "Mamaroš" by Momčilo Mrdaković, whose cast includes Bogdan Diklić, Mira Banjac, Sergej Trifunović, and others; "Little Budo" by Danilo Bećković, featuring, among others, Petar Strugar, Tihomir Stanić, and Petar Božović; as well as "See You in Montevideo" by Dragan Bjelogrlić, with Miloš Biković, Viktor Savić, Elena Martinez, and others in the leading roles.

The audience, which included a considerable number of native-born Canadians, also saw three Serbian feature-length documentaries: "My Craft" by Mladen Matičević, about singer-songwriter Arsen Dedić; "Kosma" by Sonja Blagojević, about the radio station of the same name that connects listeners in isolated Serbian enclaves in Kosovo; and "Yugoslavia, How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body" by Marta Popivoda.

The Vancouver Serbian Film Festival has been held since 2007, and audiences have so far seen 26 feature films and 9 documentaries.

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