This is one of those texts that got out of control, which instead of the Serbian cinematography in 2025, as it was intended, will tell, apart from that, about something else, but possibly more important. This is how it was.
First, it turns out that there is not a single place where it is possible to find out what cinematography is planning for this year. Institutions that have this type of research in their job description don't know about it.
Individuals do this, on their own initiative, because they are interested in it. And they are very happy to share the results with others.
At least 36
The source for writing the text that follows is Đorđe Bajić, film critic of "Vremena", author of a series of novels about Inspector Liman, a man who knows everything about film. He compiled a list of feature films that are currently being filmed, which have already been filmed, and which are in some stage of post-production, so maybe they will have their premiere this year.
Đorđe Bajić's list imposed the second theme mentioned above: that cinematography enters the year 2025 with an enviable amount of endurance, despite the conditions. This truth also means that in our country films are shot for an unnecessarily long time, for years, also due to conditions (Slobodan Šijan, for example, started shooting the film Be God with us three years ago and only now the prime minister is expected), but let's not be gloomy at the beginning of the year.
So: according to Bajić's list, there are currently 36 films in one stage or another in Serbia, and he says that there are certainly more.
One would think that this does not happen in Serbia, where the budget for culture has been reduced, and whose Film Center decided to divide the budget for new projects, unlike in previous years, into a small number of films so that each of them would still receive some amount with which he can do something.
NAFFIT
Speaking of the Film Center of Serbia, let's just say that the first one will be held this year NAFFIT, National Film and Television Festival, a counterpart to the old, Croatian one in Pula. And that's the only thing that the Ministry of Culture and FCS emphasize when they talk about this year, and what they are proud of. It will be a festival of our national identity.
Photo: PromoNAFFIT announcement
It will be held in September, in Zlatibor, its creator is the director Predrag Gaga Antonijević (although it was first publicly mentioned by FCS director Ivan Karl) and as announced by the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković, NAFFIT will be the place for premiere screenings, and the selection for the Serbian candidate for the Oscar award.
And now the list of films currently being made in Serbia:
Photo: Promo"cheek"
Announced premiere this year
Picture - Nikola Vukčević (co-production, had its world premiere in November at the festival in Cottbus, Germany, and then at the festival in Cairo, expected to be in Serbia this year)
Winds, talk to me - Stefan Đorđević (debut film, will premiere at the festival in Rotterdam at the beginning of February)
Last round guys – Ilija Stojimirović (the premiere is announced for February 6)
Be God with us - Slobodan Šijan (film about Boško Tokin and the making of the first avant-garde film, played by Miloš Biković, was in the editing process in October)
House – Tanja Brzaković (international cast, premiere announced in the summer)
A crack in the ice - Maja Miloš (filming started two years ago, premiere announced for this year)
Crown aka Not even in my sleep - Vasilije Nikitović (starring, among others, Goran Bregović and Rambo, and the premiere is announced for this year)
Our Father - Goran Stanković (co-production region and Europe, premiere announced this year)
Lust – Tamara Belošević, Tomislav Nikačević (prime minister this year)
The good, the bad, the illegal – Vladimir E. Karaklajić (Illegal Production from Novi Sad announces the premiere for this year)
Filming is over
Saligia - Petar Ristovski (on the website of the production company "Zillion" it says that it is in post-production)
Lines of desire – Dane Komljen (recording should be finished)
Golden Ratio 42 aka Children of Kozara – Lordan Zafranović (filming finished in September)
Photo: Promo/Maja Medić"Rattlebells"
Rattlesnakes – Nikola Ljuca (filming finished in September)
There will be new summers – Gvozden Đurić (film and mini-series shot in September)
Karmadona - Aleksandar Radivojević (recording finished two weeks ago)
Customs – Peđa Marković (the film was shot this summer)
Recording in progress
Hajduk in Belgrade - Milan Todorović (filming started eight days ago, a film for children based on the novel of the same name by Gradimir Stojković)
The hand of justice – Nemanja Ćeranić (film about the murder of Ante Pavelić, shooting started in December)
Excursion – Miroslav Terzić (filming started in November)
Deed - Luka Mihailović (horror film, shooting started in November)
Frost – Pavle Vučković (detective story, filming started in September)
Photo: Promo"The Return of the Zika Dynasty"
Zika's Dynasty: Crazy Year - Milan Konjević (continuation of the hit movie series from the eighth and ninth decades of the 20th century, filming started in September)
Forgiveness - Filip Kovačević (adventure film, filming was underway in September)
Soap - Momir Milošević (filming is in progress)
Accomplices - Marko Novaković (recording is in progress)
Excursion – Nenad Pavlović (homage to Mica Popović and Zika Pavlović, filming started in April 2024)
Yugo Florida – Vladimir Tagić (debut film, filming started in November 2023)
Photo: PromoVasilija Prekrasna
Vasilija Prekrasna – Žikica Jovanović, Ivica Vidanović, Vlastimir Stevanović (film for children, filming started in July 2023)
Used people – Dean Radovanović (Branka Katic in the lead role, film about a media mogul, shooting started in September 2022)
Bound - Miloš Radunović (thriller, shooting to begin)
Mother of pearl mist – Milorad Milinković (based on Dragoljub Stojković's novel of the same name about the woman who shot Milan Obrenović, film in preparation)
Mama aka How is it so green here? – Nikola Ležaić (co-production with Croatia)
King of the Forest + Cycling with Zoli Turčin – Szabolcs Tolnai (the film was supported by Euroimage in 2022)
Verified Target – Milena Grujić (American-Serbian film)
Sorella di Clausura - Ivana Mladenović (the project was at the co-production market in Rotterdam)
