Although shorter by two days than usual, this year's Festival of European Film in Palić will have 140 films, and will begin with the awarding of the "Lifka" award to Svetozar Cvetković and Sergej Loznica
This year, the 32nd edition of the Palić European Film Festival will open on the Palić Summer Stage on July 19 at 21 p.m.
At the opening, the "Aleksandar Lifka" award for outstanding contribution to European cinematography will be presented to Ukrainian director Sergej Loznitsa, as well as the Underground Spirit award for outstanding work in the field of independent film to Austrian director Peter Cherkasky.
"Lifka" in the category of domestic creators will be awarded to Svetozar Cvetković tomorrow, Sunday, at the Summer Stage in Palić, Cvetković has acted in more than a hundred films and television productions, collaborating with the most important authors of the former Yugoslavia and the region.
Tonight, the festival will be opened with the world premiere of the film "Pearl of Mist" by the recently deceased director Milorad Milinković, as part of the main competitive program out of competition.
"Sedef Magla" tells the story of the event in 1882, when Jelena Ilka Marković tried to kill King Milan Obrenović in the Cathedral Church. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison and soon after was found dead in her prison cell - the official version is that she hanged herself with a towel on her bed. The clues indicate that suicide was not possible. Seven years later, on the same day, two bodies were found - on the banks of the Sava, the Alas found the body of a murdered girl, and the body of Prince Miloš's great-grandson in the Topčider forest. It is revealed that both of these murders are connected to the assassination in the Cathedral. After a long time, that case was reopened. A failed lawyer and the head of the Belgrade police investigate her death, each for their own reasons, but in the case of Mrs. Marković, the truth does not bring any good.
The script is jointly written by Milorad Milinković and Dragoljub Stojković, and the main roles are played by Miloš Timotijević, Petar Strugar, Jana Ivanović, Nebojša Dugalić, Voja Brajović, Luka Grbić, Miona Marković, Jelena Ilić and Mariana Aranđelović.
Until July 23, 140 films will be shown in 16 selections, so shortening the festival by two days will probably not be noticed.
The main competition selection includes the following films: "Two Prosecutors" by Sergej Loznica, "Dreaming of Lions" (Portugal) by director Paolo Marino-Blanco, "Everything is OK" (Hungary) by Balint Daniel Sos, "Reflection in a Dead Diamond" (Belgium) by director duo Ellen Kate and Bruno Forzani, "100 Liters of Beer Gold" (Finland) by Temu Niki, "Mirror No. 3" (Germany) Christian Pecold, "Naughty Girls" (Slovenia) by Urška Đukić, "Quiet Life" (Greece) by Alexandros Avranas, and "Just Tell Me You Love Me" (France) by director Anne Le Nee.
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