Photo: PromoAbout twenty days before the start, Zlatibor, Priboj and Nova Varoš are ready for the start of the first NAFFIT and will do everything so that this big event for them is not politicized. It is known that all films made in 2025 will be shown, but it is not known exactly which ones
The first National Film and Television Festival - NAFFIT will begin on September 3 in Zlatibor, in the Cultural Center there.
In the last announcement of the organizers, it is written that NAFFIT has the ambition to become the umbrella event of Serbian cinematography and television production, but also an important point on the international map of cultural events, since it is here that the Serbian candidate for the prestigious "Oscar" award will be chosen.
It is emphasized that NAFFIT will bring together domestic and foreign creators, and guest cinematography will be one of the important segments of the program. Participants can expect pitching sessions, workshops that connect young writers and dramaturgy students with producers, as well as a rich cultural and artistic program.
The aforementioned announcement did not announce the films that will be shown at the first NAFFIT, although there are still twenty days left until the start.
Completed films
The Film Center of Serbia, which is one of the organizers of the festival, says that all films made this year, in which Serbia is the majority producer, will be shown at the festival. As if there is no selection.
According to data from the FCS website, in 2025 the following films were completed and premiered: How is it so green here? Nikola Ležajić, Lines of desire Daneta Komljena, Our Father, Goran Stanković, Last round guys Ilija Stojimorović, Restitution, or the dream and sleep of the old guard Želimir Žilnik, Sister of confinement Ivana Mladenović and Winds, talk to me Stefan Đorđević.
It is still not possible to find out whether this is the list of films that will be shown at the festival. It is assumed that we are waiting for the Screenplay Festival in Vrnjačka banja, which will last until August 16, where six films produced by Željko Mitrović's "Apollon Media" will have their premieres.
Zlatibor, Priboj, Nova Varos
In the Zlatibor Cultural Center, which, together with Priboj and Nova Varoš, hosts NAFFIT, they are ready for the festival and are extremely pleased that they got the opportunity to prove themselves as organizers of such a large, national event.
"This festival is a great incentive for the residents of all three places, it is important for them to see filmmakers, to see the latest films, to draw attention to themselves, and to contribute to the overall culture," said Danica Jevtić Šišović, director of the Zlatibor Cultural Center, in an unofficial interview with "Vreme".
It is planned that all films will be shown in all three places, two each day, and that the participants of those films and the guests of the festival will greet the audience in all three halls.
The guest cinematography is expected to be Hungary. It is very possible that thanks to the director Predrag Gaga Antonijević, whose initiative this festival was created, four Hollywood actors will also come to Zlatibor.
Culture transcends politics.
Danica Jevtić Šišović points out that the prize fund is not small, that it amounts to 15 million dinars, and in addition to the main festival prize, awards will also be given in various categories - from screenplays for films and TV series, to directing, acting, scenography, costumes and make-up, to editing, sound design and music, which she considers extremely important.
Judging by public comments, filmmakers and the cultural public are not looking forward to this festival, they consider it redundant because domestic films are shown at other film festivals, for example in Vrnjačka banja, in Niš, Sopot, and that this one in Zlatibor was founded for some reasons that have nothing to do with culture.
The director of the Cultural Center says that she will do her best to keep NAFFIT in the domain of culture because "culture transcends politics" and "not to be politicized, especially because of these people who live here and for whom this kind of event means a lot."
NAFFIT will last until September 7.
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