Serbian female directors will be
spotlighted in the "Wild Roses" section of the Trieste Film
Festival, scheduled for January 16-24, 2025. Director Stefan
Ivančić will curate this section, aimed at promoting new female
perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe, specifically
contemporary Serbia. The program will showcase 11 diverse works
from a variety of female directors.
"Serbian women's cinema returns to recount the story of the
1990s. Both those living in Serbia and diaspora directors are
attempting to come to terms with that period, reflecting on key
events to interpret the present and the collective trauma of the
country," states Nicoletta Romeo, the festival's artistic
director.
Among the featured directors is Iva Radivojević, whose film
When the Phone Rang received a special mention at the recent
Locarno Film Festival. Emilija Gašić will also present her
latest work, 78 Days, which premiered at the Rotterdam Film
Festival and has already garnered several awards at European
festivals. Other notable directors include Milica Tomović with
her debut film Celts, Ivana Mladenović with Ivana the Terrible,
and Marta Popivoda with Landscapes of Resistance.
The section will also feature two documentaries: The Other
Side of Everything by Mila Turajlić and Homelands by Jelena
Maksimović. Additionally, four short films by emerging talents
will be showcased: Shoulders by Tara Gajović, Nobody Here by
Jelena Gavrilović, The City by Maša Šarović, and Pink by Tamara
Todorović.
The festival has also revealed its poster, designed by Polish
photographer, reporter, and documentarian Monika Bulaj. The
image, taken in the Caucasus during a wedding celebration
preparation, symbolizes the new energy that connects people
through electric wires, representing an energy that unites
individuals and transcends geographical and cultural barriers.
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