European Film Festival Palic until July 20

The 25th jubilee European Film Festival Palic was opened this Saturday, July 14, 2018, by its new Council’s president Dusan Kovacevic who shortly before, at the Summer Stage, received the Festival’s founding document from former president Mira Banjac.

The audience was previously addressed by the Provincial Prime Minister Igor Mirovic, and Mayor of Subotica Bogdan Laban welcomed them to the town of Danilo Kis, Aleksandar Lifka, Stevan Raickovic and Dezso Kosztolanyi.

He pointed out that the European Film Festival had been one of the key factors in the promotion of Subotica and Vojvodina for 25 years and said that it was an institution which combines the best from Serbia with the most successful from Europe, reminding the audience of the important names who have visited Palic in the past two decades.

At the opening ceremony, the audience could see an exhibition of photos from the festival’s “family album”. An international jury was presented, which will award the Golden Tower prize for the best film and the Palic Tower prize for the best director, as well as the FEDEORA jury and the FIPRESCI jury.

Art director Nenad Dukic and program director Miroslav Mogorovic introduced German director Wolfgang Fischer, whose movie Styx was the first one to be screened as part of the main competition.

Dukic mentioned that European authors expressed, more than previously, the need to talk about some major problems of the contemporary world, one of which is the migrant crisis.

Official Selection was opened by an Italian film out of competition Happy as Lazzaro, directed by Alice Rohrwacher. By July 20, the audience will be able to see over 100 films in 12 selections.

European Film Festival Palic

Dusan Kovacevic

Mira Banjac

Igor Mirovic

Bogdan Laban

Golden Tower

Palic Tower

FEDEORA jury

FIPRESCI jury

Nenad Dukic

Miroslav Mogorovic

Wolfgang Fischer

Styx

Happy as Lazzaro

Alice Rohrwacher