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„THE VISITORS“: SVALBARD, CLIMATE CHANGE & LOCAL COMMUNITY

Art Box portal // Veronika Lišková‘s documentary „The Visitors“ (2023) immerses viewers in the unique setting of Svalbard, as anthropologist Zdenka Sokolícková and her family relocate to Longyearbyen, Norway. The film, shot over two years, delves into Sokolícková’s study on the impact of climate change on the local community, revealing unexpected social tensions and anxieties....

ROAD TRIP: NOVI SAD ― DUBROVNIK
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ROAD TRIP: NOVI SAD ― DUBROVNIK

Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // My recent stay in Dubrovnik took me back to the 80s, to family vacations in Kupari, during the time of the former Yugoslavia. I don’t recall the exact route we took to the sea back then; all I know is that we traveled in a Yugo. However, I still...

CLUB ZERO BY JESSICA HAUSNER
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CLUB ZERO BY JESSICA HAUSNER

Art Box portal // The ironically critical film „Club Zero“, directed by Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner, had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and is currently available for viewing on the KinoKouch Free Zone (Slobodna zona) platform. This film indirectly addresses eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. However, its focus extends...

Strange Way of Life_ PHOTO Slobodna zona - Promo
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QUEER WESTERN BY PEDRO ALMODOVAR

Written by: Dragan Vojvodić // „Strange Way of Life„ („Extraña forma de vida“), a short queer western by Pedro Almodóvar (born in 1949) from 2023, had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and closed the 19th Free Zone Film Festival. Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal portray two middle-aged men on opposite sides of the...

IS THERE HAPPINESS IN POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIPS?
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IS THERE HAPPINESS IN POLYAMOROUS RELATIONSHIPS?

Written by: Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // What is a healthy emotional relationship, and does the content of this phrase depend on whether we live in Serbia or, for example, in Finland? Can we love multiple people simultaneously without committing adultery, and have several romantic partners without showing jealousy? These are precisely the questions problematized by...

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ECOLOGICAL FAMILY DRAMA „EVIL DOES NOT EXIST“

Written by: Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // „Evil Does Not Exist“, an ecological family drama by Japanese director Ryu Hamaguchi, about the resistance that a local community offers to corporate „glamping“ tourism, which has been awarded at the London Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, officially opened the 19th Free Zone (Slobodna zona) with screenings...

SUICIDE INQUIRY AT THE OTOK GALLERY IN DUBROVNIK
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SUICIDE INQUIRY AT THE OTOK GALLERY IN DUBROVNIK

Art Box portal // At the Otok Gallery, an independent cultural center, Art Workshop Lazareti (Art radionica Lazareti) in Dubrovnik (ARL), from October 12th to October 31st, 2023, presents the art project ‘Decisive’ by Nina Đurđević (curated by Iva Prosoli), in which the artist examines the theme of suicide. This is a topic that needs...

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WILL WOMEN RESTORE DEMOCRACY IN IRAN?

Art Box Portal // This year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the brave Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi (1972), who, under the charge of „spreading propaganda against the state,“ is serving multiple sentences in the infamous prison in Tehran. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to her for „exceptional courage and dedication...

WOMAN CAN BE DESTROYED BUT NOT DEFEATED – SHIRIN NESHAT IN BELGRADE
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WOMAN CAN BE DESTROYED BUT NOT DEFEATED – SHIRIN NESHAT IN BELGRADE

Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // Shirin Neshat (1957), an internationally renowned artist of Iranian origin based in New York, visited MSUB in Belgrade on October 13. As part of the Art Film Program in the „Miodrag B. Protić Hall“, the artist presented her work in visual arts and film, and her film „The Fury“...

THE SWEDISH PLAY #JEANNE, DIRECTED BY ANJA SUŠA, WON THE GRAND PRIX AT THE 57th BITEF
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THE SWEDISH PLAY #JEANNE, DIRECTED BY ANJA SUŠA, WON THE GRAND PRIX AT THE 57th BITEF

Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // The play #Jeanne, directed by the former selector of Bitef, Anja Suša, won this year’s Grand Prix „Mira Trailović. The jury, chaired by Dr. Ana Vujanović, explained: „It is a rich theatrical experience that captivates with its complexity. It’s a fairy tale about classes, heroes, and revolutions, about capitalism...