First Edition of Film Festival Dedicated to Women Announced in Serbia
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- 21 Apr 2022
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The first edition of the International Female Film Festival Petra will take place at The Cultural Centre of Belgrade Movie Theatre from 8 to 11 December 2022. The festival will celebrate women’s filmmaking, women authors and films exploring women’s topics.
Taking its name from Ancient Greek, where Petra (ΠεÑ‚ρα) means a rock, a stone, the festival will present nine women directors from around the world together with their nine feature films.
The festival has been conceived and initiated by Natalija Avramović, the director, scriptwriter and producer of the 2021 Serbian feature film The Spring Poem / Prolećnapesma, produced by Nacija, coproduced by Besne slike, whose main character was called Petra.
“So far, we have received dozens of films from Brazil, Argentina, USA, Afghanistan, Romania and other countries. I am very excited and proud because I’ve started a wonderful story and, to my surprise, there has not existed a film festival in Serbia celebrating women's creativity, worldview and strength. The festival will be opened with the Serbian premiere of our documentary film Lady Miners / Rudarke,” Natalija Avramović told FNE.
The special guest of this year’s festival is the producer Maria Lea Evarsdottir from Iceland. Read More…
