Belgrade to host Author Film Festival in November

The Author Film Festival (FAF) is scheduled to take place in Belgrade from November 20 to 27. The festival will introduce a new programming selection titled “Yugosphere,” which will feature eight feature-length and three short films from the region. A new acting award, the “Bekim Fehmiu” award, will be presented within this competition, with actor Ulix Fehmiu serving as a judge.

Artistic director Srđan Vučinić announced that the main program will consist of 12 films from acclaimed directors, including Mike Leigh, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Christian Mungiu, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Local productions such as Miroslav Terzić’s “Three Weeks Later” and Goran Stanković’s “Our Father” are also included in the lineup. The festival is set to open with the film “Fjord” by Romanian director Christian Mungiu.