# Release of film Balcanica at Venice Film Festival

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/release-of-film-balcanica-at-venice-film-festival
> Updated: 2026-09-12T09:06:00.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

The film ‘Balcanica’, an Italian-Serbian co-production directed by Nicola Sorcinelli, was presented at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival within the ‘Giornate degli Autori’ section. The narrative depicts the journey of Afghan musicians traveling the Balkan route toward Italy to escape musical prohibition and seek asylum.

Following its presentation, the film received two awards at the festival: the Audience Award and the Best Debut Film award. The production was filmed in Serbia, specifically in the Sjenica and Pešter plateau regions, through a collaboration between Italian companies Nightswim and Wildside and the Serbian company This and That Productions.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-12: Balkanika wins two awards at Venice Film Festival

The Italian-Serbian co-production ‘Balkanika’ won the Audience Award and Best Debut Film at the Venice International Film Festival.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/balkanika-wins-two-awards-at-venice-film-festival

### 2026-09-04: Matilda De Angelis presents ‘Balcanica’ at Venice Film Festival

Matilda De Angelis presented Nicola Sorcinelli’s debut film ‘Balcanica’ at the Venice Film Festival, a story about Afghan musicians fleeing cultural repression via the Balkan route.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/matilda-de-angelis-presents-balcanica-at-venice-film-festival

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