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Music, films and utopia by Emir Kusturica at home in his village promoting Serbian culture and folklore!
Under the patronage of multi-award winning director Emir Kusturica and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia the 12th edition of KUSTENDORF FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL (has been held at Drvengrad - Mokra Gora,Serbia from January 11-16, 2019)
Aimed at rewarding future generations of filmmakers as well as providing master classes with established talents, the festival is a by-invitation only event with 6 segments:
1. COMPETITION PROGRAMME (in which students films from all over the world will be awarded with a Gold, Silver or Bronze Egg, depending of the jury’s choice)
2. RETROSPECTIVE OF GREATNESS
3. CONTEMPORARY TRENDS
4. MUSIC PROGRAMME
Students or self-taught non-released filmmakers can submit a film (under 45 minutes of duration) on any genre for consideration to the competition programme.
The films should be sent in a DVD with English subtitles (if the original language is not English) and on a separate CD the following shall be included:
In word format:
- short synopsis including film duration
- short director biography
- cast (director, editor, director of photography, editor, screenplay, producer)
- at least two (2) stills – one of the director and crew and one still image of the film in JPEG, GIFF or PDF.
http://www.kustendorf-filmandmusicfestival.org
Interview with Illaria di Carlo at Belgrade airport on the way out to Berlin after her win in Kustendorf (Special Mention)
The short film is loosely based on Dante’s Divine Comedy, The Divine Way takes viewers along on the protagonist’s epic descent through an endless labyrinth of staircases. As the woman journeys deeper, the staircases mutate and she is trapped and pulled into their dangerous landscape, taking us through more than fifty magnificent locations.
Ilaria D...
Opening Animation - Kustendorf 2019 from Kustendorf Film & Music Festival on Vimeo.
We really love the animation, and the vision behind the concept.
These animals were also reproduced on th ebadges, press were represented by the crocodile!
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AndricGrad is inspired by the yougaslavian Nobel Prize (1961) Ivo Andrijc.
Emir Kusturica built a city, village and cultural center and cinema multiplex. It regularly hosts exhibitions of arts and traditional culture assets of the region.
It is another life investment of Emir Kusturicca who has put in these projects all the money he earned in film and music.
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Zolani Mkiva saluting Emir Kusturica's outstanding contributions with Champion of People's Culture Award from the Mkiva Foundation.
The trophy was flown all the way from South Africa to snowy mountains of Serbia for this occasion, giving the chance to Zolani Mkiva, his founder, to set foor on the Kustendorf village for the first time.
As Emir Kusturica said in his acceptance speech, it is not the end it is the beginning of a new friendship.
The prize kicked off the evening of th...
Meet our friend from South Africa: Zolani Mkiva an internationally acclaimed heritage practitioner and cultural activist, a poet, actor and producer, known for Mandela: Un long chemin vers la liberté (2013), A Small Town Called Descent (2010) and Cultures of Resistance (2010).
He is the founder of The Mkiva Humanitarian Award and flew from South Africa to honor Emir Kusturica during the Award Ceremony, closing night...
The first feature film by Fabio et Damiano D'Innocenzo, Boys Cry (2018), was shown on the last day of the 12th Kustendorf festival, as a part of the Conteporary trends programme selection. After the screeinig, the authors joined the audience and discussed the film and their own views on cinema. The work process, as explained by the twin brothers D’Inoccenzios, consists of devouring films, but at the same time one needs to be aware of the influe...
The new documentary by Wim Wenders Pope Francis: The Man of His Word was shown on the fifth day of Kustendorf. After the screening, Andrea Gambetta, the producer of the film, held a workshop for the guests of the Festival. Gambetta has a long history with the Festival and with profesor Emir Kusturica. He was a member of the jury in the first year of Kustendorf, and is guilty, as professor Kusturica said, for the forming of No Smoking Orchestra. Also, Gambetta was a producer on ...
Squares
Diego Armando Maradona Square
Andrei Tarkovsky Square
Streets
Ivo Andrić Street
Nikita Mikhalkov Street
Jim Jarmusch Street
Ingmar Bergman Street
Novak Đoković Street
Federico Fellini Street
Matija Bećković Street
Ernesto Che Guevara Street
Nikola Tesla Street
Bruce Lee Street
Branislav Nušić Street
Jean Vigo Street
Abbas Kiarostami Street
Sokaks
Miodrag Petrović Čkalja Sokak,
Bogdan Tirnanić Sokak
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11/1 | 24:00 |The Advahov Brothers Orchestra
12/1 | 24:00 | Vinicio Capossela
13/1 | 24:00 |Jovan Pavlović and Marko Marković Brass Band
14/1 | 24:00 | Kal
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The Award for Future Films along with an homage have become somewhat of a Kustendorf tradition. This year, Professor Kusturica gave the honor of this award and homage to Sergi Lopez, celebrated Spanish actor. Professor Kusturica said that the number and quality of Sergi’s roles borders abnormal. Lopez, who was very moved, told the Professor that he cannot even imagine how crazy it was for him to come to this Festival and how important this award was. At the end of the a...
Tonight was the first part of the Competition Programme of the 12th International Film and Music Festival Küstendorf. The Jury who will be deciding on this year’s awards are Stana Katić, a Canadian-American film and television actress, Slobodan Despot, publisher, publicist, writer and photographer, Tancrède Ramonet, documentary author-director and an audiovisual producer. The Vilko Filač Award will be presented by cinematographer Michel A...
The Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival was founded in 2008 with the idea to bring together the icons of contemporary author’s cinema and young, future filmmakers. The festival takes place every year in January in Drvengrad in Mokra Gora, organized by “Rasta International” and under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. The founder of this unique film and music festival is celebrated film director Emir Kusturica.
Kustendor...
Stana Katić
Stana Katić is a Canadian-American film and television actress of Serbian descent. Born in Hamilton, Canada, in the family of emigrants from Dalmatia, she studied at Toronto University and The Theatre School at DePaul University. Stana Katić further developed her acting technique at the Beverly Hills Playhouse acting...
Bruno Chatelin, co founder and editor of the site founded in 1995, will spend a few days in Serbia's unique festival, launched by Emir Kustrurica in 2008 on the set of his film "LIFE IS A MIRACLE"
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KUSTENDORF INTERNATIONAL FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
11 – 16th of JANUARY, MECAVNIK, SERBIA
Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival will be held from 11 to 16th of January in Mecavnik, Mokra Gora, Serbia. Kustendorf festival, whose founder and artistic director Emir Kusturica as in previous years will be dedicated to young filmmakers and world acclaimed authors.
The competition program of the 12th International Film and Music Festival Kustendorf will con...
For more information about authors, please visit:
http://www.kustendorf-filmandmusicfestival.org/2019/
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Competition Programme
12/1 | 21:30 | Hasta Siempre, ComandanteFaisal Attrache
12/1 | 21 : 30 | To Hell With MarieLéopold Dewolf
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Jury
Serge Regourd
Serge Regourd is Professor at the University of Toulouse 1-Capitole, where he was Head of the Department of Law, Culture and Communication for a long time and the Head of a research laboratory in these fields.He is the auth...
All Inclusive, Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Switzerland
All These Creatures, Charles Williams, Australia
Autumn Waltz, Ognjen Petković, Serbia, USA
Being More Like Bagsy, Mikkel Storm Glomstein, Norway
Costacurta, Saša Karanović, Republic of Srpska
Elizabeth, Wojciech Klimala, Poland
Five Minutes to Sea, Natalia Mirzoyan, Russia
Hasta Siempre, Comandante, Faisal Attrache, Spain/Cuba/Syria
How to Swim, Noa Gusakov, Israel
I’ve Got Something For You Too, Iwo Kondefer, Polan...
GARY LUCAS
Gary Lucas, a world class guitar hero, a Grammy-nominated songwriter and composer, an international recording artist with over 30 acclaimed solo albums in a variety of genres: jazz, rock, classical, folk, blues and world music, a soundtrack composer for film and television performed in over 40 countries. He starts his career as a member of Captain Beefheart’s band. Later, in 1988 he formed the band Gods and Monsters. In his ve...
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About Kustendorf Film and Music Festival
 The Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival was founded in 2008 with the idea to bring together the icons of contemporary author’s cinema and young, future filmmakers. The festival takes place every year in January in Drvengrad in Mokra Gora, organized by “Rasta International” and under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. The founder of this unique film and music festival is celebrated film director Emir Kusturica.
Kustendorf is a unique festival, without red carpet, billboards and advertisements, fully devoted to film, music, friendships and exchange of creative ideas and energy.
Drvengrad, the town made of wood, is the center of all festival happenings. It is a place where films are screened, concerts performed, where people meet, make friends, fall in love, work, learn, rest, sleep, eat, think and enjoy. Like any other town, Drvengrad has a central square with the church of St. Sava, a library, an art gallery, a market, a kindergarten, a “prison”, a swimming pool, a sauna, a hair salon, a pastry shop, a grocery shop, a sports area, cinemas, restaurants and many other facilities that make the visit to the Festival an unforgettable experience.
Film programme
The film programme at Kustendorf Festival is screened in several theatres. The Competition Programme and the Contemporary Trends Programme is screened at the biggest, Damned Yard theatre. Other films are shown in the Noam Chomsky amphitheater. After the projections of films, workshops are held by renowned film authors.
Music program
Every night at midnight, after the screenings and workshops, various music stars perform on stage.
Accommodation
No two rooms are alike in Drvengrad, since each room contains uniquely painted and handcrafted furniture, a different view and a different path leading to it. The rooms are located in authentic log cabins and all provide a bathroom, TV, phone and Internet access. During the Festival, accommodation in Drvengrad is booked for guests and participants of Kustendorf. Guests are also accommodated in hotel Iver in a newly opened ski resort, and Vizitorski centar, in close proximity of the village.
Restaurants
Restaurant Visconti – local and international cuisine provided for the Festival participants and guests
Cafe The Damned Yard – a perfect place to meet people in a great atmosphere
National restaurant Lotika – a national cuisine restaurant
Pastry shop Kod Ćorkana – sweets and hot drinks
Kapor Bar – a place to enjoy jazz music
Reception
Kind and diligent staff at the reception of the Mećavnik hotel will provide you with all necessary information about the festival, accommodation and events, and give answers to all your questions.
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