Are you framed for 2007 FEST?

The 35th Belgrade Film Festival will premiere the latest films by the most renowned filmmakers. FEST 2007 will be held February 23rd - March 4th By Milorad St. Ilić Photo by courtesy of FEST

To the delight of several thousand FEST spectators and admirers of the sixth art, FEST organizers have announced that thanks to excellent cooperation with domestic and foreign film companies, Belgrade's Film Festival will screen the latest films by renowned filmmakers such as Pedro Almodóvar, Lars von Trier, Stephen Frears, Miloš Forman, Alejandro Inárritu, Alain Resnais, Sofia Coppola, Aki Kaurismäki, Jia Zhang-Ke, Nanni Moretti, Mel Gibson, Kim Kiduk, Bahman Ghobadi, Johnny To, Andrea Štaka, Niki Karimi, Claire Simon and the last film by recently deceased filmmaker Robert Altman.

Under the slogan "Are you framed for the 35th Fest 2007?" the Festival will present films featuring Penelope Cruz, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren, Bob Hoskins, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Marc Barr, Willem Dafoe, Michel Piccoli, Sabina Azéma and many other film stars, says the director of the 2007 Festival, Miša Paramentić.

The rich film programme will take place in Belgrade's theatres at the Sava Center, Trade Union Hall, Belgrade Cultural Centre, the Museum of Yugoslav Cinematheque and the Faculty of Drama Arts. FEST will open with the gala projection in the Sava Centre of the domestic film A Trap, directed by Srđan Golubović, while the rest of the event will be organized on the principle of programme lines in other theatres. The programme includes Horizons, PhantAsia, Discoveries, Young Ladies, The Facts and Puzzles and contemporary German film. FEST matinees will include more than 250 film projections and 80 premieres of significant films, as well as some retrospective film programmes.

FEST 2007 will be accompanied by a series of cultural manifestations, concerts, exhibitions and multimedia performances. FEST also awaits the arrival of some 100 distinguished guests from the world (authors, actors, producers, critics, film and festival celebrities). FEST 2007 will continue with "B2B", last year's programme and business segment, with a contest of eight films titled "Europe out of Europe".