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CINEMA NOW is a programme space dedicated for the young, talented and successful film authors. It is comprised of our directors, actors, cinematographers and producers. Presenting new films and achievements, CINEMA NOW will introduce the audience with contemporary national film, which exists as a result of a new wave of film authors. The festival campaign of Cinema City will be marked by these young, creative people, present in various programme selections and connected through CINEMA NOW platform. This year CINEMA NOW is comprised of three integral parts: Up to 10.000 bucks and CinemaYouth.
CinemaYouth is a platform which, alongside film selections, promotes future authors, and stands as a part of the CINEMA NOW campaign. CinemaYouth is made up of a series of interactive contents – interviews, panel discussions and workshops, designed for young creative authors who wish to apply their talents in the field of cinematography. Participants of CinemaYouth will get to see festival’s film projections, meet and talk to notable film authors and participate in free workshops on film art topics. Workshop programme was made in cooperation with SAE Insitute, world’s biggest private university for digital media.
CINEMA NOW LIVE ACADEMY
A special attraction of the Festival in 2012 was Cinema Now Live Academy, a creative program designed to introduce current film topics, which was addressed by some of the most significant names in international and domestic cinema.
Andreas Dresen, who was a special guest of the Festival, talked about the art of film directing from his own personal experience. We learnt a thing or two of how to make film without money from the experiences of Donoma film crew. The secrets of successful production was revealed by the renowned Nik Powell, one of world’s leading producers, director of National Film and Television School in London, co-founder of Virgin Records. Maja Miloš, Nikola Ležaić, Miloš Pušić, Nikola Ljuca, Mladen Đorđević and Bane Trifunović talked about the new Serbian film, while Elma Tataragić and Srđan Koljević talked of the world of storytelling from the perspective of film and contemporary setting.
Bruno Chatelin, board member of the European Film Academy and International Film Festival Summit, producer and specialist in buzz entertainment strategy and online communication, introduced us to the secrets from the world of festivals, distribution and alternative financing of films. Miško Nećak spoke of might and magic of film editing, and Petar Protić, one of the selectors of the Festival talked of signifiance and meaning of the Black Wave in Serbian film. A famous artist and composer,Boris Kovač pointed out the importance of music in the film-making process, by showing celebrated examples such as Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark and Oleg Novković’s White White World. Jan Cvitkovič, a renowned Slovenian director spoke of creative process through absorbing dimensions, while French director Valérie Massadian introduced us to the art of camera wielding, and last but not least, Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues spoke of Lisbon and films.
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