26/08/2026
🎬 Meet the Jury for Feature Debut Films!
A debut feature film marks an important moment in every filmmaker’s career — the beginning of a distinct cinematic voice. This year, three film professionals with rich regional and international experience will select the best debut features.
🎥 Danilo Šerbedžija — Croatian director and screenwriter, known for award-winning films "72 Days", "The Liberation of Skopje" and "Tereza37". His films represented Croatia and North Macedonia in the Oscar race, and he is a member of the European Film Academy.
🎬 Jelena Mišeljić — film scholar, producer and lecturer in film history and theory. She has produced internationally awarded films, served as programme director and selector of the Herceg Novi Film Festival, and is a member of the European Film Academy.
🎥 Ivan Bakrač — Montenegrin director and screenwriter. His debut feature "After the Winter" premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and was selected as Montenegro’s Oscar submission.
✨ Three perspectives. One task — to recognise new voices in cinema.
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🎬 Upoznajte žiri dugometražnog debitantskog filma!
Debitantski dugometražni film je važan trenutak svakog autora — prvi veliki korak u oblikovanju sopstvenog filmskog glasa. O najboljim debitantskim ostvarenjima odlučivaće troje filmskih profesionalaca sa bogatim iskustvom na regionalnoj i međunarodnoj sceni.
🎥 Danilo Šerbedžija — hrvatski reditelj i scenarista, autor nagrađivanih filmova "72 dana", "Oslobođenje Skopja" i "Tereza37". Njegovi filmovi bili su kandidati Hrvatske i Sjeverne Makedonije za Oscar, a član je Evropske filmske akademije.
🎬 Jelena Mišeljić — teoretičarka filma, producentkinja i predavačica teorije i istorije filma. Bila je programska direktorka i selektorka Filmskog festivala Herceg Novi, producentkinja je međunarodno nagrađivanih filmova i članica Evropske filmske akademije.
🎥 Ivan Bakrač — crnogorski reditelj i scenarista. Njegov debitantski film "Poslije zime" premijerno je prikazan u Karlovim Varima i bio crnogorski kandidat za Oscar.
✨ Tri pogleda. Jedan zadatak — prepoznati nove filmske glasove.