Kinopravda Institute is a factory of ideas exploring the various horizons of cinematic arts in the 21st century. Through a multidisciplinary program that operates along the axis of research-curation the Institute develops and presents creative work for audiences both offline and online. Kinopravda Institute is an independent initiative of the Vlada Petrić Foundation, based in Belgrade, Serbia and operating internationally.

Kinopravda Institute derives its name from the film series by legendary Soviet filmmaker and theorist Dziga Vertov. KINOPRAVDA is a double-homage, also to Vlada Petrić who was Henry Luce Chair of Cinema at Harvard University, and whose namesake foundation provides support for the Institute. Petrić’s book Constructivism in Film is the defining English-language monograph on Vertov’s life and work.

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Vlada Petrić

Biography

The life and work of Vlada Petrić, Henry Luce Chair of Cinema at Harvard University and co-founder of the Harvard Film Archive.

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Books, essays and articles written by Vlada Petrić.

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Filmography

Films, videos and television programs directed by Vlada Petrić.

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Balkan Contemporary Art Prize prepares for second edition in October

June 9th 2026

The international jury of the 2026 Balkan Contemporary Art Prize has shortlisted seven works in anticipation of the finalist exhibition and award ceremony that will be held at the beginning of October 2026 at the BUNA Forum for Contemporary Art in Varna, Bulgaria.

The jury, consisting of Bénédicte Alliot, René Block, Milena Edvig, Snejana Krasteva, and Sanja Kojić Mladenov, underscored the broad scope and urgency that characterizes this selection of works, encompassing practices that engage with and interpret memory, political oppression, ecological crisis, migration and the vicissitudes of quotidian life set against a background of structural instability.

Among the artists whose works have been shortlisted are two in our distribution program, Armando Lulaj and Nika Autor! Both of these filmmakers address issues related to the politics of memory, oppression, feminism, environment, social disparity and gender in their experimental films. You can view works by Lulaj and Autor that are available for distribution through the links above. Please refer all inquiries about rentals to → [email protected]

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