February 20th 2026

The artistic duo Doplgenger (Isidora Ilić and Boško Prostran) has a selection of their works streamed as part of e-flux’s online program, General Relativity, Take Two, which considers the aesthetics and politics of artistic duos. How do two artists act in concert as one? What sort of subjects and materials lend themselves to this form of compound approach?

Doplgenger utilizes found footage to investigate and decipher the media codes on which societies are contingent and which can sometimes contribute to their collapse. Three of their works from the Fragments Untitled series are currently being streamed as part of e-flux’s program from 18 February to 3 March. The program has been curated by our artistic director, Greg de Cuir Jr.

Works by Doplgenger are available through our distribution service and can be viewed in our catalogue. For more information on distribution and rental, please forward your inquiries to → [email protected]

February 12th 2026

Kinopravda Institute is participating at a two-day symposium in Zagreb called GEFF: From Anti-film to Lectures on Freedom. This event is being held as part of a retrospective dedicated to the Genre Experimental Film Festival, one of the first experimental film festivals organized in the former Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe.

In conjunction with this retrospective, screenings of film and video works which were influenced by the GEFF’s core concepts and tradition of subversive experimentation are being held until 15 February at Kino Tuškanac. Yesterday, on 11 February works by Petrić and Simić were featured alongside those of Šijan and Naskovski. These works were curated by Kinopravda Institute’s artistic director, Greg de Cuir Jr, who is participating in the aforementioned events as a lecturer and moderator.

We are proud to announce the inclusion of another work by Igor Simić in our distribution roster, Famous Mouse and Joan of Arc (2026)! A selection of works by both Petrić and Simić are available through our distribution service. Any inquiries about distribution and rentals should be directed to → [email protected]

February 4th, 2026

We are proud to announce that “Constructivism in Film”, Professor Petrić’s in-depth analysis of Dziga Vertov’s revolutionary cinematic masterpiece The Man with the Movie Camera will soon be available in the Serbian language! First published in English in 1987 through Cambridge University Press, Petrić gives an overview of the radical experiments that early Soviet filmmakers engaged in and the sociopolitical background of the Constructivist movement before delving into a step-by-step analysis of Vertov’s film.

With the publishing of this book, Kinopravda Institute pays due homage to the legacy of Professor Petrić, whose tireless work in the field of film studies has helped to establish the moving image as a venerable art form. If you are interested in perusing our library of already-published works, please check here. Stay tuned for upcoming releases in the following months!

January 27th 2026

SMILERS – a young New York City art space in East Village – has announced the opening of its newest exhibition, SMALL WORLD!, in summer 2026. The centerpiece will be a rooftop installation, consisting of a miniature golf course, which will be set up and available for visitors to play.

The creator of this installation – Igor Simić – has fashioned it to convey a vision of a post-capitalist future (or apocalypse!). Neon-colored sculptures are laid out as obstacles across a golf course designed by Simić. He approached SMILERS with this idea, which meshes together the digital and actual in a cute, low poly style that astutely reveals the adverse effects that global connectivity and rapid, internet-fed consumerism has on the human soul. Advanced tee time reservations can be made at the link above.

Stay tuned for more exciting news surrounding Igor Simić in 2026. A roster of video works by the artist which are available for distribution by Kinopravda Institute can be viewed on our Distribution page. For more information about rentals, please send your inquiries to → [email protected]

December 12th 2025

Kinopravda Institute is proud to announce the North American debut of Želimir Žilnik’s new film, Eighty Plus (Restitucija, ili, San i java stare garde), scheduled for early January 2026, with screenings confirmed to be held in Toronto and New York.

Audiences in Canada will be treated to the North American premiere of Žilnik’s film at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7-8 January, where it will be presented as part of its critically acclaimed TIFF Wavelengths program. Greg de Cuir, Kinopravda Institute’s Artistic Director, will be attending and participating as guest curator.

The Toronto presentation will be immediately followed by the US premiere, with screenings at the Anthology Film Archives, as part of a program showcasing some of the highlights from this year’s edition of Doclisboa. The film will be screened on 9 and 11 January, with a post-screening Q&A session between the filmmaker and Boris Nelepo from Doclisboa.

A special selection of Žilnik’s cinematic works can be found in our distribution catalogue. If you have any inquiries regarding rentals, please direct them to → [email protected]

November 29th 2025

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) announced on November 12 the dismissal of multiple staff members from Video Data Bank, an organization which has been instrumental in the conservation, distribution, curation and programming of video art. This announcement came on the eve of its 50th anniversary, making it a particularly hard blow to the moving image art community. According to Tom Colley, the former director of the institution, he and two other staff members – Elise Schierbeek and Nicky Ni – were abruptly dismissed from VDB.

In a private letter written in response to a query by a member of the faculty, Martin Berger, the provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at SAIC, stated that “…like many colleges, SAIC is facing financial pressures due to changes in federal policy… We have taken several actions to reduce spending, including the elimination of a limited number of staff.”

VDB was founded at SAIC in 1976 and has, over the course of the intervening decades, amassed a large collection of over 6,000 titles by around 600 artists, many of them being definitive works in the history of film and video art. The downsizing of VDB has elicited condemnation from the broader artistic community, cultural workers and institutions in the US.

Published: Oct. 24th 2025

The M HKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp) is currently holding a group exhibition titled There Is Nothing Solid About Solidarity, lasting from Sept. 26th to Nov. 23rd 2025. In a world increasingly beset by wars, immigration crises, and the proliferation of threats to democracy, M HKA has assembled works by a group of artists which portray how people are finding support, resisting current negative trends and building new networks. By establishing a connection between diverse contexts and historical backgrounds, solidarity is revealed as a reality that is not fixed, but constantly being reinvented.

Among the group of artists participating in the exhibition at M HKA is Nika Autor, a Slovenian visual artist and filmmaker whose artistic practice reflects the current social reality and lends visibility and voice to the invisible/inaudible. By examining asylum and migration policies, workers’ rights and the politics of memory, Nika casts a light on the injustices affecting the contemporary world through the lens of art.

Nika Autor recently joined Kinopravda Institute’s distribution program. You can view a selection of her works which are available for renting in our distribution catalogue. For more information on rentals, please inquire at the following address → [email protected]

Published: Oct. 13th 2025

Galleria de’ Foscherari, a contemporary art gallery from Bologna, has announced the opening of the exhibition Pushing the Limits, a collaboration between the institution and the DebatikCenter of Contemporary Art. Scheduled to open on Oct. 17th, this collaborative project represents an important encounter between the two entities. A selection of historic works by the DebatikCenter spanning a period of two decades has been curated by Fabiola Naldi for the occasion.

The project was conceived by Armando Lulaj, who established DebatikCenter together with his colleagues in Bologna in 2003 as a means of cultural and political resistance against the global neoliberal narrative. Large installations and archival materials by Lulaj are displayed alongside the works of Pleurad Xhafa and the collectives Underground Movement, La Société Spectrale, and Manifesto Collective.

Conceptually framed as an archive of decline, the artists take an analytical approach to geopolitical and cultural issues that have been unfolding in the Middle East, the United States and Italy filtered through the historical and political lens of Albania. A selection of Lulaj’s video works are available for renting through our distribution catalogue. For more information, please address your inquiries to → [email protected]

Published: Sept. 23rd 2025

Seriesly Berlin – an annual festival dedicated to serial storytelling – ran its second edition from September 15 to 18 at Fotografiska Berlin. The event provides a platform for artists to engage in discussions about serial narrative formats, present pitches for new projects, and contemplate the future of storytelling in an era where the media sphere is oversaturated with content.

Among the keynote speakers attending the event, Igor Simić – a Serbian-American artist and filmmaker – held a thought-provoking keynote, titled Are We Content With “Content”? in which he assesses our place in an attention economy channeled by algorithmic practices.

Simić announced at the conference that he is making a new animated hybrid that combines the classic Disney animation Steamboat Willie and the 1928 feature film The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer. In this upcoming animated film, Simić will have Joan of Arc appear in a vision to Mickey Mouse. This animated short will be added to Kinopravda Institute’s roster of videos by Igor Simić available for distribution. Stay tuned for more news on this subject. For more information about rentals, please send your inquiries to → [email protected]

Published: Sept. 8th 2025

Vienna Contemporary, Austria’s annual art fair, is open at Messe Wien from September 11 to September 14, 2025. STATEMENT, the fair’s platform dedicated to urgent sociopolitical themes, focuses on algorithmic control, digital disinformation, and technological manipulation. The exhibition, titled Realities Building and curated by Marcella Beccaria, showcases works by six artists.

Among the artists selected for this section is Armando Lulaj with the video installation Control. The video consists of a single image of a large billboard, devoid of any content, by a busy highway. Intermittently, the artist’s hand snapping his fingers is visible, trying to elicit a change, whether stopping the current reality or conjuring a new one into existence.

You can view a selection of video works by Armando Lulaj that are available for distribution in our catalogue. For more information about rentals, please send your inquiries to → [email protected]

Published: Sept. 2nd 2025

The Center for Cultural Decontamination (CzKD) in Belgrade is hosting a screening and exhibition of films by renowned French director Sylvain George. George is a French documentarian who first came to the spotlight in 2009 with his experimental feature film L’Impossible – Pages arrachées. He tackles in his films the themes of immigration and social movements, documenting the struggles and stories of people whose existence is just a statistic in the regular news cycle.

George’s films – Qu’ils reposent en révolte (Des figures de guerres I), Les Éclats (Ma gueule, ma révolte, mon nom), and others – have been screened at FID Marseille, the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival, and other film festivals. He received the Fipresci critics’ prize in Buenos Aires for Les Éclats in 2011, and the Prix Interreligieux at Visions du Réel for Nuit obscure – «Ain’t I a Child?» in 2025.

Following the screening, there will be a discussion featuring George himself, along with film theorist and historian Pavle Levi. Levi, who is also the event’s organizer, serves on the advisory board of the Kinopravda Institute in Belgrade. The screening and discussion are set for September 5th at 19:00 on the premises of CzKD in Birčaninova Street No. 21.

August 26th 2025

Kinopravda Institute will present a selection of artists in our distribution catalog at FUSO 2025 in Lisbon this week. Established in 2009, FUSO is the only Portuguese video festival that hosts a regular annual program of national and international productions, in Lisbon and the Azores. During the course of FUSO 2025, from August 26 to August 31, viewers will be treated to a varied program consisting of talks, exhibitions, and thematic screenings.

The Kinopravda Institute program, titled Southeast European State of Mind, explores the world of bodies and movement, situated in natural, urban and post-industrial spaces. Works by Armando Lulaj, Igor Simić, Doplgenger, Igor Bošnjak and Vladislav Knezevic observe political bodies in motion, in suspension, in a state of frustration and stunted development, transcending the need for verbalization. The program will be screened on 29 August at 22h at Palácio Sinel de Cordes in Lisbon. For more information on these artists and their works check our distribution catalog. All inquiries about rentals and distribution should be sent to → [email protected]

August 13th 2025

The Sarajevo Film Festival will be holding a pre-festival screening of “Hanka”, a film directed by Slavko Vorkapić on August 14th at 8:30 p.m. at the Ljetno Kino Coca-Cola in Sarajevo. This feature by Vorkapić, which has been digitally restored, is based on a screenplay adapted from the eponymous drama by the Bosnian Jewish author Isak Samokovlija.  “Hanka” represents the only Yugoslav feature to be directed by Vorkapić; it was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Kinopravda Institute is currently in the process of editing Petrić’s book about the life and work of Slavko Vorkapić. Vorkapić acquired renown in Hollywood for his mastery of dynamic visual montage. Upon his return to Yugoslavia during the 1950’s, he taught as a professor at the Belgrade Film and Theater Academy (the predecessor of today’s Faculty of Dramatic Arts). Stay tuned for more information on Petrić’s book about Vorkapić in the coming months.

July 16th 2025

The Château de Montsoreau – Museum of Contemporary Art is currently holding the exhibition The Mirror Effect, a group exhibition featuring the works of over 50 contemporary artists from around the world. Housing one of the largest collections of works by the English conceptual art group Art & Language, the Château brought together this international group of artists for The Mirror Effect to explore how the collective exerted its influence on contemporary artistic practices. The exhibition, which opened on July 11th, has been described by its curator, Lara Pan as “an intuitive ode to the collective.”

Among the artists whose works are being exhibited is Igor Simić (b. 1988) with The Thinker in the Supermarket (2013). In this short, 7 minute video, Simić muses on the commodification of nature and its bounties, of ideas, of people and the detrimental consequences that proceed from this phenomenon. For more information about works by Igor Simić in our roster, please check our distribution catalogue. All inquiries about rental and distribution should be sent to → [email protected].

June 30th 2025

Anthology Film Archives, a center for the preservation, study and exhibition of film art in New York, has announced the six-part series Interceptions: Yugoslavia in the Image World, which will endeavor to interrogate the cinematic legacy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia through the lens of “the image world”. Presented from July 18 to July 21, the series will cover a broad gamut of genres and styles that flourished in Yugoslavia and its successor states. The program revisits Harvard Film Archive’s program Yugoslav Junction, which was held in November 2024.

The work of Vlada Petrić has been included in the third program of this series, “The Animated Unconscious,” with Light Play: A Tribute to Moholy-Nagy. Based on László Moholy-Nagy’s 1930 kinetic piece Light Modulator, Petrić applied Dziga Vertov’s novel theories of the interval and montage to reinterpret the work, creating a psychedelic and unparalleled jewel of cine-pyrotechnics that centers light and motion as the main carriers of the film’s meaning.

This rarely-screened gem of experimental film, completed in 1988, is available for preview as a digital file through the Kinopravda Institute distribution program. The 16mm print is held at Harvard Film Archive. For more information on works by Vlada Petrić and for inquiries about rentals, please contact us at → [email protected]

June 4th 2025

The films of acclaimed director Želimir Žilnik offer poignant social commentary, often utilizing a documentary style to illuminate real-life situations. Among his notable works are “Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time” (1994), which provocatively imagines the return of Tito to engage with contemporary Serbs, and “Black Film” (1971), a direct confrontation with the issue of homelessness as Žilnik invites homeless individuals into his own living space. Another significant piece, “Inventory” (1975), delves into the lives of foreign “guest workers” in Munich, capturing their experiences and challenges. A screening of these works was held on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025, at 7:00 PM, at Cinema Zawya, located at 15 Emad El Deen St, Downtown Cairo – Egypt.

Žilnik’s cinematic approach consistently tackles pressing societal issues, including the plight of the homeless, the intricate experiences of migrant workers, and critical reflections on political figures and the evolving landscape of society. Through these works, he provides a raw and unfiltered perspective, cementing his reputation as a filmmaker dedicated to exploring the human condition within its socio-political context. The recent screening offered an opportunity for audiences to engage with his impactful and thought-provoking films. A special selection of his films commissioned by major arts institutions can be found in our distribution catalog. All inquiries about rentals should be directed to → [email protected]

May 2nd 2025

The conclusion of the 25th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in Wiesbaden was marked by legendary filmmaker Želimir Žilnik receiving the FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award in the fiction feature category for his film Eighty Plus. The FIPRESCI jury, consisting of Hugo Emmerzael, Jenni Zylka and Marko Stojiljković selected Žilnik’s film for the “disarming deliberate naivety of its non-professional actors, its subversion of [our] expectations about ageing, and layered social commentary.”

Žilnik, a director who has gained fame for his pioneering hybrid filmmaking practice and his sustained inquiry into society and culture in Southeast Europe, recently joined the distribution roster of Kinopravda Institute. A special selection of his films commissioned by major arts institutions can be found in our distribution catalog. All inquiries about rentals should be directed to → [email protected] 

April 15th 2025

Doplgenger, the artist duo consisting of Isidora Ilić and Boško Prostran, will be participating in the 38th edition of the European Media Arts Festival in Osnabrück, which is open from 23-27 April 2025. The festival’s theme for this year’s edition is “Witnessing Witnessing”. Artists from around the world will display works which testify to the festival’s message that witnessing is not just about recording events, but also about the influence that power and responsibility have on shaping the way that historical narratives are presented.

Doplgenger will be showing their installation Record of the Termite Landscape (2024) as part of the festival exhibition at Kunsthalle Osnabrück. The two-channel video installation juxtaposes footage of miners in Socialist Yugoslavia with ideas about the hidden representation of mining in a capitalist context. To rent this and other moving images works by the artist duo please contact us at → [email protected]

March 11 2025

Today, on 11 March, we commemorate the 97th anniversary of the birth of our patron and inspiration Professor Vladimir “Vlada” Petrić. Born on this day in 1928 in Prnjavor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he was fascinated by the phenomenon of film from an early age. After graduating from the national film school in Belgrade, he was appointed to the position of associate professor of film history at the Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Television in Belgrade in 1959. The receipt of a Fulbright Scholarship opened up a pathway for him to continue his academic pursuits in the United States.

In 1973, he defended his doctoral dissertation on Soviet revolutionary film in the United States, obtaining the first ever doctoral degree awarded in the field of film theory in the US. On the occasion of his 97th birthday, we are proud to announce that this historic dissertation will soon become available to the public as part of our initiative to publish the complete works of Vlada Petrić. Additional information is forthcoming.

February 17 2025

We are excited to announce that works by the acclaimed filmmaker Želimir Žilnik have become part of our distribution roster. Known for his socially engaged cinema, Žilnik’s films offer compelling insights into contemporary social realities.

A master of blending documentary and fiction, Žilnik often features non-professional actors in his cinematic creations, giving voice to lived experiences. The films by Žilnik which we have on offer for distribution were specially commissioned by renowned art institutions, two of which – Kunsthalle Wien and Centre Pompidou – have hosted career retrospectives dedicated to the artist.

Adding to his impressive body of work, Žilnik’s newest film was premiered at the prestigious Berlinale Film Festival on 14 February. This most recent exploration of contemporary social issues promises to continue his legacy of impactful and thought-provoking cinema.

For more about the artist’s works in our program, check out our distribution page. If you want to bring Žilnik’s unique cinematic vision to your audience, you can contact us here for distribution inquiries → [email protected]

February 7 2025

We are thrilled to welcome Igor Bošnjak to our distribution program. His moving image art offers a powerful perspective on the Balkans, cutting through distorted narratives surrounding history, migration, surveillance, and the relationship between image and time.

From 2006 to 2016, Bošnjak founded and curated the namaTRE.ba biennial project. Since 2009, he has lived and worked in Trebinje, where he is a professor and lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts. His work has been exhibited at numerous venues both in the Balkans and internationally, including the Whitechapel Gallery (London), Kunsthalle Wien, the Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina (Novi Sad), and the Museum of Contemporary Art RS (Banja Luka), among others.

To learn more about the artist’s video works available through our distribution program, please visit our distribution page. For inquiries about his work, please contact us at → [email protected].

December 13 2024

Kinopravda Institute is proud to announce that it is a program partner at this year’s virtual edition of Media City Film Festival.

Media City Film Festival (MCFF), established in 1994, is a globally influential organization dedicated to the advancement of artists’ cinema, moving image culture, and contemporary art from Canada and around the world, with important commitments to BIPOC and marginalized creators. Recognized as an award-winning international leader in the creation, reception, exhibition, and dissemination of film and digital art, MCFF seeks to advance artists whose practices are experimental in form, genre, content, and aesthetics.

The 27th edition of Media City Film Festival presents more than 70 films and digital artworks with nearly 50 world premieres over the course of its online celebration: December 9–30, 2024.

Audiences will experience new films, digital restorations, and historical masterpieces from legendary, award-winning, and emerging artists including Artavazd Péléchian, Ja’Tovia Gary, Mona Hatoum, Kamal Aljafari, Richard Serra, Jocelyne Saab, Madeleine Hunt–Ehrlich, Toshio Matsumoto, Sharon Lockhart, Mustafa Abu Ali, Skip Norman, Rose Lowder, Akram Zaatari, Sky Hopinka, Harun Farocki, Little Egypt Collective, Kevin Jerome Everson, Suneil Sanzgiri, and dozens more.
All screenings and events are free in global open access at → www.mediacityfilmfestival.com

December 2 2024

Kinopravda Institute and the Faculty of Media and Communications Belgrade are organizing an open lecture by Professor Kevin B. Lee, a pioneering video essayist. The lecture will be held on Friday, December 6, starting at 3 p.m., in room 501 at FMK. 

About the lecturer: 

Kevin B. Lee is a filmmaker and media researcher who has produced nearly 400 video essays exploring film and media. His award-winning Transformers: The Premake introduced the “desktop documentary” format. His work has been screened at the Museum of Modern Art, Berlinale, and International Film Festival Rotterdam, as well as on websites such as The New York Times and MUBI. He is the Locarno Film Festival Professor for the Future of Cinema and the Audiovisual Arts at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). He is a leader of the Swiss National Science Foundation research project “The Video Essay: Memories, Ecologies, Bodies.”

November 26 2024

As one of the programs being presented at the 30th Film d’Auteur Festival in Belgrade, the Alternative Film/Video team will be screening the long-awaited documentary film about the achievements in experimental cinema accomplished in Slovenia during the era of Communist Yugoslavia (1945-1991).

This rich cinematic heritage, which has for decades been neglected on both the domestic and international scenes, serves as the centerpiece of this documentary exploration, highlighting the significance of Slovenia’s contributions to the experimental genre. During the decade spanning from 2013 to 2023, the Slovenian Film Archive was involved in the preservation and digitalization of the over 179 short films produced during this period, most of them outside of the purview of the state’s control.

Thanks to the efforts of the Slovenian Film Archive in the preservation of these experimental shorts, the significance of their innovation within the frame of the Slovenian film heritage is finally receiving its due recognition. Visitors to the screening will have the opportunity to hear the experience of the various pioneers whose works shaped this cinematic landscape. The screening will be followed by a special Q&A session with directors Matevž Jerman and Jurij Meden.

The screening of Alpe-Adria Underground is scheduled for November 28th 2024 at 7 p.m. at the building of the Yugoslav Film Archive located in Uzun Mirkova Street No. 1. Due to the limited number of seats available, we advise visitors to come earlier to the event. For more info, check here.

October 29 2024

We are thrilled to announce an upcoming screening of Light-Play: A Tribute to Moholy-Nagy, an exceptional, one of a kind experimental video essay by the esteemed film theorist and director Vlada Petrić at Harvard Film Archive, on November 22nd at 7 p.m. 

This special screening is part of the Archive’s series The Yugoslav Junction: Film and Internationalism in the SFRY, 1957–1988, which explores the vibrant intersection of Yugoslav cinema.

“Light Play: A Tribute to Moholy-Nagy” represents a video essay through which Vlada Petrić pays homage to the legendary avant-garde artist László Moholy-Nagy, a Bauhaus pioneer known for his exploration of light, motion, and kinetic sculpture. Drawing inspiration from Moholy-Nagy’s 1930 kinetic piece Light Modulator, featured in the experimental film Ein Lichtspiel: Schwarz, Weiss, Grau, Petrić reinterprets every frame of the original film, incorporating Dziga Vertov’s theories of interval and montage. Through this approach, he carefully deconstructs then reconstructs the sequences creating a fresh narrative rhythm and adding experimental depth.

Petrić’s film explores the profound question: What happens when light and motion become the storytellers? The result is a complex dialogue between 20th-century experimental art and contemporary visual theory, conveyed solely through visual language. By using the simplicity of light, motion, and geometric abstraction, he creates a rhythm that is both cohesive and abstract, engaging the viewer in a unique narrative form.

After being completed in 1988, Light Play stands as a rarely seen gem in the world of experimental cinema. Thanks to the Kinopravda Institute, this masterpiece will be showcased in an exclusive screening and is now available for rental as a digital file—bringing broader access to a work that has long remained hidden from view. More information about this screening at Harvard Film Archive can be found →  here

October 20 2024

Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), the legacy New York nonprofit arts organization which has been supporting video and media art since its establishment in 1971, has organized a conference + series of public programs to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking conference Open Circuits: An International Conference on the Future of Television.

Distributors, researchers, curators, writers and others explored topics such as the relationship between video and television technologies and democracy in the United States; randomness, noise and error in media practice; and the preservation, distribution, and accessibility of video art. Greg de Cuir, Artistic Director of Kinopravda Institute, participated in Open Circuits Revisited as part of the Institute’s initiative to expand cooperation and research with like-minded institutions. More information about Open Circuits Revisited can be found → here

August 13 2024

As our societies become more dependent on and integrated with technology, it is important to remember the importance that forests have for the future. This is what Dušica Dražić, artist and independent curator, had in mind when she decided to initiate a twofold project: the reforestation of the karst region of the Pešter Plateau and the shooting of a docu-film which would record this endeavor for posterity.

In the period between 1973 and 1988, a series of Youth Work Actions held during the summer gathered together thousands of youth from all over Yugoslavia to volunteer in the reforestation of the region. The artist’s father, Milutin Dražić, a forest engineer, led the project and oversaw its realization. Through this undertaking, the author intends to replicate her father’s achievement, but also to uncover the deeper significance of the forest as an entity that acquires the nature of a transnational, political, social and cultural collective. This initiative lasts from August 18 to August 25. Follow the volunteers and Dušica on their adventure here -> https://www.dusicadrazic.com/it-rains-differently/

31 July 2024

The artist duo Doplgenger are participating in two exhibitions that are continents apart yet tied together thematically by their desire to address the influence that political and economic forces have on the well-being of the social body. In the exhibition at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade, which is dedicated to the life and works of the Serbian artist Djordje Andrejević-Kun, Doplgenger has pieced together archival footage that documents his life and artistic career, conveying the audiovisual sensations that were formative in creating Kun’s aesthetic outlook. The exhibition is on view through September 8, 2024.

The other exhibition, titled “Power Plays”, revolves around the sports film genre, focusing more specifically on the forces which serve as the driving engine for the global sports media complex. The Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh has assembled seven artists who each provide a glimpse into this fascinating world through their own unique approach. Doplgenger is showing Fragments Untitled #6, a short which dissects the politics and media perception of a football match that was to be played in Zagreb in 1990.

Visit our distribution page for more information on Doplgenger and available works by the artist duo for screen programs and gallery exhibitions.

3 July 2024

Kinopravda Institute will present a selection of works by artists in its distribution program as part of the ongoing screen series Kratki utorak (Short Tuesdays) in Zagreb. The screening will take place at Dokukino KIC on July 23, 2024. After the screening there will be a panel discussion on the issues and challenges which arise in the production, distribution and exhibition of film art and video art. Further program details will be announced soon.

With its distribution program, Kinopravda Institute seeks to amplify the work of film artists and video artists in Southeast Europe. The program specializes in experimental and alternative forms of moving image art. Information on the artists and their works in distribution can be found here.

12 June 2024

We are excited to announce that the visual artist and filmmaker Armando Lulaj is now part of the distribution program at Kinopravda Institute. Lulaj has maintained a politically provocative and formally adventurous moving image practice since 1999. His work is oriented towards the border between economic power, fictional democracy and social disparity in a global context.

Lulaj co-founded the DebatikCenter of Contemporary Art in 2003 in Tirana, which is a space that offers the necessary tools to imagine alternative futures and strategies of resistance to the status quo. His works have been shown at the Prague Biennial (2003, 2007), the 6th Berlin Biennial (2010), the 52nd Venice Biennial (2007), the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival (2013), the National Theater in Tirana (2013), and he represented Albania at the 56th Venice Biennial (2015). For information on the video works by Lulaj that we are representing please check our distribution page, and for any inquiries please contact us at → [email protected]

8 May 2024

Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival in Belgrade will host the premiere screening of Vlada Petrić’s posthumous video essay, Emily Dickinson: Three B’s, on 24 May 2024. Petrić was fascinated by the life and poetic imagination of Emily Dickinson, especially with regards to her relationship towards religion. During the last decade of his life, he and his wife Dara Čalenić collaborated on this personal pilgrimage through Dickinson’s writings.

Petrić finished the final edit of this video essay just a few months before his death in November 2019. Kinopravda Institute has worked with particular dedication in the years following to add the final touches in post-production, completing this process in 2023. We are excited to present to the world this final work by the man whose personality and career has been an inspiration to us and whose studies in cinematography serve as a beacon for our team. Kinopravda Institute is distributing Emily Dickinson: Three B’s, along with earlier works of film and video by Vlada Petric. View the distribution catalog at the site link here.

29/03/2024

The international competition at Alternative Film Video features recent moving image works that challenge the status quo of aesthetics and politics in contemporary film and video practices.

AFV assembles a jury every year with the task of nominating works in the international competition to the festival’s List of Outstanding Achievements. All artists placed on this list are eligible for a residency at Academic Film Center in Belgrade (Serbia) and production support for a new work (pending available resources). The jury also selects a recipient of the Sonja Savic Award, given to an outstanding female-identifying artist in the international competition. This award is presented in partnership with Gallery Nadezda Petrovic (Cacak, Serbia) and includes a residency and a solo exhibition at the Gallery.

Submissions to the international competition are free of charge. Alternative Film Video will be presented at Students City Cultural Center in Belgrade from 4-7 December 2024. Enter your work at this link –> https://tally.so/r/woMqde. For updates follow the AFV channel here –> https://t.me/alternativefilmvideo.

20/03/2024

Vladislav Knežević, artist and filmmaker, is holding an intermedia performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb. The performance is a reinterpretation of Stéphane Mallarmé’s cult poem “A Throw of the Dice will Never Abolish Chance”, his final major work, which he wrote in 1897.

The artist has engaged the text of this poem through his own cinematic lens, drawing on various associations that elude description. His performance is accompanied by the unique sonic landscapes of Alen and Nenad Sinkauz, with the first-time cooperation of French vocalist, Isabelle Duthoit. The performance will be staged in the Gorgona Hall of the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb on March 28 2024 at 8:00 p.m. More information about the event can be accessed here → http://www.msu.hr/dogadanja/refrakcije-refractions-intermedijski-slucaj/1417.html

13/12/2023

The new issue of Tragovi, a journal that explores themes related to Serbian and Croatian culture and society, has just been published in open access. The issue contains a book review, written by Petra Belc Krnjaic, of the first three editions in The Complete Works of Vlada Petric. The reviewer explores the life and work of Petric while situating the books in the larger context of film historiography.

Tragovi, Vol. 6, No. 2 can be accessed here → https://hrcak.srce.hr/broj/24044. Direct access to the book review can be found here → https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/449180. Further editions in The Complete Works of Vlada Petric are forthcoming in 2024-25. The book series is published by Kinopravda Institute, co-published by the Yugoslav Film Archive, in partnership with Film Center Serbia (Belgrade).