Cannes

It’s another appearance in the stellar Cannes festival for budding Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose latest work, “The Lobster”, features Hollywood A-listers Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.

BELGRADE - On April 26, Belgrade will host an event to remind people of the friendship between the Serbs and the French that goes back many centuries, featuring a parade through the city center and planting of lilacs at the Kalemegdan Fortress in honor of Helen of Anjou.

The 68th Festival de Cannes will be starting soon. The Jury which will be judging those worthy of the Palme d’Or is as follows:

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors, screenwriters and producers, will be the two Presidents of the Jury of the 68th Festival de Cannes.

 

Filmstars Jake Gyllenhaal, Sienna Miller and Sophie Marceau, as well as cult director Guillermo del Toro are among the members of this year's Cannes film festival jury, organizers announced April 21.

BELGRADE - Serbian film studio Avala Film was sold for RSD 980 million to Film Way after a public bidding on Wednesday, Belgrade media reported.

The film artists, who have waged a campaign against the sale of the largest film production company in the former Yugoslavia, rallied to protest in front of the Privatization Agency.

The first film selected, 'Comoara' ('The Treasure') is directed by director Corneliu Porumboiu, who in 2006 won Cannes' Golden Camera prize for best first film with his '12:08 East of Bucharest' feature.

The movie stars both professional and amateur actors, focusing on two men who have surprising adventures as they attempt to find treasure.

BELGRADE - Two films from Serbia have been included in the official selection of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, which will be held this year May 13-24, the Serbian Film Center said in a release on Thursday.

These are Panama by Pavle Vuckovic and The High Sun (Zvizdan) by Dalibor Matanic.

Buyers asked to "register interest" in BW apartments

BELGRADE -- Apartments in two residential towers planned to be built as part of the Belgrade Waterfront project "go on presale on Monday," Tanjug reported.

"A call for prospective buyers has been published in Belgrade-based daily Blic," the agency said.

BELGRADE - Flats in the two residential towers, which will be built as part of the Belgrade Waterfront project, go on presale on Monday, and a call for prospective buyers has been published in Belgrade-based daily Blic.