Two Serbian films to premiere at Karlovy Vary festival

BELGRADE - Two Serbian films will have their world premieres in the East of the West competitive section of the Karlovy Vary international film festival.

The films are Monument to Michael Jackson, with screenplay and direction by Darko Lungulov, and Barbarians by Ivan Lalic, who will be making his debut as a screenplay writer and director.

The international festival, which starts on Friday, ends on July 12, with more than 200 feature, documentary and short films to be screened in 20 sections.

The East of the West section focuses on debut and sophomore efforts of directors from central and eastern Europe, the Balkans, Turkey and the former Soviet states.