Nikita Mikhalkov

The material will be filmed in over 100 locations in Serbia (including Kosovo), and in Montenegro and the Serb Republic (RS, Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina).

The film ?Mustang? by Franco-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven was officially selected by France?s national center for cinema on Sept. 22 to compete for best foreign language film at the 2016 Oscars.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic met on Friday with renowned Russian filmmaker and Oscar winner Nikita Mikhalkov, and underlined that Serbia will never forsake its friends.

We know the value of friendship and we will never forsake our friends, no matter how difficult our position may be, said Nikolic, according to the presidential media relations office.

Nikita Mikhalkov becomes honorary citizen of Belgrade

BELGRADE -- Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov received at the Belgrade City Hall on Friday the charter of the honorary citizen of Belgrade.

Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali and city assembly president Nikola Nikodijevic presented the charter, the first one to be given to an artist.

BELGRADE - Famous Oscar-winning US actor Richard Dreyfuss was awarded the Golden Stamp of the Yugoslav Film Archive on Tuesday for his overall contribution to cinematography.

Dreyfuss is the 32nd laureate of the award, which was presented to him by Yugoslav Film Archive Director Radoslav Zelenovic.

BELGRADE - Austrian writer and screenwriter Peter Handke, Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov and Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg were named honorary citizens of Belgrade on Wednesday.

Their nominations were backed by all groups in the City Assembly.

Russian and Austrian artists, Norwegian politician honored

BELGRADE -- Austrian writer Peter Handke, Russian filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov, and Norwegian politician Thorvald Stoltenberg have been named honorary citizens of Belgrade.

All councilors groups in the Serbian capital city's assembly supported the decision, although the Democratic Party (DS) voiced some criticism.

BELGRADE - The 8th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, which begins at Drvengrad in Mecavnik on Wednesday, now also has celebrated Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov on its guest list.

Confirmed guests include famous director Andrey Konchalovsky, Mexican-American director Alfonso Cuaron, as well as cult French director Bertrand Tavernier.

Brothers Mikhalkov and Konchalovskiy at Serbian festival

BELGRADE -- Nikita Mikhalkov will be among the guests of the Kusterdorf film and music festival, set to take place Jan. 21-26 on Mt. Mokra Gora in western Serbia.

The Russian filmmaker will thus join his older brother, Andrei Konchalovsky, and a host of other international directors and producers.

BELGRADE - The 8th international film and music festival Kustendorf will be held in Drvengrad on Mokra Gora from January 21 to 26.

The competitive programme will comprise 17 movies from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Holland, Iceland, Romania, Israel, Croatia, Germany, Belgium, France, Hungary, Egypt, Russia, the USA and Serbia and the awards will bew the gold, silver and bronze eggs.