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2007

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A CHOICE?

Third edition of "Free Zone" Film Festival took place from 9^th to 14^th of November 2007, at the Belgrade Cultural Centre. This year, 18 feature-length and 18 short films were shown, all having world's hot issues and activism in common.

Protagonists of this year's "Free Zone" films offered a new quality of character. Their heritage and burdens of their souls are different, and maybe most importantly, their liveliness is rarely seen. These are ordinary people who bravely decided to do the hardest thing - take life into their own hands. Whether they stand strong in accepting fate (as in "Persepolis", "SherryBaby", "In Between Days", "Billy the Kid"), challenge the limits of justice ("Goal Dreams", "The Prisoner of How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair"), question social norms and taboos of their communities ("Days of Glory", "Death of a President", "I Am") or simply cherish faith in change and better tomorrow ("Sicko", "Mark of Chain", "True North"), authors and heroes of these films realize that the opportunity to CHOOSE is what tells civilization from barbarism. It is our responsibility to CHOOSE and take action, to bring civilization to our communities.

"Free Zone" Film Festival had two premieres:

Musical premiere at REX Cultural Centre on November 2nd, when "Dvojac bez kormilara" band performed for more than 200 people. "Dvojac bez kormilara" offers easy-to-understand jazz tunes to rock fans, and tells jazz colleagues the story of why are they running out of faithful audience.
Official premiere at the Belgrade Cultural Centre was opened by Serbian film director Gorcin Stojanovic (films "Ubistvo s predumisljajem/"Premeditated Murder", "Strsljen"/"The Hornet") on November 9^th at 7pm.

During six days of the festival, "Free Zone" attracted 7 500 visitors - 107% jump from the first year's turnout! Almost all shows were sold out. Film "I Am" by Dorota Kadzierzavska was given the best film award. Among top five movies were "Buddha's Lost Children", "Persepolis", "Goal Dreams" and "Mark of Cain".

All profit made from ticket sales has been donated to Daycare centre for homeless children.

SEE YOU INSIDE THE FREE ZONE!!!

WARM-UP FOR THE 3rd FREE ZONE FESTIVAL BEGINS

The 3rd Free Zone Festival is getting closer and it's time to get in the festival mood! On Wednesday, November 2, at 8 pm in REX Cultural Centre, Jevrejska street, number 16, there was the concert with DVOJAC BEZ KORMILARA - the producer-composer tandem (Dušan Petrović, saxophone, flute, bass, double bass and Boris Mladenović guitar, samplers, computer) who offer a multi-layered musical landscapes combining the music that has been prepared in advance and that which is created on the spot.

FREE ZONE FINAL REPORT FOR 2006/2007. SEASON

All segments of the FREE ZONE programs doubled the audience attendance numbers compared to the first year. More than 15.000 cinema goers and 700.000 TV audience saw at least one film screened at FREE ZONE in 2006. and the first half of 2007.

THE FREE ZONE SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY CAMP

From July 15th till 28th on Tara mountain in Western Serbia, the FREE ZONE has organized social documentary workshop for the high-school students from all over Serbia. During the two-week camp, high school students were taught the basics of film direction, dramaturgy, camera, editing, new media, sound recording, the history of documentary film, etc by the film professionals!

THE THIRD FREE ZONE FILM FESTIVAL

Today, at the press conference, the third edition of the FREE ZONE Film Festival will be announced. The Festival will take place from November 9th till 14th at the cinema of Belgrade Cultural Center. During the six days 32 short and feature documentary and fiction films will be screened. The openning film will be "Persepolis", French animation feature, about childhood in Iran during the Islamist's revolution of a free spirit girl. This film won the Special Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

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