Four films with 12 Oscar nominations and awards at Cannes, Berlin, Venice
In anticipation of the upcoming 53rd International Film Festival – FEST, which will be held in October 2026, films nominated for numerous international awards, recipients of 12 Oscar nominations, awarded at international festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice, San Sebastian), will be premiered to the Belgrade audience as part of the two-day FEST Intro event, at the Sava Centre, on 25 and 26 February 2026. FEST Intro is being held under the slogan ‘Sorry for Interrupting the Programme’. The programme will include the following films: THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (25 February at 6.30 p.m.), nominated for an Oscar for Best International Feature Film, winner of the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Festival, and the Jury Prize at the Venice Festival; SENTIMENTAL VALUE (25 February at 8.30 p.m.), with nine Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for two roles, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing; winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival; THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN (26 February at 6.00 p.m.), nominated for Best Film at the San Sebastian and Venice Film Festivals; BLUE MOON (26 February at 9.00 p.m.), nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Original Screenplay; winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Best Supporting Performance and winner of numerous other awards. This will be an exclusive opportunity to see BLUE MOON in cinemas.
Tickets for FEST Intro can be purchased online at tickets.rs and at all Ticket Vision outlets.
FEST Intro is scheduled for late February, marking the traditional timeframe for this renowned festival and its decades-long tradition, and the entire event is organized by the Belgrade Festivals Centre (CEBEF) with the support of the Secretariat for Culture of the City of Belgrade. CEBEF is an institution that has been organizing cultural events for 11 years, formed from the Directorate of FEST, Jugokoncert, and the BELEF Centre, of which it is a direct successor.
Information about films:
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB / Sawt Hind Rajab
25 February 2026 | 6.30 p.m.
Sava Centre, Blue Hall
Country: Tunisia, France, 2025
Genre: Drama
Duration: 89'
Directed and written by: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast: Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury
Production: Mime Films, Tanit Films
Trailer: The Voice of Hind Rajab - Official Trailer
SYNOPSIS
29 January 2024 Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.
NOTE: The film is based on real events and emergency calls recorded by the Palestinian Red Crescent. The voices on the phone are real.
SENTIMENTAL VALUE / Affeksjonsverdi
25 February 2026 | 8.30 p.m.
Sava Centre, Blue Hall
Country: Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, UK, Turkey / 2025
Genre: Drama
Duration: 133'
Directed by: Joachim Trier
Screenplay: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
Production: Mer Film, Eye Eye Pictures, MK2 Productions
Trailer: SENTIMENTALNA VREDNOST (SENTIMENTAL VALUE) - TREJLER
SYNOPSIS
Director and screenwriter Joachim Trier presents his new film, a family drama about two close-knit sisters and their father who suddenly becomes a part of their lives again, exploring the possibilities of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Agnes and Nora reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director, who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. Nora turns down the role and soon learns that her part has been given to a young, ambitious Hollywood star. The two sisters will now have to navigate the complicated relationship they have with their father while dealing with an American actress dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN / Le mage du Kremlin
26 February 2026 | 6.00 p.m.
Sava Centre, Blue Hall
Country: France, USA, 2025
Genre: Political thriller
Duration: 152'
Directed and written by: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright
Production: Mime Films, Tanit Films
Trailer: Wizard of Kremlin [Čarobnjak iz Kremlja] | Zvanični Trejler | 2026 - YouTube
SYNOPSIS
From visionary director Olivier Assayas, with a stellar cast led by Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, and Paul Dano, comes The Wizard of the Kremlin – a tense and subversive political thriller about power, passion, and manipulation, based on the international bestseller by Giuliano da Empoli, which reveals the rise of Vladimir Putin through the eyes of his most mysterious adviser, Vadim Baranov.
Russia, early nineties. In the midst of post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, charts his path. First an artist, then a reality TV producer, he soon becomes a political strategist and advisor to a rising KGB agent – Vladimir Putin. At the heart of power, Baranov shapes the new Russia, blurring the lines between truth and lies, belief and manipulation. Only the charismatic Ksenia is beyond his control, tempting him away from this dangerous game. Years later, after retreating into silence and shrouded in mystery, Baranov finally speaks out, revealing the dark secrets of the regime he helped build.
BLUE MOON
26 February 2026 | 9.00 p.m.
Sava Centre, Blue Hall
Country: USA, Ireland, 2025
Genre: Drama
Duration: 100'
Director: Richard Linklater
Screenplay: Robert Kaplow
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott
Production: Detour Filmproduction, Cinetic Media
Trailer: BLUE MOON | Official Trailer (2025)
SYNOPSIS
‘You know how in marriage they say, “for better and for worse”? I think, in terms of my life, I have entered the “for worse” part — and it happened so quietly I didn't even recognize it.’
Richard Linklater's BLUE MOON tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night of his former partner Richard Rodgers' hit play, ‘Oklahoma!’ Over the course of 100 minutes, the film unfolds in real time through the events at Sardi's Bar, on the evening of 31 March 1943. It is a meditation on friendship, art and love, amid a rich tapestry of writers, actors, and musicians, friends and protégés — a parade of the famous and the soon-to-be-famous. By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world irrevocably changed by war and the seeming impossibility of love.
FEST INTRO on 25 and 26 February at Sava Centre
