Serbia 1999: poverty, corruption, autocracy, ethnic problems, NATO bombing, manipulation of population by state control media and…hunger for democracy…A personal view from a filmmaker cought in the whirlpool of this nightmare. The film is unique for its satirical twist, which spares none of the aspects of` the surreal situation.


Biography:

Writer/Director Goran Radovanovic was born in Belgrade. Graduated art history from Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy in 1982. Between 1977 and 1980 he sojourned in Munich on a scholarship awarded by the Goethe Institute. After his return to Belgrade, he worked as a film critic (for the magazines "Vidici" and "Filmograf" as well as for Radio Belgrade's Third Program). Since 1984 Mr. Radovanovic has worked as writer and director of both feature and documentary films. His films have been shown in different international film festivals (Amsterdam, Bombay, Mannheim, Moscow, Prix Italia, New York… Since 1994 he has focused on documentary filmmaking and cooperation with the independent media (B92 and later with production group "Mreza"). In 1996 he founded his independent production company "Principal Film".


Contact Information:

Goran Radovanovic, Producer/Director
Principal Film
22. oktobra 5
11080 Beograd
Yugoslavia
Phone/Fax: 381 11 671 150
E-mail: princip@eunet.yu