Balkans

Ognjen Glavonić’s Depth Two (Dubina dva, 2016)

This investigative documentary by young Serbian filmmaker Ognjen Glavonić is a powerful reflection on the Kosovo war and memory…

Oddly chic for its subject matter, Danis Tanović’s Levi-inspired competition entry is a failed attempt at political filmmaking.

Unlike his postmodern peers, Dalibor Matanić embraces the emotional burden of the Balkan wars in his Cannes-selected feature.

Ana Grgić examines how food reflects debates about transnational identities in the Balkans.

Bakur Bakuradze's cinematic contribution to the human representation of war criminals is theoretically interesting but aesthetically flawed.

Julia Zelman ponders Darko Lungulov’s ambivalent relationship with Hollywood dogma.

Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci respond to EEFB's questions.

Ana Grgić writes EEFB's first review of a majorly Albanian film, which portrays Albania in the dream-like microcosm of a remote bar.

Žilnik speaks about the Yugoslav Black Wave, his film “Fortress Europe”, and discrepancies between Yugoslav reality and contemporary Serbia.

We met with Kosovan director Ivan Qosja and his son Donat, who plays the main character in his father’s new film.