Produced by: Art & Popcorn (Serbia), Coin Film (Germany), KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production (Austria), Sudio Arkadena (Slovenia) Script: Stefan Arsenijevic with Srdjan Koljevic and Bojan Vuletic Premiere: Berlinale 2008. Awards: best director - Wiesbaden IFF, best director - Sofia IFF, best domestic film - Cinema City Novi Sad, audience award - Linz IFF, best actress & best script - Sopot, best script - Vrnjacka Banja Sinopsys: Tonight, everything changes for Anica. She’ll pack her belongings, say her goodbyes and empty her boyfriend’s safe before boarding a flight to a new life. However, what she doesn’t know is that today is also a big day for those around her – and her last day in Belgrade might not run as smoothly as planned. This assured, stylish debut from Stefan Arsenijevic poses the question: what happens if you fall in love on the very day you intend to leave forever? (from Edinburgh IFF catalogue)

director

Stefan Arsenijevic Born in Belgrade in 1977. MA in film and TV directing on the Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade, where he works as an assistant professor. Co-founder of the film production house “Art & Popcorn”. For his short films won over 30 national and international awards, including Golden Bear in Berlin, European Film Academy Award and nomination for the Oscar. "Love and other crimes" is his first feature film.
Selected director’s filmography: 2008. ‘Love and Other Crimes’, feature film 2005. ‘Lost and Found’, feature omnibus (story ‘Fabulous Vera’) * opening film of forum, berlinale 2005. 2003. ‘(A)torsion’, short fiction * golden bear, berlin international film festival * prix uip, berlin international film festival * european film academy short film 2003. * oscar nomination * best short film, days of slovenian films, portorose * best short film, molodist international film festival, kiev * special jury mention, odense film festival, denmark * special acknowledgement for the promotion of human rights, melbourne international film festival * golden key for the best short film, international film festival trecianske teplice, slovakia * danzante de plata award, huesca film festival, spain * best short film, international european and mediterranean film festival incurt, tarragona * special jury award, , brest european short film festival, france * mikeldi de oro ficcion, international documentary and short film festival, bilbao * arte award, premiers plans festival, d’angers * audience award, premiers plans festival, d’angers * best balkan film, drama film festival * best short film, teheran international film festival 2002. ‘Little Morning Story’,  short fiction * young talent award, munich international student film festival * bayer film fund award, munich international student film festival * best student film, brothers manaki film festival in bitola * best short fiction film, yugoslav documentary and short film festival * yu-fipresci award, yugoslav documentary and short film festival * best cinematography, yugoslav documentary and short film festival 2001. ‘Belgrade Sound’, documentary omnibus (story ‘The Celts Strike Again’) 2001. ‘Night Porter’, short fiction * best short fiction film, yugoslav documentary and short film festival 2000. ‘The Plum Tree’, short fiction * best debut award, yugoslav documentary and short film festival * special jury award for high artistic achievement, golden knight film festival, moscow 2000. ‘Landscapes’, documentary * best debut award, yugoslav documentary and short film festival