Directed by: Stefan Arsenijevic, Nadejda Koseva, Cristian Mungiu, Jasmila Zbanic, Kornel Mundruczo, Mait Laas Produced by: Icon Film (Germany), Art & Popcorn (Serbia), Art Fest (Bulgaria), Deblokada (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Mobra Film (Romania), Nukufilm (Estonia), Proton Cinema (Hungary) Cast: Milena Dravic, Nikola Simic, Milica Mihajlovic, Fedja Stojanovic, Milos Vlalukin, Radivoj Knezevic Festivals: Opening film of Forum on Berlinale 2005, over thirty international festivals Premiere: Berlinale 2005. Awards: Grand Prix Silver Seagull, Sofia International Film Festival at the Coast, Bitter Cup Award, Sofia International Film Festival Sinopsys: Six Easteuropean countries, six young directors with their own stories on the topic – generation. »The Ritual« by Bulgarian Nadejda Koseva shows wedding ceremony in waiting of the bride and broom who never appear. Romanian story »Turkey Girl« by Cristian Mungiu folows a country girl in her first visit to Bucurest with one mission – to bribe a sugrion who will operate her mother. From Bosnia comes bitter documentary »Birthday« by Jasmila Zbanic about two girls born on a very same day the famous old bridge in Mostar was demolished. They grew up on different banks and never met. Hungarian story »Shortlasting Silence« by Kornel Mundruczo follows a professional suicide nagotiater who tries to solve problem in his own family. Serbian story »Fabulous Vera« by Stefan Arsenijevic is a witty and twisted story showing a day in the life of Vera, a divorced middle-aged stewardess, presently working as a tram conductor. That is the day when everything goes wrong... All stories are connected by animation movie “Gene-Ration” by Estonian director Mait Laas about fantastic journeys of the matchstick-man who helps birth of a new generation.

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