Kustendorf

The first guests arrived to Mokra Gora yesterday - celebrated Italian director Paolo Virzi, French director of photography Michel Amathieu, Chinese-Canadian film director Johnny Ma, a French-Russian-Kazakhstani chess grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev and director Karim Aïnouz.

BELGRADE - Famous Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino opened the 11th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival at Mecavnik in Mokra Gora, western Serbia, late Tuesday after receiving the Tree of Life award for future films.

During the talks, they expressed willingness to continue cooperation in all areas of common interest, primarily in the fields of economy, transport and especially infrastructure and tourism.

Markovic "reiterated that relations between Serbia and Montenegro are the best in the last 20 years."

He pointed out that Ivanovic, as somebody who knew exceptionally well the difficult situation in which the Serb people in Kosovo and Metohija have been for a long time, persisted in his role of a national and social representative.

Thy are suspected of being members of an organized crime group that is involved in cocaine smuggling.

According to the the MUP, the arrests were carried out in cooperation with the Organized Crime Prosecution, and came after an investigation that lasted nine months, during which the Serbian police worked with Australian authorities.

BELGRADE - The Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival has been named one of the 25 "Coolest Film Festivals in the World" by the US-based Moviemaker portal for the second time.

"At Kustendorf, time stops. You are absorbed with watching incredible international films, partying relentlessly, and listening to film masters tell their stories," Moviemaker said.

MECAVNIK, - The eighth international festival Kustendorf opened with an unusual performance and fireworks in Drvengrad (Timber Town) in the tourist center Mecavnik in the nature park Mokra Gora.

The founder and director of the festival, renowned Serbian film director Emir Kusturica, welcomed distinguished guests of the festival with bread, salt and slivovitz (plum brandy).

Brothers Mikhalkov and Konchalovskiy at Serbian festival

BELGRADE -- Nikita Mikhalkov will be among the guests of the Kusterdorf film and music festival, set to take place Jan. 21-26 on Mt. Mokra Gora in western Serbia.

The Russian filmmaker will thus join his older brother, Andrei Konchalovsky, and a host of other international directors and producers.

Filmmaker Tavernier to be guest of Kustendorf festival

BELGRADE -- French film director Bertrand Tavernier will be a guest of the 8th International Film and Music Festival Kustendorf.

The event was founded by renowned Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.

BELGRADE - French film director Bertrand Tavernier will be a guest of the 8th International Film and Music Festival Kustendorf, which was founded by renowned Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.