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"I thank you for the intellectual independence, sincerity and honesty with which, through your literary works, you brought the history and destiny of the Serbian people and Serbia closer to the French public," the president announced on his Instagram profile, along with photos of the meeting.

Yesterday, French radio station Europe 1 reported that Paris authorities have opened an investigation against French film director Luc Besson, after an actress told them that he had raped her the night before.

LOS ANGELES - Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons will act in the action film 'The Lake' produced by Luc Besson, the plot of which will be situated in Serbia

The film tells the account of a group of navy seals trying to solve a several years' long mystery of treasure that sunk in a lake in the war-afflicted Serbia, and it will be directed by Steven Quayle, Hollywood media reported

BELGRADE - Famous Oscar-winning US actor Richard Dreyfuss was awarded the Golden Stamp of the Yugoslav Film Archive on Tuesday for his overall contribution to cinematography.

Dreyfuss is the 32nd laureate of the award, which was presented to him by Yugoslav Film Archive Director Radoslav Zelenovic.