Queer

Under the slogan "Say Eight" ("Reci osam"), the eighth annual Merlinka LGBT film festival opens on December 8 and runs until December 14 at Belgrade's Dom Omladine.

Audiences will have the opportunity to see 41 short films, six feature films and ten documentaries, some of which premiered at well-known festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale and Tribeca.

Vanja Lasic, manager of Kriterion, a small venue on the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, isn't too happy about having several security officials posted at the entrance of her club. "They kind of spoil the good atmosphere of the event," she says. "Still, I understand that unfortunately their presence is necessary."