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    • NTC Award Ceremony
      New Talent Competition gives young filmmakers from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe the opportunity to present their outstanding debut or second film to the public. Join us on Sunday 1 December at 19h
    • Music at ENFF
      The Eastern Neighbours Film Festival welcomes special musical guests each year to enrich our program. For this 16th edition, we’re thrilled to present two talented young musicians: guitarist Antonio Peršak (CR) and violinist İdil Yunkuş (TR). Together, they will perform a traditional Balkan dance and folk song, highlighting the beauty of this music through the… Read more: Music at ENFF
    • Masterclass with Janez Burger
      This masterclass presents a unique opportunity to explore Burger's distinct storytelling style, genre use, and exploration of contemporary social issues. Join us on Saturday 30 November at 17h - Room 5
    • Panel Discussion: Exploration of individual and collective memory in cinema
      Panel Discussion: Exploration of individual and collective memory in cinema on Friday 29 November at 18h

ENFF On Tour in Amsterdam: Chasing a Dream

Tuesday 24 October | 19:30 hours | De Balie | Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, 1017 RR Amsterdam

ENFF On Tour in Amsterdam brings one of last year’s big hits: Chasing a Dream by Mladen Mitrovic. A compelling documentary about awakening of emotions while reconstructing a beautiful friendship, awarded at Sarajevo Film Festival.

Synopsis

Yugoslavia broke apart in a blood-soaked war. The very heart of the country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, suffered the most. The 4 years long war changed the destinies of dozens of thousands of people, dispersing them around the world as refugees. The director embarks on a world tour to find the then 10-year-old actors from his first film, scattered away from their native city by the whirlwind of war.

Mitrovic points out: “I was born on a movie set and lived a happy childhood. And just when the stars seemed closer than ever, the sky above me got overcast, bringing along the war that put everything on hold. I stopped dreaming and started escaping from a reality that was suffocating my emotions and I’ve distanced from film.”

Original title: U potrazi za snom Country: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia Year: 2015 Length: 137 min Director/Writer: Mladen Mitrovic Editing: Davor Bosankic Director of Photography: Zoran Petrovic, Mladen Mitrovic, Uday Shandal Music: Jadranka Stojakovic, Milan Djurdjevic Production: Mladen Mitrovic, Fabrika snova, Balkan Art Centar, Nenad Puhovski – Factum