Closing of the 13th International Sports Film Festival
On Sunday, August 25, the 13th International Sports Film Festival was officially brought to a close with a ceremonial event held at Kraljev Square on Zlatibor. For the first time, the closing ceremony took place under the open sky, in the presence of a large audience, athletes, filmmakers, and tourists who enjoyed the program.
The audience had the opportunity to welcome Jure Franko, a celebrated alpine skiing champion and Olympic silver medalist, who is one of this year’s recipients of the Festival’s traditional Lifetime Achievement Award.
Following this, awards were presented to filmmakers whose works stood out at this year’s festival. The winners are:
- Grand Prix “Gold Gondola” for Best Film
“It Happened – Ratko Rubić”
Author: Dejan Aćimović
Production: Croatia and Serbia, 2024 (Dafilm Zagreb, HRT and RTS) - Best Short Documentary Film
“The Flight of the Dragonflies” (El vuelo de las libélulas)
Director and Screenwriter: Iñaki Alforja Sagone
Production: Spain, 2023 - “Gold Gondola” for Best Medium-Length Documentary Film
“The Blue Lions”
Director, Screenwriter and Producer: Tomislav Žaja - “Gold Gondola” for Best Feature-Length Documentary Film
“Moving Mountains Within”
Director and Producer: Abhishek Kumawat - “Gold Gondola” for Best Feature Film
“For the Love of the Game” (Pour l’amour du jeu)
Director and Screenwriter: Clément Bompart
Production: France, 2023 - “Dinko Tucaković” Award for Best Documentary Direction
“Sacrificed Beauty – Milunka Lazarević”
Director: Ivica Vidanović
Screenwriter: Aleksandar Miletić
Production: CINNE SPORT, Serbia, 2024 - “Gold Gondola” for Best Cinematography, Design, and Innovation
“4:30”
Director and Screenwriter: Vasilii Ovchinnikov
Production: Russia, 2024 - “Gold Gondola” for Best Film about a Sports Personality
“Nikola Pilić – A Legend”
Director and Screenwriter: Željko Mirković
Screenwriter: Vladimir Gašić
Production: France and Serbia, 2024 - “Gold Gondola” for Best Film on High Moral Values in Sport
“Land of Heroes” (Dežela junakov)
Directors, Screenwriters, Cinematographers and Editors: Jan Filip and Jordan Frangeš
Production: Slovenia, 2024
Special recognitions for contributions to film, television, and sport in the field of documentary filmmaking were awarded to:
- “Those Were the Days… and Years – A Unique 55”
Author: Predrag Milinković
Production: Serbia, 2023 - “On the Golden Steps – Olympic Herceg Novi”
Director: Ivica Vidanović
Production: Serbia, Montenegro, 2023 - “The Sarajevo Olympics”
Author: Muhamed Bikić
Production: FTV Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2024 - “Olympic Trash”
Director: Erik Sémashkin
Production: France, 2023 - “Zoran Tuta Živković – Undefeated”
Director: Vladimir Ristić
Producer: Oliver Paunović, City Production, Serbia, 2024 - “From First to Fourth”
Director and Screenwriter: Igor Ivanovski
Project Manager: Saša Katalinić
Production: North Macedonia, 2024
After the awards ceremony, the audience enjoyed screenings of two films: “Belgrade 92” by Miloš Radivojević and “Nikola Pilić – A Legend” by Željko Mirković.
With this, the International Sports Film Festival successfully concluded for this year. It is also worth noting that, due to great public interest, the exhibition “Siniša Mihajlović – A Life Like a Film” will remain open until the end of August at the Zlatibor Cultural Center, ежедневно from 12:00 to 18:00.