Liberating Cinema UK

Serbian Film Festival UK returns & we cordially invite you to the second edition in London 7-10 March 2026. Heritage for the Future - Pavle Vujisić Centenary - 80 Years of Avala Film liberatingcinema.org.uk/serbianfilmfes… Serbian Council GB - Serbian Month 2026 @picturehouses @BerthaDocHouse

The one and only F. Murray Abraham gave an impromptu introduction to our screening of Amadeus yesterday!

It was a privilege and pleasure to welcome Branka Katić to Serbian Film Festival UK. Icon of stage and screen, star of Yugoslav and international film - UK to Hollywood (The King's Man, Public Enemies, Captain America) she is one of the most relatable personalities of our time.

What a tremendous success! It has been an honour spotlighting Heritage for the Future: Thank You to our guests, sponsors, partners @FinsburyParkPH @BerthaDocHouse + generous audiences for making the second edition of Serbian Film Festival UK so special and memorable!

PROGRAMME 4. UNDER THE YUGOSLAV SKY + Introduction by Mina Radovic Key the first feature-length Yugoslav sound film, a poetic and innovative documentary, and 130 years since the birth of the director Miodrag Đorđević! Book @BerthaDocHouse 10 March 18:20! dochouse.org/event/under-th…

PROGRAMME 3. AVALA FILM AT 80: Dušan Makavejev's MAN IS NOT A BIRD + Q&A Vlastimir Sudar Join us for an evening of Makavejev and the legacy of the oldest, largest and most prolific film studio in Yugoslavia! @FinsburyParkPH 8 March 19:00! picturehouses.com/movie-details/…

PROGRAMME 2. PAVLE VUJISIĆ 100: It is Better to Know How + INTRODUCTION Mina Radovic Centenary of Pavle Vujisić – hailed by Orson Welles as the greatest actor of them all - and World Premiere of a restored classic! Join us @FinsburyParkPH 8 March 16:15: picturehouses.com/movie-details/…

PROGRAMME 1. 70th ANNIVERSARY - Belgrade Noir: BIG AND SMALL + INTRODUCTION Mina Radovic Discover the cinema of Vladimir Pogačić, preeminent artist, archivist, director of Yugoslav Cinematheque and president of @fiaf1938! @FinsburyParkPH 7 March 20:00: picturehouses.com/movie-details/…

Merry Christmas from all of us at Liberating Cinema! ...and when it comes - Happy New Year 2026! Resolution: Dive into world cinema.

Amazing retrospective of Puriša Đorđević movies at the @BarbicanCentre, curated by Mina Radović, to help ease the January blues. @serbiancityclub barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/…

We are delighted to present CLASSIC CINEMA at the St Andrews Film Festival in the historic New Picture House! 60th ANNIVERSARY: Aleksandar Petrović's THREE + Introduction by Dr. Mina Radovic Discover a cinematic landmark and join us 8 Nov 17:30: fixr.co/event/st-andre…

OUT TODAY! Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN. 4K restoration. A potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a testament to the power of cinema to inspire social change. @FHF_Official secondrundvd.com/release_mantha… @AmazonUK tinyurl.com/4m5ux36d @FOPPofficial @diabolikdvd

María Félix: La Doña Jul 11–27 “María Félix was born twice: first when her parents brought her into the world, and again when she invented herself.” —Octavio Paz moma.org/calendar/film/…

Our 2025 Join Restoration Grant winners were announced today at @Festival_Cannes! 🌠 €70,000 will go towards the restoration of Ivica Matić’s feature Woman with a Landscape (1976, Yugoslavia) & 5 of his experimental shorts. Read more: bit.ly/3S7efUl @europe_creative

IT'S A WRAP! Thank You to our guests of honour Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović, Andrej Šepetkovski, Vlastimir Sudar, Milja Radovic, sponsors, partners @FinsburyParkPH @BerthaDocHouse + wonderful audiences for making the inaugural edition of Serbian Film Festival UK a phenomenal success!

The schedule is up for THE LADY AT 100, my affectionate variation on the Columbia Pictures retrospective that Ehsan Khoshbakht curated for the Locarno Film Festival last summer. 30 Columbia bangers April 16 through May 24. moma.org/calendar/film/…

This weekend's (7-9 March) London repertory cinema highlights: The Calvary of Serbia @BerthaDocHouse Heat and Dust @ChiswickCinema Pumping Iron II @GenesisCinema Memories of Murder @RiversideLondon Tri (1965) @FinsburyParkPH The Goonies @TheGardenCinema

Čestitam Mini Radović na fenomenalnom događaju, čije su pohvale stigle iz različitih krajeva! Žao mi je što nisam lično mogla da prisustvujem ovom izuzetnom projektu, na kome su, pored drugih vrhunskih filmskih ostvarenja, prikazana i “Golgota Srbije”. Bravo za @Liberating_UK 🙏 #London #UK

Liberating Cinema (@Liberating_UK) is proud to launch the Serbian Film Festival UK, celebrating the very best of Serbian cinema. Join them for the inaugural festival starting today until 9 March, for restored classics, contemporary gems, and UK premieres at @FinsburyParkPH & @BerthaDocHouse. Highlights include THE CALVARY OF SERBIA (1932/1940), THREE (1965, which you can stream on Klassiki), and the newly restored TITO AND ME (1992), alongside bold new works like A CROSS IN THE DESERT (2022) and THE SERVICE (2024). Plus, enjoy Q&As, panels, and exclusive insights from filmmakers and experts. Don’t miss this celebration of Serbian cinema! Book now 🎬✨ #SerbianFilmFestivalUK #LiberatingCinema