Receiving the award, Petar Ristovski said he is extremely honored to be a part of the festival and expresed appreciation for the invitation and warm welcome and hospitality.

“It is an honor for me to be a apart of the Festival and to welcome my family, who is part of the film crew. Many great and good films have been made in Chicago, so I feel like I’ve been here before. I grew up with domestic cinema, but always with one eye on the old and new Hollywood.

I do not have to explain the importance of this Festival, and especially through films with such patriotic themes, because every person needs to know where he belongs. Historical films like these are practically eternal cultural monuments, helping us to remember who our ancestors fought for freedom.

That’s what I had in mind while working on this film, and stories about our ancestors that enabled us to fight in some other fields today. The name Petar means stone, rock, so this is some kind of King Petar character I wanted to portray. Working with parents was not a problem, we professionally understood that family relationships should not be interrupted, although it is impossible to eliminate them completely.

This is my debut film with a good dramatic and emotional charge, while meeting the expectations of the public and the audience. This was the biggest movie project in Serbia in the last 10 years, both in complexity and in production, so I also plunged into it. The movie was finished due to end in 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The Oscar nomination is also important, for me and for the production, it is a great honor to represent Serbia with this film in America, it may also open some doors for new projects. ”

In addition to the director, the festival also hosted actresses Teodora and Danica Ristovski, who along with actors Milos Biković and Miodrag Radonjić attended screenings and a press conference.

The festival this year was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of NATO’s bombing of Serbia.

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I am extremely honored and happy for this award. For me, as a debutant, it is no small thing to be third in a festival like this. We have put a lot of directorial craft into this film. I am glad that the jury recognized this and rewarded that effort – said Petar Ristovski.

Thus, “King Peter the First” continued to achieve success at festivals and at the public. Five local and eight regional films competed for the prestigious festival awards. The festival was held from 18 to 22 September at several locations in Leskovac, organized by the Leskovac Cultural Center and sponsored by the City of Leskovac and the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, and with the support of the Serbian Film Center. Throughout its eleven-year history, LIFFE has developed into a prestigious event that goes far beyond local contexts and is gaining popularity with filmmakers and filmmakers. This year’s guests included Bogdan Diklic, Milos Bikovic, Lazar Ristovski, Irfan Mensur, Goran Bogdan, Andrija Milosevic, Bojana Maljevic, Milena Pavlovic, Aleksandar Sreckovic Kubura, Miodrag Radonjic, Andrija Kuzmanovic, Ana Maria Rossi, Teona Mitevska Strugar, Inona , Vladimir Blazevski, Dragan Marinkovic, Nenad Dizdarevic, Bora Draskovic, Mima Karadzic, Radoslav Stanisic, and many others.

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