Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Milica Tomović, Tanja Šljivar Fotografia / Photography: Dalibor Tonković Montaggio / Editing: Jelena Maksimović Musica / Music: Ana Đurović Suono / Sound: Jakov Munižaba Scenografia / Art Director: Marija Mitrić Costumi / Costume Designer: Maja Mirković Interpreti / Cast: Dubravka Duda Kovjanić, Stefan Trifunović, Katarina Dimić, Anja Đorđević, Olga Odanović, Konstantin Ilin, Jelica Sretenović, Milica Grujičić, Slaven Došlo, Nikola Rakočević, Nada Šargin, Jovana Gavrilović, Jelena Đokić, Milica Mima Trifunović Jovan Belobrković Produzione / Produced by: EED productions Coproduzione / Co-produced by: Film Danas Con il sostegno di / Supported by: Film Center Serbia Distribuzione internazionale / World Sales: m-appeal
Belgrade, 1993. Marijana throws a sleepover party for her daughter’s 8th birthday. Grabbing the rare opportunity when their children are kept entertained in the other room, the parents open a few bottles in the kitchen and enjoy their reunion. Marijana suddenly realizes that she longs for more than a bunch of drunken guests and an inattentive husband, so she sets out to discover the thrills the night has to offer. She sneaks out of the house strolling around the empty streets, seeking genuine experiences. While she reaches an orgasm and smokes a cigarette with a stranger, the party slowly disperses, just like Yugoslavia, the country Marijana and her friends were all born in. Celts premiered at the Berlinale in the “Panorama” section and at Sarajevo FF, where it won the Best Director award. The film was in competition at the Trieste FF in 2022.
“Celts is a family drama with elements of comedy written with a desire to make a fun, crazy, nostalgic, emotional film that audiences wish would never end. It’s a film about the disappearance of one’s country and loss of one’s identity…” (M. Tomović)
Milica Tomović
Film director Milica Tomović was born in 1986, in Belgrade, where in 2011 she graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts. The Trieste FF in 2012 presented also her diploma film, the omnibus October and, in 2017, her short film Transition.
2011 Diplomiranje episodio di / episode in Oktobar (October) omnibus film diretto con / directed with Ognjen Isailović, Ognjen Glavonić, Damir Romanov, Dane Komljen, Senka Domanović, Ivan Pecikoza 2016 Tranzicija (Transition) cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Sarajevo FF – Miglior cortometraggio / Best Short Film 2018 Jutro ce promeniti sve (Morning Changes Everything) serie TV / TV Series, 5 ep. 2021 Kelti (Celts): Premi / Awards: Sarajevo FF – Migliore regia / Best Director; Kiev IFF Molodist – Miglior film, Premio FIPRESCI / Best Feature Film, FIPRESCI Award 2022 Blok 27 serie TV / TV Series
