We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on in the coming year
The young Serbian film director tops our 2012 list with her upcoming drama Clip, exploring the tension between apathy and unrestrained euphoria of teenagers captured in dismal Serbian everyday reality. Maja’s characters find escape in the parallel world of sex, drugs and video tapes, bound by energy they cannot control.
Combining fast, explicit imagery with an atmosphere of dreamy melancholy, Maja’s film is sure to raise some eyebrows in European cinema. The premiere is due later this month at IFF Rotterdam, where Clip is nominated for the Tiger Awards for best film. You’ll be able to catch it around global film events throughout the year.
*UPDATE, Friday Feb 3: Clip has just won the Hivos Tiger Award for best film at International Film Festival Rotterdam. Congrats, Maja!