‘OPENING BALKAN TRAFIK: Conversation with Emir Kusturica’

Conversation between Emir Kusturica and Louis Danvers (Focus Vif) on the subject of his career.

Emir Kusturica was born in Sarajevo. He studied at the Film Academy in Prague (FAMU) before being awarded the Golden Lion in Venice for his first feature in 1981, "Do You Remember Dolly Bell?". In 1985, he shot "When Father Was Away on Business" which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. In 1988 he made "Time of Gypsies" (Best Director Award Cannes 1988), followed by "Arizona Dream" (Silver Bear Berlin 1993). "Underground", selected in Cannes in 1995 earned him his second Palme d’Or. In 1998 "Black Cat White Cat" was awarded the Silver Lion in Venice. In 2001, he turned to documentary filmmaking with "Super 8 Stories" about his musical band "The No Smoking Orchestra". In 2004 he presented "Life is a Miracle" at Cannes. It was on the set of his last film that he decided to build his own village: Kustendorf, where he wants to create a new lifestyle. He returned to the Festival with "Promise Me This" (2007) and his documentary "Maradona by Kusturica" (2008). He recently published his autobiography "Where Am I in the Story?".

Program of the opening Night:

18:30 Bojan Krstič Brass Band (Serbia)  - Vinozirkus

19:00 Master class Emir Kusturica - Henry Le Boeuf Hall 

Ouverture Expo "GREETINGS FROM DREAMS" Dejan Kalezic - Foyer 4

20.00 Vatra (Diaspora Albania) - Vinozirkus

20:30 Special Screening: Underground - Emir Kusturica => TICKET

23:15 Bojan Krstič Brass Band (Serbia)  - Vinozirkus