53rd International Film Festival FEST

From October 2 to 11, the 53rd International Film Festival FEST will take place in Belgrade. 🎥🍿

This year FEST will take place under the slogan FEST – Ljubav koja traje, referring to the documentary film by Dinko Tucaković, made for the festival's 30th anniversary. Audiences will be presented with 115 films from 54 countries. The program will be divided into international and regional competitions, as well as separate selections of American and British independent cinema. Among the new sections are the historical selection Farewell, 20th Century and the late-night program TBC (Trash, Bizarre, Cult) for fans of experimental and provocative cinema.

The festival will open on October 2 at Sava Centar with the premiere of Lordan Zafranović's film Златни рез ’42 – Djeca Kozare. The film tells the story of the fate of children in the Jasenovac camp in 1942.

Festival venues

• Sava Centar - the main venue, including the Gala Program and screenings in the Blue Hall
• Dom omladine - the late-night program TBC (Trash, Bizarre, Cult)
• Dvorana Kulturnog centra Beograda
• Tuckwood Cineplex
• Cineplexx Galerija
• Cineplexx BEO Shopping Centar
• CineStar Ada Mall
• Jugoslovenska kinoteka
• Ložionica

Dates and program

• program — October 2–11, 2026