The 28th edition of the European Film Festival Palić (17-23 July) will be held physically in several locations in the Serbian towns of Palić and Subotica, including in the Abazija cinema, considered to be the oldest theatre in the former Yugoslavia built in 1925 for this particular purpose. As many as 130 European films will be presented in the pre-festival programme and the main events, and many of them will be Serbian premieres.

Among the 12 titles in the Official Selection are the British-American film The Mauritanian [+lee también:
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entrevista: Anne Zohra Berrached
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entrevista: Dénes Nagy
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entrevista: Joachim Trier
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entrevista: Zrinko Ogresta
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entrevista: Igor Ivanov
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entrevista: Piotr Domalewski
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The rich and diverse competition programme Parallels and Encounters for Eastern European films showcases two films made by Russian directors: the documentary A Boy by Vitaly Akimov and the tango drama Parquet [+lee también:
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entrevista: Igor Drljača
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The annual Alexander Lifka Awards, named after the acclaimed Yugoslavian cinematographer and travelling movie theatre owner, which are given for outstanding contribution to European cinema, will go to Serbian actor Aleksandar Berček (Promise Me This [+lee también:
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