Academic Film Center (Novi Beograd)
of Student’s City Cultural Center
Address: Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 179 / 11070 Novi Beograd / Serbia.
Tel: +381 11 26 91 442
Email: afc at dksg.rs / alternative at dksg.rs
Contact: Miodrag Milosevic, Milan Milosavljevic, Urszula Sniegowska, Micha Matuszewski
2 screens, 77 & 370 seats. Also we got several studios with 30-40 seats…
Tech: DVD (all video formats) and 35mm.
History: Academic Film Center (in the beginning under the name Academic Cine Club) exist from 1958 and in 1976 became part of Student’s City Cultural Center. For 51 year of existing AFC produced more than 500 films and videos (mostly experimental, but in recent years also documentaries and short features). Many famous name from Yugoslavian cinematography create their first films in AFC: Dusan Makavejev, Vojislav Rakonjac, Zivojin Pavlovic, Zelimir Zilnik, Tomislav Gotovac, Radoslav Vladic… There is a precious Archive of Alternative media which is part of AFC, where you can find many avant-garde and very rare films from last 70 years. Beside production and heritage, Academic Film Center got regular monthly program with screenings and lectures. Also, AFC is organising two international festival Alternative Film/Video (1982-1990, renewed in 2003) and European Animated Film Festival Balkanima (from 2004).
Organisational structure: Academic Film Center operates inside Student’s City Cultural Center which is government institution. AFC got his own editorial policy. Four of us got steady jobs in the facility. Manager, organizer, editor (technician) and Chief of Archive.
Editorial Line: We are presenting wide range of film programs. Together with editor of film program in Cultural Center, who is in charge for distribution of regular cinema films (but also works on projects of history of film and work on cooperation with other editors), we got festival activity (not only our two festivals but presenting other festivals also), presents independent films, avant-garde films, alternative films, lectures, publishing of books on film, organize school of film directing…
Regularity: Beside regular cinema screens (three days per week, mostly independent and authors films), we got one night per week for presenting alternative and short films and authors. Also, we got debates and lectures on film, series of presentation of film history (mostly on weekend days).
Other stuff: Cultural Center has every day program. Beside films there are music, art, literature programs and exhibitions.
Publicity: Over the internet site. With regular monthly printed booklet.
– website
– promotion partners such as radio stations, magazines and local tv stations
Audience: Academic Film Center is situated in Student’s City, so many students attend at our programs, but main part of auditorium is strictly admirers of independent films and film art.
Funding: Basic monthly expenses are covered by government finances. For production of films and other projects we are looking for financial support on regular tenders or open competition. Also, there is a part of self finance (tickets, we are charging small amounts for school of film directing…).