SERBIAN FILM WINS AN AWARD IN CANNES: Boško Savković’s film “Seven Days That Changed the Century” receives recognition!

The Serbian documentary-fiction film “Seven Days That Changed the Century,” by Boško Savković, was awarded in the “History and Personalities” category at the prestigious Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. The director was presented with a Finalist Certificate.

In a statement to the Beta news agency, Savković said he was extremely pleased with the achievement, considering how many films had been submitted and the fact that he was competing against major television production companies from around the world.

“Especially because the state of Serbia invested almost nothing in this film. We all know what the situation is like at the Film Center of Serbia or with the calls issued by the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications. It is sad to stand alone on the podium while other awards are accepted by entire teams of five to eight people backed by their countries,” he said.

He added that he owed his only thanks to his friends from the film industry who selflessly helped him complete his film.

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This is Savković’s third award in Cannes. He was first awarded the Golden Dolphin in 2011 for the film “Winter Fruits,” and in 2013 he received the Silver Dolphin for the film “After the Bombs.”

The film “Seven Days That Changed the Century” uses a documentary filmmaking approach to tell the story, from a different perspective, of the beginning and end of the First World War, as well as its consequences that continue to this day.

Nearly 1,000 films from the world’s leading productions in this field participated in the festival.

The Golden Dolphin went to the Danish film “The Maersk Dynasty,” the Silver Dolphin to the Taiwanese film “Chiang Kai-shek Shadow Across the Strait,” while the Grand Prix went to the Spanish film “A Flamengo Dynasty.”