Pored velikih imena iz sveta kinematografije, drugo izdanje NSFF ponovo će aktivirati čuveni letnji bioskop na otvorenom, Open Air, u dvorištu Kulturnog centra Novog Sada, a počela je i prodaja ulaznica za filmske projekcije.
In addition to big names from the world of cinematography, the second edition of the Novi Sad Film Festival, will once again activate the famous open-air summer cinema, in the courtyard of the Cultural Center of Novi Sad.

Ovogodišnji lauerat za doprinos internacionalnoj kinematografiji je čuveni mađarski reditelj, Ištvan Sabo, čiji je film Mefisto dobitnik Oskara za najbolje strano ostvarenje. Sabo se tako pridružuje još jednom dobitniku Oskara, već najavljenom Zoranu Perišiću, koji će biti laureat za doprinos internacionalnom razvoju animacije i vizuelnih efekata, nagrade koja je prvi put uvedena ove godine na festivalu.
Domaća ostvarenja koja su oduševila publiku
Pored glavne takmičarske internacionalne selekcije, u okviru koje je već najavljeno čak sedam premijera sa četiri kontinenta ove godine, Novi Sad film festival donosi i zvučne naslove iz domaće kinematografije, u revijalnim selekcijama.

Selekcija A Sad Novi obuhvatiće film Nedelja, rediteljskog dvojca Nemanje Ćeranića i Miloša Radunovića, ostvarenje koje se već okitilo nagradom publike, o životu jednog od najvoljenijih pevača na ovim prostorima, Džeja Ramadanovskog. Ova selekcija donosi još jedan film koji je takođe osvojio publiku na prvo gledanje i koji opisuju kao jedan od najautentičnijih izraza domaće kinematografije u poslednjih nekoliko decenija. U pitanju je ostvarenje Za danas toliko, Marka Đorđevića, koje priča priču o običnim ljudima. U ovoj selekciji publiku očekuje i Korak, reditelja Igora Pavlovića, animirani, spekulativni fiktivni film koji oslikava unutrašnju borbu mladića kroz njegove pokušaje da autentično razume svet u kom se zadesio, ali kom ne pripada.

Eko selekcija – otkrivanje neistraženih svetova kroz sedmu umetnost
U selekciji Eko filma ove godine očekuju se nesvakidašnja ostvarenja – od priče o gradu dvojnog identiteta između okultizma i industrije, Flotacija, u režiji Eluned Zoi Aiano i Aleksandre Tatić do filmskih ostvarenja koja nas vode u morske dubine i rečne tokove, među kojima su Podvodni metropolis, autora Dragana Milutinovića, nastao tokom pet godina i više od 2000 sati provedenih u dubinama Crvenog mora, zatim Luma koji predstavlja putovanje kroz dolinu Valbone i prikazuje percepcije, osećaje i odnose ljudi koji žive oko nje, Priča jedne mladice, rediteljke Jovane Milanko, koji otkriva čarobni podvodni svet reka Drina i Vrelo, a od iste autorke stiže i kratkometražno ostvarenje Dijamanti dubina, koje u 9 minuta govori o divovskoj dijamantskoj lignji, nikada pre snimljenoj uživo.

Organizatori najavljuju i još dve takmičarske selekcije u pitanju je takmičarska selekcija srednjoškolskog filma, čija je selektorka diplomirana glumica i audio-vizuelna umetnica, Sonja Leštar, i takmičarsku selekciju studentskog filma, čiji je selektor Milan V. Puzić, filmski i televizijski scenarista i dramski pisac, potom dokumentarnu selekciju, kao i ranije pomenutu Game Cinematics, koja povezuje gejming i film, što čini ovaj festival jednim filmskim festivalom sa tom selekcijom.
Ovogodišnje lokacije za projekcije filmova biće Kulturni centar Novog Sada, Open Air u dvorištu Kulturnog centra Novog Sada, Galerija likovne umetnosti poklon zbirka Rajka Mamuzića, Gimnazija „Laza Kostić“, Arena Cineplex, knjižara Zenit books i Kulturna stanica Svilara.
Ulaznice za sve projekcije filmova mogu se pronaći na prodajnim mestima Gigstix-a, kao i onlajn na njihovom sajtu, gde su takođe u prodaji ulaznice za koncert poznatog balkanskog umetnika, Boža Vreća, koji će uz pratnju orkestra Camerata Novi Sad, na Velikoj sceni Srpskog narodnog pozorišta, zatvoriti ovogodišnji Novi Sad film festival.
Podsećamo da je u saradnji sa Radio televizijom Vojvodine, Novi Sad film festival pokreće podkast čija će premijera biti nedelju dana pred početak festivala, 12. septembra, na YouTube kanalu Novi Sad Film Festival.
Festival su podržali: Grad Novi Sad, Ministarstvo kulture Republike Srbije, Kulturni Centar Novog Sada, Schweppes, Converse, Stojanov, Kalem by Zak, Maxim and co. Sponzor Open Air-a je Neoplanta. Generalni sponzor festivala je Blanc 1664.
This year's laureate for contribution to international cinema is also the famous Hungarian director, Istvan Szabo, whose film Mephisto won the Oscar for the best foreign film. Sabo thus joins another Oscar winner, the already announced Zoran Perišić, who will be the laureate for contribution to the international development of animation and visual effects, an award that was introduced for the first time this year at the festival.
Domestic Hits that Captivated the Audience
In addition to the main competitive international selection, which has already announced up to seven premieres from four continents this year, the Novi Sad Film Festival also brings sound titles from domestic cinematography in review selections.

The A Sad Novi selection will include the film Nedelja , directed by Nemanja Ćeranić and Miloš Radunović, which has already won an audience award, about the life of one of the most beloved singers in this region, Džej Ramadanovski . This selection brings another film that also won over the audience at the first viewing and is described as one of the most authentic expressions of domestic cinema in the last few decades. In question is the production Za danas toliko , by Marko Đorđević, which tells a story about ordinary people. In this selection, the audience is also waiting for Korak , directed by Igor Pavlović, an animated, speculative fictional film that depicts the inner struggle of a young man through his attempts to authentically understand the world he finds himself in, but to which he does not belong.

Eco Selection: Exploring Uncharted Realms through Cinema
In the Eco Film selection this year, unusual achievements are expected - from the story of a city with a dual identity between occultism and industry, Flotation , directed by Eluned Zoi Aiano and Aleksandra Tatić, to films that take us to the depths of the sea and river courses, among them Underwater Metropolis , by Dragan Milutinović, created during five years and more than 2000 hours spent in the depths of the Red Sea, then Luma , which represents a journey through the Valbona valley and shows the perceptions, feelings and relationships of the people who live around it, The Story of Danube Salmon , directed by Jovana Milanko, which reveals the magical underwater world of the rivers Drina and Vrelo, and from the same author comes the short film Diamonds od the Depths , which in 9 minutes talks about a giant diamond squid, never filmed live before.

The organizers have revealed two more competitive selections: the competitive selection of a high school film, whose selector is a graduated actress and audio-visual artist, Sonja Leštar, and the competitive selection of a student film, whose selector is Milan V. Puzić, film and television screenwriter and playwright. The festival also includes a documentary selection, as well as the previously mentioned Game Cinematics, which connects gaming and film.
This year's screening locations will be the Cultural Center of Novi Sad, Open Air in the courtyard of the Cultural Center of Novi Sad, The Gallery of Fine Arts—Gift Collection of Rajko Mamuzić, the "Laza Kostić" Gymnasium, the Arena Cineplex, the Zenit Books, and the Svilara Cultural Station.
Tickets for all film screenings and the concert of the famous Balkan artist, Božo Vrećo with Camerata Novi Sad orchestra, can be found at Gigstix sales points, as well as online on their website.
We would like to remind you that in cooperation with Radio Television of Vojvodina, the Novi Sad Film Festival is launching a podcast that will premiere a week before the start of the festival, on September 12, on the Novi Sad Film Festival YouTube channel.
The festival was supported by: City of Novi Sad, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, Cultural Center of Novi Sad, Schweppes, Converse, Stojanov, Kalem by Zak, Maxim and co. Open Air is sponsored by Neoplanta. The general sponsor of the festival is Blanc 1664.