‘Wind, Talk to Me’ Wins Best Film at Adriatic Film & TV Awards

Serbian filmmaker Stefan Djordjevic‘s documentary-drama “Wind, Talk to Me” won best film at the Adriatic Film & TV Awards on Saturday evening in Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro.

Djordjevic’s debut feature “weaves fact, fiction and memory into a heart-bursting tribute to his late mother,” according to the Variety review, published following its world premiere in Rotterdam Film Festival’s Tiger competition.

The film, produced by Dragana Jovović, also won best director and best debut film.

Best actress went to Noomi Rapace, for her role in “Mother” by Teona Strugar Mitevska, and best actor went to Andrija Kuzmanović for his role in “Yugo Florida” by Vladimir Tagić.

The AFA Rising Star award went to Arif Jakup for his role in “DJ Ahmet” by Georgi M. Unkovski.

The award for best screenplay went to Hana Jušić for “God Will Not Help.”

Best TV series was “The Hollow,” created by Amra Bakšić Čamo and Danis Tanović. Best actress in a TV series was Snežana Vidović for her role in “The Hollow.” Best actor in a TV series was Feđa Štukan for his role in “The Hollow.”

An AFA Award for outstanding success in cinema distribution was presented to Igor Šeregi’s “Wedding.”

The nominations and later the winners of the AFA Awards were voted on by more than 800 members of the Film and TV Academy of the Adriatic Region, all of them film and TV professionals.

The founding festivals of the Academy were Sarajevo Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival and the Auteur Film Festival in Belgrade.