At the Minneapolis festival (April 8-19, 2026), "Face" will be screened as part of the "Horizons" selection, dedicated to the achievements of contemporary world cinema.
After Minneapolis, the film "Face" will be screened in Texas at the 59th edition of WorldFest-Houston (April 24 - May 3, 2026). As the oldest independent film festival in the world, WorldFest is notable for having awarded first professional awards to auteurs such as Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, David Lynch, George Lucas, and the Coen brothers.
"Selections in such an environment are a precious opportunity to share our story of universal human values and ethical postulates again with the professional public and audience in the USA, and to draw attention to Montenegrin authors and cinematography with this project. The fact that the result of our work has been internationally recognized in this way with over 30 international festival selections, and that our international festival mission continues, makes us extremely proud," the author team points out.
The inspiration for the film comes from the anthological short story "Obraz (Legend of Nur Doka)" by Montenegrin academic Zuvdija Hodžić. The script is written by Ana Vujadinović and Melina Pota Koljević, with the cooperation of the director. The director of photography is Đorđe Stojiljković, who has won awards for this film at festivals in India, Italy, Russia and Spain. The set designer is Stanislav Nikičević (special award at the Avanca IFF in Portugal), the costume designer is Lidija Jovanović, while the music is composed by Dušan Maksimovski. The central musical motif of the film, a lullaby, was designed by Maša and Milica Vujadinović. The editing is by Olga Toni, the visual effects are by Đuro Mihaljević and Đorđe Stojiljković, while the design and sound mix were in charge of Igor Vujović and Dario Domitrović.
The main producer of the film is Milorad Radenović, and the executive producers are Milorad Radenović and Jelena Filipović. The co-producers are Nevena Savić and Ivica Vidanović (Cinnamon Films, Belgrade), as well as Dario Domitrović (Embrija, Zagreb). The associated producers are Kristof Toke (Mogador Film, Germany) and Boris Raonić on behalf of Radio and Television of Montenegro. In addition to the Film Center of Montenegro, the film is supported by the Film Center of Serbia, the Croatian Audiovisual Center, the Ministry of Culture of Montenegro, Radio and Television of Montenegro and CEKUM.
We remind you that the film "Face" is being shown in cinemas throughout Montenegro.
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