Welcome to BaNeFF 2025,
November 22nd and 23rd,
at ABF Stockholm, Sveavägen 41, Sandlersalen, starting at 12:00.
We carefully select films that resonate with the Balkans, showcasing Nordic premieres. Our focus is on quality and creativity, with a special emphasis on highlighting women in the industry. All films are with English subtitles.
Mark your calendars and join us at Sandlersalen, ABF, for an unforgettable cinematic journey.
22nd November 2025 at 12.00, Sandlersalen
Mudbrick
USA, Serbia, 2024, feature, 88’, English, Serbian with English subtitles,
Director: Nikola Petrović
After his father’s death, Paul returns to his old mud house in the remote corners of Serbia, hoping to confront his brother Jakov and find the answers that have eluded him for so long. However, as soon as he enters the house, he is overcome by an unpleasant chill – strange symbols surround him, and the entire space exudes a gloomy fear and heavy silence. As he delves deeper into his family’s past, Paul discovers a connection to Slavic mythology and an old curse that vaguely reminds him of something from the distant past, perhaps even from his childhood. The family is hiding a terrible secret – and that secret leads to a long-standing pact with the dark god Veles. As he investigates further, Paul begins to question everything he knows about himself. Each new truth leads him into a vortex of nightmare, where his family’s decisions echo through generations. MUDBRICK is a disturbing story about secrets that drag you into the past, forgotten memories, and a curse that never ends.
Cast: Philip Brodie, Andrew Howard, Kamka Točinovski, Dušica Nastova, Joakim Tasić, Predrag Momčilović, Lauren Sivan
Producer: John Henry Hinkel, Aleksandar Protic
Production: Srbija, SAD
Q&A with director Nikola Petrovic
Festival surprising move from 14.00.
23rd Novemebr 2025, at 12.00, Sandlersalen
Poslednji krug momci / The final lap
Serbia, 2025, feature, 78’, Serbian, English with English subtitles,
Director: Ilija Stojimirović
Last Round Guys is an action comedy that intertwines two stories. In the first story, celebrities hilariously try to get to the premiere of a movie that has become the talk of the town. The second story is a film within a film, a humorous parody of action heroes saving the world, and the main characters fight against the “bad guys” by getting into trouble and escaping from it, in exciting action scenes in the snow, in the water and in the air.
Cast: Ivan Savić, Uroš Đorđević, Boško Milosavljević, Uroš Dobrojević, Predrag Milić
Producer: Uros Djordjevic
Production: Artproject team
Festival surprising move from 14.00.