Mladen Kovačević
Mladen KOVAČEVIĆ (1979, Serbia) studied fiction-film directing in London and Cape Town, and has dedicated himself to documentaries in recent years. His poeticism is rooted in the simplicity of realism; his films explore various styles with idiosyncratic dramatic structures. He has won numerous awards, including The Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary at Sarajevo Film Festival for Merry Christmas, Yiwu (2020) and the Best Documentary Award at Ibiza Cine Fest for 4 Years in 10 Minutes (2018). His films have screened at Visions du Réel, IDFA, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX and FIDMarseille.
Filmography
Unplugged (2013, doc), Wall of Death, and All That (2016, doc), 4 Years in 10 Minutes (2018, doc), Merry Christmas, Yiwu (2020), Još jedno proleće/Another Spring (2022)
Mladen Kovačević at IFFR
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Another Spring
Merging documentary and thriller, a resounding, archival retracing of the 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak.
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Merry Christmas, Yiwu
Portrait of a surreal society in Yiwu, China where almost exclusively Christmas decorations are manufactured year round.