So far the movie has been screened on 30 films festivals and won 9 awards !
First in Madrid where it won the 2nd Prize in may 2011.
Chosen by Bosnia at its represntative, director Srdjan Sarenac made the show at INPUT KOREA 2011, the conference of international public broadcasters, The film was subsequently selected as one of the 80 Best of Input, and screened in the US and Taiwan.
Estonia gave the film its People Choice award in July, as part of the Parnu Film Festival.
And during the Sarajevo International Festival, Srdjan Sarenac recieved the "Ivica Matic" award from Filmmaker’s association of Bosnia for best bosnian movie in 2010.
The enthusiasm from spectators in Ex-Yugoslavia was confirmed by an Audience award at the 9th Liburnia Film Festival in Croatia and the 2nd Prize at the 12th Mediterranean Film Festival in Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia.
Invited to the International Human Rights Festival Bir Duino in Kyrgystan, Srdjan was distinguished as best Director, amongst other directors such as Rama Rau, Jerzy Sladkowski or Aleksandr Gentelev.
"For depiction the theme of the aftermath of the armed conflict through humor" – (International competition)
Immediately followed by an award in Romania, at the Astra film festival.
«The jury appreciated that a serious issue was viewed with great humour, tact and warmth. There are many films in the festival about the gap between the village and the city in Europe and in this film we see it played out through the central character as he deals with bureaucratic hurdles and unscrupulous intermediaries. This film is a contemporary tragi-comedy of loneliness and a frustrated search for companionship»
Proving its appeal for various audiences, the film then recieved an award at the 38th International Festival of Sustainable Development Films - Ekotopfilm 2011, which chose the film to get the Prize of the Ministry of labour, family and social affairs.
Finally, last week-end, it recieved the Dutch Golden Stone Award for Best documentary at the International Debut Film festival in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
Reviews
Guardian : "Remarkable ! A laugh-out-loud yet respectful study of the lives of three Serbian brothers in the mountains. Beautifully shot, well-balanced film, with an embracing sense of humour, once again posing questions about identity, national and personal."
CQ Central : "VILLAGE WITHOUT WOMEN is a quiet, funny, and often sad little documentary about three Serbian brothers who are without wives."
Popboks : "The face of true Serbia without any make up…Mix of humor and melancholia !"
E-Novine : "Village Without Women is perfectly made documentary with dramturgy of feature fiction."
