Runtime: 73’
Genre: Documentary
Production: Radio televizija Crne Gore
Screenplay: Radoslav T. Stanišić
Producers: Dijana Popović
Cinematography: Goran Tripunović
Editing, Sound Design, Postproduction: Vladimir Marjanović, Jelena Marjanović
Composer: Zlatko Baban
Color Correction: Radoslav Ćebić
Gaffer: Zoran Š. Kovačević
A film about the pioneers of Montenegrin cinema, Ratko Djurovic and Velimir “Velja” Stojanovic. The two were the most influential creative figures in Montenegrin filmmaking and the first acclaimed filmmaking duo in both Montenegrin and Yugoslav cinema. With the establishment of Lovcen Film in the 1950s, they helped bring about a remarkable creative and production breakthrough, in the former Yugoslavia and beyond. Ratko Djurovic was the first film screenwriter in Yugoslavia during the 20th century and one of the two founders of the Department of Dramaturgy at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) in Belgrade. Velimir Stojanovic directed The False Tsar, the first feature-length film in the history of Montenegrin cinema.
Doc. Dr. Radoslav T. Stanisic studied film directing at FAMU in Prague and graduated in 2000 from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) in Belgrade with the film The Chosen One, which participated in festivals in Montpellier, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Ankara, and the Venice Biennale. He earned his PhD in Film Studies in 2009, becoming the first Montenegrin film and television director to hold this academic title. He has directed 18 films, including the acclaimed documentaries Destiny, At the End of the Road, The Spiritual Poetics of Father Lazar, Home, Cradle, and The Last Film Romantic, which won the award for Best Documentary at SEE FF 2025. He is the recipient of 30 awards, including three Golden Maple awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival, as well as recognitions in Belgrade, Nis, and Novi Sad. He is the author of the first Montenegrin film anthology and has taught at FDU Cetinje and Mediteran University. He has worked at RTCG for 29 years, directing more than 1,500 television programmes and publishing over 1,000 film reviews for the public broadcaster’s online portal. He is the author of numerous professional articles for the film magazine Filaz and the daily newspaper Dan. Since 2024, he has served as Artistic Director of the Mojkovac Film Festival, and since 2025, he has been a member of the Council of the Herceg Novi Film Festival.
