The film critics’ award for works to be screened at Kanli Kula, as part of the competitive feature film selection, will be decided by members of the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (FEDEORA): Michelangelo Messina, Dragan Jovićević, and Marija Ivanović Nikičević.

Michelangelo Messina

Michelangelo Messina is the founder and artistic director of the Ischia Film Festival. He is a film critic, a member of the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean (FEDEORA) and the European Film Academy (EFA). He is internationally recognized as the creator of the film tourism concept (Cineturismo®) in Italy.

Dragan Jovićević

Dragan Jovićević is a film critic, theorist, journalist, and producer, holding a PhD in film theory from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He produced the feature film Topli film, screened at 40 festivals in Europe and Asia, and the short film Dečak otvara vrata, screened at over 50 festivals. Founder of Grajfer production and culture editor at the weekly Radar.

Marija Ivanović Nikičević

Marija Ivanović Nikičević graduated in journalism from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Podgorica. She is the editor of the film, TV, and music magazine Objektiv. A culture journalist and film critic, she has written, among others, for Pobjeda, the film magazine Camera Lucida, and the magazine for theatre, performing arts, and culture GEST.