Lazar Ristovski's company receives millions for two films from Novi Sad

Novi Sad has awarded 18 million dinars in co-financing for film projects, with the company "Zillion film," associated with actor and director Lazar Ristovski, receiving the largest portion. The company, in which Ristovski holds a quarter ownership, secured five million dinars for two distinct projects.

The largest single allocation went to the project "Vera Kroner," which received 3.5 million dinars. This film, set in Novi Sad during World War II, had previously received 57 million dinars in support from the Film Center of Serbia in 2024. The director for "Vera Kroner" is Dragan Marinković.

"Zillion film" also received 1.5 million dinars for a feature-length documentary titled "Crko maršal ili kako je rokenrol uništio Jugoslaviju" (roughly translated as "Death March or How Rock and Roll Destroyed Yugoslavia"). This film explores how music heightened tensions in a country on the brink of collapse following the death of Josip Broz Tito.

Other significant funding recipients include the Youth Association "Opens," which was granted 2.5 million dinars for its project "No Translation Needed - Prevod nije potreban." Several other projects received one million dinars or more, including "Toplički ustanak" (Tracktor production), "Sveti Rafailo" (Walter Media), "Panonski jahači" (Enter Media), "Savka Subotić: Između tradicije i emancipacije" (Robert Gondi), and "Zaharije Orfelin - Život i delo" (MDM produkcija).