Komuna Belgrade
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Komuna is a Serbia
n record label and media production house. Established in 1985, its headquarters are in Belgrade
, Serbia with a branch office Budva
, Montenegro
. Registered in the Belgrade municipality of Rakovica
, the company is owned by Maksa Ćatović
.
Komuna was involved in production of some of the best known Serbian movies like Underground and Black Cat, White Cat
directed by Emir Kusturica
.
From the very beginning Komuna has provided a wide range of services to the National Television (RTS). With RTS, Komuna produced popular TV series, among them Porodicno blago (62 episodes), Stizu dolari (52), Svastara Duska Radovica (13), Lisice
(18) and Neki novi klinci (15).
The most important activity during the last years in Komuna is film and TV production. KOMUNA was the co-producer of Underground, a film by Emir Kusturica, the Cannes winner in 1995. Komuna also produced films such as Savior
by Predrag Antonijevic
, Lajanje na zvezde by Zdravko Sotra
, Black Cat, White Cat by Emir Kusturica, Tajna porodičnog blaga by Aleksandar Djordjevic, Normalni ljudi by Oleg Novković, Sivi kamion crvene boje by Srđan Koljević as well as a short film by Milos Radovic Moja domovina that won awards at 35 international festivals. In realization of these films KOMUNA co-operated with production companies from the United States (Savior), as well as companies from Germany and France Underground, Black Cat, White Cat, Normalni ljudi and Sivi kamion crvene boje.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n record label and media production house. Established in 1985, its headquarters are in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia with a branch office Budva
Budva
Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
. Registered in the Belgrade municipality of Rakovica
Rakovica, Belgrade
Rakovica is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Location :...
, the company is owned by Maksa Ćatović
Maksa Catovic
Maksa Catovic is a film producer who used to be the President of Komuna Belgrade, Serbia.Maksa Catovic was born October 9, 1950 in Despotovac, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia....
.
Background
The main scope of Komuna involves audiovisual productions: films, TV programs, commercials, documentaries, TV reports, live transmissions and music videos. At the time of its establishment, Komuna was one of the first private companies in former Yugoslavia. Komuna delivers full support and assistance to foreign production companies interested in shooting in former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.Komuna was involved in production of some of the best known Serbian movies like Underground and Black Cat, White Cat
Black Cat, White Cat
Black Cat, White Cat is a 1998 Yugoslav romantic comedy film directed by Emir Kusturica. It won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the Venice Film Festival....
directed by Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Emir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...
.
From the very beginning Komuna has provided a wide range of services to the National Television (RTS). With RTS, Komuna produced popular TV series, among them Porodicno blago (62 episodes), Stizu dolari (52), Svastara Duska Radovica (13), Lisice
Lisice
Lisice may refer to the following villages:*Lišice, Czech Republic*Lisice, Masovian Voivodeship *Lisice, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Lisice , Bosnia and Herzegovina...
(18) and Neki novi klinci (15).
The most important activity during the last years in Komuna is film and TV production. KOMUNA was the co-producer of Underground, a film by Emir Kusturica, the Cannes winner in 1995. Komuna also produced films such as Savior
Savior (film)
Savior is a 1998 war film starring Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Nastassja Kinski, and Nataša Ninković. It is about an American mercenary escorting a Serbian woman and her newborn child to a United Nations safe zone during the Bosnian War and Bosnian Genocide.- Plot :Joshua Rose , a State...
by Predrag Antonijevic
Predrag Antonijević
Predrag Antonijević is a Serbian film director and screenwriter.-Filmography:*Little Murder *Hard Cash *Savior -External links:...
, Lajanje na zvezde by Zdravko Sotra
Zdravko Sotra
Zdravko Šotra is a Bosnian Serb film director and screenwriter.-References:...
, Black Cat, White Cat by Emir Kusturica, Tajna porodičnog blaga by Aleksandar Djordjevic, Normalni ljudi by Oleg Novković, Sivi kamion crvene boje by Srđan Koljević as well as a short film by Milos Radovic Moja domovina that won awards at 35 international festivals. In realization of these films KOMUNA co-operated with production companies from the United States (Savior), as well as companies from Germany and France Underground, Black Cat, White Cat, Normalni ljudi and Sivi kamion crvene boje.