Partner: Crater VFX Training Center

Project Description: Serbia Film Commission partners with Crater VFX Training Center in establishing Computer Graphics and Arts conference as a platform for education, collaboration and export promotion of Serbian companies and talents in film, animation, video games and digital arts. Under the conference a steering group composed of 15 VFX studios, cluster members, has been created to work on joint initiatives such as pipeline development, training and education, internationalization.

Project Duration: 2017 - ongoing

Partners: CGA Belgrade Conference & RevThink

Project Description: CGAccelerator was a project run and designed by Serbia Film Commission to boost the skills in business and marketing of individuals leading creative businesses and studios. 

Project Duration: 2022

Project funded by the US Embassy in Serbia

Partners: Dom omladine Beograd & Art 365 Podgorica

Project Description: Creative Moxie focuses on empowering underrepresented groups, particularly young professionals and women, who face significant barriers to entering the industry and visibility of their works. 

By jointly collaborating on three key events – CGA Belgrade Conference (SFC), Forum: Žene u filmskoj industriji (DOB) and CIM Forum (Art 365), this project plans to enhance the content of these events, facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences in organizing various festivals and conferences, and strengthen the regional creative ecosystem associated with film and screen media. 

Project Duration: 2024-2025

Project is supported by the British Council and implemented as part of the Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans project, funded by the European Union

Partners: National Alliance for Local Economic Development, SIEPA

Project Description: Increase in competitiveness of Greater Belgrade and Vojvodina regions as film making destinations. Project introduced the Film Friendly label as concept of efficient participation in the film production and reduction of red tape within the local authorities and mapping the locations available for filming.

Project also supported training for film industry professionals to better respond to needs of international productions and establish network for cooperation with local authorities.

Project Duration: 2011-2013

Project funded by RSEDP2

Partners: Cineplanet, Avala Film Studios, Crater VFX Training Center

Project Description: In association with cluster members who provide technical infrastructure SFC has run a series of 6 short trainings for upskilling young professionals in areas such as accounting, location, camera department, visual effects, production management and Movie Magic software with total of 56 attendees trained.

Project Duration: 2018-2019

Project funded by UNDP

Partners: TOC Zaječar

Project Description: The project mapped and promoted filming locations in Negotin, Majdanpek and Zaječar, engaging the local community in audiovisual production and promoting local history and culture.

Project Duration: 2022-2023

Project Website: filmineastserbia.com

Project funded by the European Union and the Government of Germany through the “EU for Cultural Heritage and Tourism” project, provided by GIZ

Partners: National Alliance for Local Economic Development, Serbia Tourism Organisation, City of Smederevo, SIEPA, Cinema City

Project Duration: Preparing the Serbian Danube for a starring role in the movies was designed to build capacities of the cultural, tourism, natural and heritage stakeholders in the Danube-Serbia region and enhance film making activities as drivers of the local socio-economic development. Assessment of the current situation included 34 selected regions through surveys and in person meetings resulting in successful certification of 17 of them as “film friendly” and

104 public sector representatives being trained in working with film industry.The regional conference “Preparing the Danube for a Starring Role in the Movies”, first of its kind ever to be organized about film and tourism in Danube region presented the Film Environment Management Plan and guest from 6 Danube countries.

Project Duration: 2013-2015

Project funded by Austrian Development Agency

Partners: Serbia Film Commission, Crater VFX Training Center, Crowe RS, Mokrogorska skola menadzmenta

Project Description: Driven by the demand for new and skilled labour in the film industry SFC in consortium with cluster members and external business partners participated in the National Unemployment Agency call for reskilling of workforce. Five key training programmes included accounting on film, VFX generalist and trainings for lighting, camera and rigging. Total of 78 people attended a 3 month intensive trainings that provided a good balance of study and hands on experience and were followed by a month of internship that resulted in job placements.

Project Duration: 2018-2019

Project funded by Serbian National Unemployment Agency

Partners: Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Stakeholders include, Serbian Gaming Association, University of Arts Belgrade, University of Arts Novi Sad, Belgrade Polytechnics and Higher School for Arts, 54 private companies 

Project Description: Under the development process for development of Smart Specialization Strategy in Serbia SFC’s Executive Director Milica Božanić served as creative industry coordinator in EDP leading events and workshops with representatives of business, academia, public and civil sector, more than 50 SH involved. Digital content creation through film, video games, new media, as well as, smart packaging were recognised as pillars within CI sector for. SFC continues to participate in the continuation of EDP process under the Ministry of Education Science and Technological transfer.

Project Duration: 2018-2021

Project funded by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Development