鈥檚 鈥�The Promise鈥� continues to reap awards, as it premieres in Belgrade and France this summer. This time, the accolade was an Award of Excellence from IndieFest in California.
The documentary, produced and written by Dusan Gajic, follows a French family of winemakers who moved to a remote village of Rogljevo in Serbia, an area once known worldwide for its wine. 鈥淭he Promise is a stunningly filmed documentary鈥�,鈥� British critic Marcus Agar writes in a published on his Wild Rooster website. 鈥淸Mirkovic] skilfully counterpoints pastoral images of verdant fields, mist-glistening mornings and amber-hued dusks with the stress and frustration that Cyrille and Estelle must endure as outsiders with big ideas.鈥�
Mirkovic has taught in the at 黑料正能量 since fall 2016.
Prior awards for 鈥淭he Promise鈥� include:
- 鈥淏est Cultural Documentary鈥� at the Eugene (Ore.) Film Festival;
- at the Mediterranean Film Festival (Winter Edition) in Italy;
- an official selection of the ;
- an official selection of the Hoboken International Film Festival;
- an official selection of the ;
- an official selection of the Belgrade Film Festival;
- Best Cinematography Documentary Feature at the in Stillwater, Oklahoma;
- Exceptional Merit, Depth of Field International Film Festival, Delaware;
- Best Script at Oenovideo Film Festival, France;
- Best Documentary Award at European Cinematography Awards.
A , hosted by the Embassy of France in Washington D.C., was part of The D.C. Francophonie Cultural Festival.
There have been Oscar murmurings for the film. In an article posted on RivieraBuzz titled 鈥�,鈥� author Natja Igney profiles Mirkovic鈥檚 life and work.
The Oscar candidacy she refers to in the title alludes not only to this present film but also to 鈥淭he Second Meeting,鈥� about the friendship of an America F-117A pilot and the missile officer who shot him down in 1999. [Read a and watch the .]
Mirkovic has earned close to 50 international recognitions for his films, which have been featured at more than 200 international film festivals and broadcasted over TV stations throughout Europe,聽USA聽and Asia.
Among other projects, Mirkovic plans to collaborate with Professor on a film that explores the meaning of the words salam, Shalom, and Peace, and their interpretation in the languages of the three monotheistic religions. They are currently seeking funding, with plans to travel to film in Israel, Palestine, Italy, Saudi-Arabia, Iran, Russia, Egypt and the United States.
Mirkovic is completing his PhD dissertation at the University of Vienna, Austria, in the Media and Communication Department on the topic of media and war. He earned an undergraduate degree in television directing at the Academy of Art in Belgrade in 1999, and an MA at聽ETMA聽(European Television Management Academy), Strasbourg, France, and Bournemouth University, UK.聽
This article has been updated 6/20/2017.