Razmena

3rd International Student Short Film Festival
June 19 – 21, 2026
Academy of Arts – University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Razmena Film Festival

Submit your Film

International Short Selection

The competition is open to narrative short films with a maximum running time of 15 minutes

International Animated Film Selection

International Competition of Student Animated Films (up to 3 mintes)

International Documentary Film Selection

Special Screening Program, This category is limited to the topics of struggle for freedom, justice and human rights.

Master Class

To be announced

About the Festival

“Razmena” is an International student short film festival founded by The Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. The initiative to establish the festival was started by four second-year students of production for audiovisual media. The name “Razmena (eng.”Exchange”) represents the motivation for realizing the festival which came from the need for connecting with students of other academies and art faculties from the entire world who are also involved in film. The desire to learn about the work of our colleagues and young filmmakers is the basis idea of the concept of the festival.

Locations

Movie projections – Radnički dom, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 24 (Google Maps)
Master Class Workshops – Academy of Arts, Multimedial Center, Đure Jakšića 7, Novi Sad (Google Maps)

Free entrance / attendance

Program

Gallery

June 19, 2026

June 21, 2026

International Short Selection

Location: Radnički dom, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 24, Novi Sad

Posters

June 19, 2026 / 19:00h

June 20, 2026 / 19:00h

June 21, 2026 / 19:00h

International Animated Film Selection

Location: Radnički dom, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 24, Novi Sad

International Documentary Film Selection

Location: Radnički dom, Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 24, Novi Sad

Master Class Lecturers

Selectors and Jury

foto Nebojša Babić

Selector
International Short Selection

Srdan Golubović

One of the most prominent Serbian film directors and a Full Professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he also graduated from the Department of Film and Television Direction. He first drew public attention with his debut feature, “Absolute Hundred” (Apsolutnih sto, 2001), followed by significant international success with “The Trap” (Klopka, 2007), which was shortlisted for the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film.

His subsequent achievement, “Circles” (Krugovi, 2013), was awarded at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and the Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival), while his latest film, “Father” (Otac, 2020), won the Audience Award in the Panorama section and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlinale. Through his artistic work and his involvement with the production house Baš Čelik, Golubović remains dedicated to socially relevant themes, solidifying his position as one of the leading authors in contemporary European cinema.

Selector
International Animated Film Selection

Mina Cvetinović Pavkov

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) and an author in the field of animation and visual effects. She founded the Department of Visual Effects, Animation, and Game Art at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.

With twenty years of experience in computer graphics, she has contributed to the production of over fifty promotional films and projects involving computer-generated imagery (selected client list: Dolce & Gabbana, Google, etc.). As part of visual effects teams, she has worked on sixteen feature films, documentaries, and TV series. Additionally, she has participated in the realization of theater plays, exhibited at collective exhibitions, and collaborated with numerous cultural institutions.

She has directed three short animated films that received awards at international festivals and has served as a jury member at several international film festivals. She has conducted multiple animation workshops for youth; notably, the “Izbanimaonica” workshop in 2014, where she co-created the animated film “Seesaw” (Klackalica) with participants, which won the Best Animated Film award at the See a Paris 2015 festival in Paris, France.