By a unanimous decision of the jury, the movie "Usekovanje" directed by Sinisa Cvetic won the principal prize for the best movie of the 10th International Film Week in Buenos Aires - ARFECINE.

Ambassador V. Lazić received the award on July 19, 2024 on behalf of the author, from a three-member jury consisting of the Argentinian director Ricardo Preve, French author of documentaries and short films Cedric Robion and Argentinian screenwriter and director Josefina Zavalia Abalos.

Foto: Nicolás Colombo

Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with Alliance Française, has organized the Days of Contemporary Serbian cinema in Buenos Aires, within the framework of the ARFECINE festival from July 15 to 19, 2024. On the occasion of the inauguration, the Embassy organized a special cocktail after which the film "Once Upon a Time in Serbia" was screened.

Ambassador Veljko Lazić greeted the present representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina, the Assembly of the City of Buenos Aires, the diplomatic corps, the Serbian community, as well as the representatives of cultural and public life, briefly introducing them to the history of Serbian cinema and its importance in the European and world contexts. He also presented the films that will be screened at the festival and invited the audience to watch them.

Two other Serbian feature films are "Indigo Kristal" and "Usekovanje", as well as the documentary "Another Spring."    

On July 5, 2024 in the Embassy, a recepcion was organized for the members ot the Serbian youth national team in water polo, as well the technical staff led by the Assistant Head Coach Nikola Rađen, which are in Buenos Aires participating in the The World Men’s U-18 Water Polo Championship.

The Ambassador Veljko Lazić pointed out that the Embassy is following the results of the national team with pride and, congratulating them on their success so far (they qualified for the elimination phase as the first in the group), wished them luck in the continuation of the competition.