In a remote village in the north of Serbia something unexpected has happened. All of a sudden, a French family have moved to a poor place deserted by the young.
They believe they have found a promised land for growing grapes and winemaking. But they have found only old people in the village, distrusting people with old habits.
A new challenge awaited them back home in France – how to persuade sommeliers that superior wine can be made in an unknown and problematic region? Can they awake hope and breathe a new life into the old village?
A promise is born
1. The Best Cultural Documentary at Eugene Film Festival, Oregon, USA.
2.The Promise won award – The Best Mediterranean Film Festival, Italy
3. Nomination for Best Cinematography- Queens World Film Festival, New York, USA
4.Nomination for Best Documentary- Red Dirt International Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA
5.Best Documentary- European Cinematography Awards
6. Exceptional Merit- Depth of Field International Film Festival, Delaware, USA
7. Award of Excellence, Indie Fest Award, California, USA
8. Best Script, Oenovideo Film Festival, Bordeaux, France
9. The Best National film, International Ethnological Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
Eugene International Film Festival, USA, – official selection, November 2016
Mediterranean Film Festival, Italy, – official selection, December 2016
TV3, Catalonian Public TV, Barcelona, Spain, premiere, January 2017
RTS, Serbian Public TV, premiere, January 2017
European Cinematography Awards, Warsaw, Poland- official selection, February 2017
French Embassy, Washington D.C., USA- premiere, March 2017
Depth of Field film festival, Delaware, USA, – official selection, March 2017
Queens International film festival, New York, – official selection, March 2017
Red Dirt Film Festival, USA, – official selection, March 2017
Belgrade Film Festival, – official selection, March 2017
Trenton Film Festival, New Jersey, USA, – official selection, April 2017
Hoboken Film Festival, New York, USA, – official selection, May 2017
La Palace Theatre, Paris, France, premiere- June 2017
International Film Festival Oenovidéo, France, official selection – June 2017
Vero Beach Wine Festival, Florida, USA – official selection, June 2017
Tiburon International Film Festival, CA, USA- official selection, June 2017
Belgrade Cultural Center, premiere, June, 2017
Palic, European Film Festival- Eco Docs, July 2017
Wine Country Film Festival, San Francisco, USA – official selection, September 2017
Moondance International Film Festival, Colorado, USA- finalist, September 2017
Belgrade International Festival of Ethnographic Film – official selection, October 2017
DocuWest Film Festival, Colorado, USA- official selection, September 2017
AM Egypt Film Festival, Cairo- official selection, September 2017
Arlington International Film Festival, Massachusetts, USA – official selection, October 2017
BIFED, International Film Festival Istanbul, Turkey- official selection, October 2017
Devour! The Food Film Fest, Nova Scotia, Canada- official selection, October 2017
MOST Festival, Barcelona, Spain- official selection, November 2017
Chicago Serbian Film Festival, Chicago, USA- official selection, November 2017
Vancouver Serbian Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada- official selection, November 2017
Great Lakes International Film Festival, PA, USA- – official selection, September 2017
Mendocino International Film Festival, CA, USA- – official selection, October 2017
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Cinema Rialto- September 2017
Cultural Center Rastko, Dallas, TX, USA- December 2017
Toronto Independent Film Festival, Toronto, Canada- semifinalist- December 2017
The 12th Ethiopian International Film festival, January 2018
Director: Zeljko Mirkovic
Producers: Zeljko Mirkovic, Dusan Gajic
Script: Dusan Gajic, Zeljko Mirkovic
Casts: Cyrille Bongiraud and Estelle Germaine
DoPs: Miodrag Trajkovic, Nikola Majdak
Composers: Aleksandar Stevanovic, Dejan Ilijic
Design: Goran Radonjic
Editor and postproduction: Pavle Nikic
Sound design: Aleksandra Perovic, Lazar Zivanac
Produced by Optimistic film and SEETV