THE FIRST TIME, THEY SHOOT AT EACH OTHER.
NOW COMES THEIR SECOND MEETING.
WHEN ADVERSARIES BECOME FRIENDS
A STORY OF HUMANITY AND HOPE
War met the two men once. One was a pilot of the invisible F-117A, the other the missile officer that shot him down.Their first meeting was on the radar.Dale Zelko and Zoltan Dani decided to meet each other 12 years later. A human story of a unique encounter.
1. Oscars candidature for Best Feature Documentary 2014
Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
2. Tesla Science Foundation- USA, Award for documentary projects TESLA NATION and THE SECOND MEETING
3. The Golden Maple- Best Documentary– Jahorina Film Festival, RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina for Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
4. Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
Best Documentary, Borrego Springs Film Festival, California, USA
5. Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
Nomination for Best Documentary- Queens World Film Festvial , New york City, USA.
6. Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
Grand Prix- Golden Jug- Serbian National documentary festival
7. Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
Jury Award, Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia
8. Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
Best Concept– Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA
9. Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
Nomination for Best Feature Documentary – Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA
Security Summit, Belgrade, Serbia, pre premiere, November 2012
West Park Center, New York City, USA, pre premiere, November 2012
German Marshal Fund, Washington DC, USA, pre premiere, November 2012
Bournemouth University, UK, pre premiere, December 2012
Dom Omladine cinema, Belgrade, Serbia, premiere, March 2013
Arena cinema, Novi Sad, Serbia, premiere, March 2013
Kupina cinema, Nis, Serbia, premiere, March 2013
Kovin Cultural Center cinema, Kovin, Serbia, premiere, March 2013
American Corner, Podgorica, Montenegro, screening and dialogue, March 2013
Beldocs, Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, official selection, April 2013
Quad cinema, New York City, USA, premiere, May 2013
SAE Institute, New York City, USA, guest lecture and dialogue, May. 2013
Laemmle cinema, Los Angles, USA, premiere, May 2013
SAE Institute, Los Angeles, USA, guest lecture and dialogue, May 2013
Global Peace Film Festival, Florida, USA, official selection, September 2013
Manaki Brothers Film Festival, Macedonia, official selection, September 2013
Zagreb Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, official selection, October 2013
Raindance Film Festival. London, UK, official selection, October 2013
Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA, official selection, June 2013
United Nation Association Film Festival, Stanford University, USA, official selection, October 2013
Columbia University, New York City, USA, guest lecture and dialogue, Nov. 2013
New York University, New York City, USA, guest lecture and dialogue, Nov. 2013
United Nation, New York City, USA, screening and dialogue, Nov. 2013
Archive Cinema, New York City, USA, screening and dialogue, Nov. 2013
US Congress, Mary Pickford Cinema, Washington DC, USA, screening and dialogue, Nov. 2013
Ethical Society, Philadelphia, USA, screening and dialogue, Nov. 2013
London European Club, London, UK, screening and dialogue, Nov. 2013
Cinema Verite” Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Teheran, Iran, official selection, Nov.2013
TV3, Catalonian Public TV, Barcelona, Spain, premiere, December 2013
TV Vojvodina, Serbia, premiere, December 2013
Aegean docs, Greece, official selection December 2013
Berlinale, Berlin, Germany, February 2014
SAE Institute, Berlin, Germany, guest lecture and dialogue, February 2014
Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, California , USA, premiere, February 2014
The European Independent Film Festival, Paris, France, official selection, March 2014
Borrego Springs Film Festival, California, USA, official selection, April 2014
Queens World Film Festival, New York City, USA, official selection, April 2014
Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, guest lecture and dialogue, April 2014
Gorizia Film School, Gorizia, Italy, guest lecture and dialogue, April 2014
Tuzla Film Festival , Bosnia and Herzegovina, official selection, August 2014
International Festival “A Film for Peace” , Italy, official selection, October 2014
Docu Days UA, Kiev, Ukraine, official selection, March 2015
SAE Institute, Bacelona, Spain, guest lecture and dialogue, May 2015
International Air Film Festival – El Yelmo, Spain, official selection May 2015
Jahorina Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, official selection August 2015
Smederevo Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, September 2015
Gornji Milanovac Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, October 2015
Vranje Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, November 2015
Zrenjanin Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, December 2015
Negotin Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, January 2016
Jagodina Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, February 2016
Leskovac Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, March 2016
Uzice Cultural Center, Serbia, screening and dialogue, April 2016
Cleveland Serbian Film Festival, Ohio, USA official selection November 2015
Eastern Mennonite University, VA, USA, screening and dialogue, April 2016
Serbian Consulate Chicago, USA, April ,21
Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, MA, USA, May 2018
Produced by Optimistic film
Director, Producer, Scriptwriter: Zeljko Mirkovic
DoP: Ian Hoban, Zelimir Tot
Composer: Lajko Felix
Editor and postproduction: Pavle Nikic
Casts: Zoltan Dani, Dale Zelko, Iren Dani, Tibor Dani, Atila Dani, Irena Dani, Lauren Zelko, Keegan Zelko, Mallie Zelko
Duration feature documentary: 86 min
Series: 5 x 45 min