Warm Film

Original title: Topli film

Two young actors are exploring the topic of representation of LGBTI people through the history of Yugoslav cinema and social circumstances that have resulted in different treatment of these characters.

Country: Serbia, 2024
Technical details: 4K, HD & archive / DCP, color, black&white
Duration: 92 min
Production: Pogon, Greifer, Merlinka production

Written and Directed by: Dragan Jovićević
Producers: Nataša Pavlović, Dragan Jovićević, Predrag Azdejković
Camera: Nebojša Vasić, Aleksandar Jovanović
Editor: Nataša Pavlović
Music: Nenad Jelić
Sound: Filip Verkić
Grading: Мilorad Glušica
Animation: Andrija Tomašević
Production manager: Kristina Marković

IMDb page

World premiere:

National premiere:
Opening film

Festivals:

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (Thessaloniki, Greece, 2024; Citizen Queer programme, World Premiere)

BELDOCS (Belgrade, Serbia 2024; Serbian Competition Programme) 

UnderhillFest (Podgorica, Montenegro 2024; Regional Competition)

Mediterranean Film Festival Split (Split, Croatia 2024; Official Competition)

European Film Festival Palic (Palić, Serbia, 2024, Special Screening)

Thailand International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Bangkok, Thailand, 2024, Official Selection)

Novi Sad film festival (Novi Sad, Serbia, 2024, Special Screening)

Dokumentale, Documentary Film Festival Berlin (Berlin, Germany, 2024, Official Selection)

TVLFest – The Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival (Tel Aviv, Israel, 2024, Official Competition – The Best Documentary)

Beijing Queer Film Festival (Beijing, China, 2024, Official Selection)

OFN LGBTQAI+ Film Festival (London, UK, 2024, Official Competition – The Best Fluid Documentary)

Prvi kadar (Sarajevo/Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2024, Official Competition)

Eastern Neighbors Film Festival (The Hague, The Netherland, 2024, Official Selection)

JSFF – Japanese-Serbian Film Festival (Belgrade, Serbia, Official Competition – National Selection)

Festival of meta film (Belgrade, Serbia, Official Selection)

LGBT Ljubljana Film Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2024, Official Competition)

Merlinka Film Festival (Belgrade, Serbia, 2024, Official Competition – The Best Documentary)

QFest LGBT Film Festival (New Jersey, United States, 2025, Official Competition – The Best Documentary)

The Lovers Film Festival (Napoli, Italy, 2025, Official Competition – The Best Documentary)

Sunny Bunny LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (Kiev, Ukraine, 2025, Official Competition – Documentary)

Queer Expression Film Festival (Chicago, United States, 2025, Official Selection – Documentary)

Kashish Pride Film Festival (Mumbai, India, 2025, Official Selection – Documentary)

Global Indie Film Awards (London, UK, 2025, Official Selection – Documentary, LGBT)

Zsigmond Vilmos Film Festival (Szeged, Hungary, 2025, Official Selection)

Film Art For All (FAFA), (Kecskemét, Hungary, 2025)

Korea Queer Film Festival (Seoul, Korea, 2025, Official Competition)

Pula Film Festival (Pula, Croatia, 2025, Vremeplov Selection)

Waterfront Indie Film Festival (Mumbai, India, Official Selection)

Dani srpskog filma u Helsinkiju (Helsinki, Finland)

Martovski Festival (Belgrade, Serbia, 2025, Official Competition – Documentary)

Awards and nominations:

2024 – OFN LGBTQAI+ Film Festival – The Best Documentary (winner)

2024 – OFN LGBTQAI+ Film Festival – The Best Director – Dragan Jovićević (nominee)

2024- Merlinka Festival – The Best Documentary (winner)

2024 – Merlinka Festival – Special Award for the Best Serbian LGBT Film (winner)

2025 – Lovers Film Festival – Real Lovers Award in International Documentaries Competition (winner)