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Boris Malagurski
Malagurski at the Raindance Film Festival
Born (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36)
Subotica, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbia
Citizenship Serbia
 Croatia
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Years active2005-present
Websitehttp://www.malagurski.com

Boris Malagurski (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Малагурски) (born August 11, 1988 in Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the owner of the Malagurski Cinema production company, based in Vancouver, Canada.

Life and work

Born to Prof. Dr. Sc. Branislav Malagurski and Slavica Malagurski, Boris grew up in the Northern Serbian town of Subotica. In 2005 he emigrated to Canada and made a documentary film about his move from Serbia called The Canada Project. The film was shown on Serbian National Television, as a part of Mira Adanja-Polak's TV show.

Kosovo: Can You Imagine?

Malagurski's documentary film Kosovo: Can You Imagine? (2009) dealt with the topic of human rights of Serbs in the disputed province of Kosovo. The Pečat Magazine described the film as "An objective, authentic journalistic approach to the issue, as well as brave work on the field, make this documentary an accomplishment envied by any author". The film features several prominent experts regarding the subject of the Balkans, such as Ret. Maj. Gen. Lewis MacKenzie, Fmr. Amb. James Byron Bissett and Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, who help analyze the state in which the disputed province finds itself since declaring secession from Serbia. In realizing this film project, Malagurski received help from Canadian author and journalist Scott Taylor and Princess Linda, from the House of Karađorđević, as well as UNMIK official John Hawthorne and Irish diplomat Mary Walsh, to which the film is dedicated. In December 2009, the documentary had its broadcast premiere on Russia Today, the first all-digital Russian TV network.

The Weight of Chains

His film The Weight of Chains (2010) deals with Western involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia. The film is supported by the Global Research Institute and tackles the question of why Yugoslavia really fell apart, the answer of which, according to the author, is far from how the media present it. Malagurski also examines the current economic situation in the former Yugoslav republics and offers a unique perspective on the major political and social issues facing the people living in that part of the world. In October 2011, the film was broadcasted on RTV BN, and on RTRS in January 2012. The Croatian media portal Javno.hr described "The Weight of Chains" as a "controversial film" and that it describes "the causes and circumstances that lead to the breakup of Yugoslavia and the wars in that region". As of 2012, the film is distributed worldwide by Journeyman Pictures.

Belgrade

As of 2011 Malagurski is finishing a documentary film about Belgrade, in which he aims to capture the spirit of the Serbian capital. When completed, the film will be the first documentary about Belgrade since the 1980s, when the city was hoping to host the 1992 Summer Olympics. The author claims that Belgrade boasts a unique quality and energy, in spite of the fact that it was destroyed and rebuilt over 40 times in its history and that the greatest attraction of the city are the citizens themselves. The documentary will feature Boris Malagurski on-screen and will be in English.

Media and lectures

The Serbian newspaper "Politika", the oldest daily in the Balkans, described Malagurski as the "Serbian Michael Moore", followed by the same description by Press and many other media outlets in the region.

Malagurski regularly gives keynote speeches about his film making tactics and current social, political and economic issues in the Balkans. Recently, he spoke several times at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade, at the Novi Sad Law School and the University of Novi Sad Medical School and Faculty of Philosophy, as well as the Management Faculty in Sremski Karlovci and the Faculty for Media and Communications at the Singidunum University in Belgrade.

Activism

Malagurski is also the Co-Founder of the Serbian Youth League and President of the Vancouver chapter. When Kosovo declared independence in 2008, Malagurski - then a student - spoke at a protest which drew a crowd of 200 people. Occasionally, Malagurski writes articles for the political magazine New Serbian political thought.

In October 2011, Malagurski showed his film "The Weight of Chains" at the Jarinje barricades on the Kosovo-Central Serbia provincial boundary, which constituted, as the author claims, a show of support for the Serbs' cause in fighting for their rights in the disputed province.

Filmography

  • The Canada Project (2005) - Director, Editor
  • Kosovo: Can You Imagine? (2009) - Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
  • The Weight of Chains (2011) - Director, Writer
  • The Presumption of Justice (2012, In production) - Director, Producer
  • Belgrade (2012, In production) - Director, Producer, Writer
  • The Weight of Chains 2 (2013, Pre-production) - Director, Producer, Writer

Awards and screenings

  • Young Authors of Europe, 2005 - for "The Canada Project" at the International Film Festival in Palić, Serbia
  • Young Authors of Europe, 2005 - for "Vreme Je" at the International Film Festival in Palić, Serbia
  • Best Film, 2009 - for "Kosovo: Can You Imagine?" at the BC Days Serbian Documentary Film Festival in Burnaby, Canada
  • Winner, Silver Palm Award, 2009 - for "Kosovo: Can You Imagine?" at the Mexico International Film Festival 2009, Rosarito, Mexico He was one of 76 winners, in the student films category.
  • Official Selection, 2009 - for "Kosovo: Can You Imagine?" at the BridgeFest International Film Festival, East Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Official Selection, 2011 - for "The Weight of Chains" at the BELDOCS International Feature Documentary Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Official Selection, 2011 - for "The Weight of Chains" at the Raindance Film Festival, London, United Kingdom
  • Official Selection, 2011 - for "The Weight of Chains" at the Moving Images Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
  • Official Selection, 2011 - for "The Weight of Chains" at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba
  • Official Selection, 2011 - for "The Weight of Chains" at the Ann Arbor Docu Fest, Ann Arbor, United States of America

References

  1. ^ Kosovo: Možete li zamisliti? Pečat magazine, June 5, 2009
  2. ^ Добри људи у злим временима | Good people in evil times Politika Newspaper, August 28, 2010
  3. Mira Adanja-Polak and You June 5, 2005
  4. Kosovo: Can You Imagine on IMDb
  5. Филм "Kosovo, Can You Imagine?" Српски Глас | The Serbian Voice Weekly Newspaper, Australia, November 27, 2009
  6. Nepodnošljiva lakoća istine - Pečat Magazine May 26, 2011
  7. Kosovo: Can you imagine? XL Reports | Russia Today, December 11, 2009
  8. Kosovo | Can You Imagine? - Russia Today Preview
  9. Kosovo Dominated The Evening The Serbian Voice Weekly Newspaper, Australia, December 11, 2009
  10. New Documentary Film by Boris Malagurski | Global Research, January 7, 2010
  11. Srbi se konačno probudili i udružili Novine Toronto, March 26, 2010
  12. “Težina lanaca”: Šta se stvarno desilo? Global Research, October 26, 2009
  13. New documentary on breakup of Yugoslavia Bojan Ratkovic, November 2, 2009
  14. BN - SREDA 19.10.2011 21:00 - Težina lanaca, dokumentarni film
  15. TEŽINA LANACA - dokumentarni film, RTRS
  16. Yugoslavia was the predecessor of the EU | Boris Malagurski Interview for Javno.hr
  17. Journeyman Pictures : Documentaries Serbia - The Weight Of Chains - 124 min 30 sec
  18. Kultura : Zagolicajmo maštu turista Politika, 5 October 2011
  19. Belgrade with Boris Malagurski Official Website
  20. New documentary by the Serbian Michael Moore Press newspaper
  21. "Kosovo and Metohija in the light of international law" conference at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, featuring Boris Malagurski
  22. Video of Boris Malagurski at the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade
  23. "Kosovo - Where is the solution?" conference at the Faculty of Political Sciences, featuring Boris Malagurski
  24. The Weight of Chains at the Faculty of Philosophy
  25. "How to get over stereotypes of bad boys" at F@M Sremski Karlovci
  26. The Weight of Chains at the Faculty of Media and Communications
  27. The Centre For Peace in the Balkans National Post newspaper, December 11, 2008
  28. Contact the Executives Serbian Youth League, Vancouver, BC, 2008
  29. Protesters rally against Kosovo independence The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2008
  30. Битка је у нама Борис Малагурски, НСПМ | 1 November 2010
  31. Дневник 2010 Борис Малагурски, НСПМ | 19 October 2010
  32. Моја држава, моја револуција Борис Малагурски, НСПМ | 14 October 2010
  33. Using alternative paths to get to North Kosovo Politika, October 31, 2011
  34. We're afraid of Belgrade, not KFOR Pravda newspaper, October 30, 2011
  35. ^ Young European Filmmakers Palić International Film Festival, 2005
  36. New Serbian documentary festival: human rights, athletes, and more The Georgia Straight, Craig Takeuchi, March 11, 2009
  37. RTV - Film Borisa Malagurskog nagrađen na festivalu u Meksiku, Radio Television Vojvodina, May 11, 2009
  38. Film Borisa Malagurskog nagrađen na festivalu u Meksiku, Glas Srbije, May 11, 2009
  39. Težina lanaca: Kritika uloge NATO, EU i SAD i raspadu SFRJ BELDOCS 2011
  40. Raindance Film Festival 2011
  41. Radio Television Serbia | The Weight of Chains in London
  42. MIFF Schedule End of World Showcase
  43. "El peso de las cadenas" Festival Internacional Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
  44. Ann Arbor Docu Fest: The Weight of Chains AnnArbor.com

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