Youth work actions were an inseparable part of socialist Yugoslavia. Through voluntary work, thousands of young brigadiers, both men and women, have contributed towards developing the country and the realisation of key infrastructure projects such as motorways, railways, bridges, tunnels, factories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, and parks. One of these projects was the Šamac–Sarajevo railway, built in 1947 in a mere seven months. Young people from Yugoslavia were joined by a number of brigadiers from Italy, Great Britain, Greece, France, Denmark, Sweden, Palestine, and so on.
During the war in the nineties, the railway was damaged. The later Dayton Agreement cut it in two while its vital parts were privatised. The last train on the Šamac–Sarajevo line pulled out in 2011. Today, the rails are often used by people on their way to a better future.
Newsreel 242 – Sunny Railways Obzornik 242 – Sunčane pruge
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Baz Luhrmann
Thursday, 30. 04. 2026 / 18:10 / Main Hall
Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, The Great Gatsby) brings the King of Rock and Roll back to life through long-lost footage of his return to the stage in the early 1970s. EPiC is neither a concert film nor a documentary, and it invites us to experience Elvis Presley like never before.
The Tale of Silyan Prikaznata za Siljan
Tamara Kotevska
Thursday, 30. 04. 2026 / 19:30 / Small Hall
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Silent Friend Silent Friend
Ildikó Enyedi
Thursday, 30. 04. 2026 / 20:20 / Main Hall
A mighty old tree stands in the garden of a German university. Three eras, three human lives, and three clumsy yet sincere attempts at connection: with the world, with nature, and with oneself. A film by Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul).