{"id":1428,"date":"2019-10-02T21:01:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravnoseloff.com\/?page_id=1428"},"modified":"2025-06-08T01:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T23:01:06","slug":"rec-osnivaca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ravnoseloff.com\/en\/rec-osnivaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder\u2019s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lazar Ristovski<\/strong><\/span>
\n\/Founder and Festival Director<\/em>\/<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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After a long wait and a lot of hard work, I've finally managed to achieve my dream \u2013 the construction of a new Cultural Center in my beloved Ravno Selo. Thanks to the support we received from the President of the Provincial Government of Vojvodina, Mr. Igor Mirovi\u0107, our new Cultural Center is now a reality.<\/p>\n

Nakon osam godina od stra\u0161nog po\u017eara koji je uni\u0161tio prethodni dom, s ponosom mogu najaviti da \u0107e se ove godine, 2024., sve\u010dano otvoriti novo kulturno srce na\u0161eg sela.<\/p>\n

The new Cultural Center won't just host the seventh Ravno Selo Film Festival; it'll also provide better conditions for all future cultural activities, Ristovski explains. He adds that RSFF has become known for its original programs, great camaraderie, and the positive energy generated by both the filmmakers and the thousands of viewers who attend the screenings.<\/p>\n

Now, with all the resources at our disposal, we'll be able to offer a more extensive and higher-quality program that will satisfy all lovers of film, music, theater, and art in general. This is a great victory for our village and for all of us who believed in the power of culture to enrich our lives and community.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Films serve as a warning, offer support, provide comfort, and teach valuable lessons.<\/span><\/h4>\n

This festival is significant because it brings people together, supports young talent, and brings cultural life to small places like ours. It makes culture accessible to everyone, not just the \"chosen few.\" Film makes you forget your problems for at least an hour or two, or helps you find solutions for them. It allows you to understand the most diverse human behaviors. In a sea of divisions, conflicts due to differences, judgments, and prejudices, I am proud to be part of a profession that largely has the noble intention to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n

After some films, I've breathed more deeply, spoken with more zest. Film isn't just entertainment. I believe film's purpose is to encourage and illuminate this world, but equally, to touch upon uncomfortable topics to serve as a mirror for us \u2013 to see how much has accumulated within us, where we've strayed, where we're self-deceiving. Films are a warning, a support, an embrace, and a lesson. They can articulate our thoughts when we find it hard to think and speak. They can translate feelings we don't know how to explain, sometimes awakening something we didn't even know we could feel. That's the power of a good film.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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