PRETTY DYANA: A Gypsy recycling saga (Dijana)
Color, 45 min, 2004, documentary; Serbia
In Serbian, with English sub-titles
Directed, produced, filmed and edited by: Boris Mitic
Production company: Dribbling Pictures
Music: Adem Smajli, Husker Du, Michael Jackson, Paul Anka, Mangafic-Garcevic

A cheerful and intimate look at Gypsy (Roma) refugees from Kosovo in a Belgrade suburb who make a living by transforming Citroen’s classic 2cv and “Dyana” cars into Mad Max-like recycling vehicles, which they use to collect cardboard, bottles and scrap metal. The re-shaped Dyanas come to represent freedom, hope and style for its crafty owners. Even the Dyana’s batteries are used to provide power for TV and mobile phones! But the police don't always find these strange vehicles funny…..

Awards:
Audience Award, RomaDocFest
Human Rights Award, Sarajevo Film Festival
Best Documentary, Dokufest Prizren, Kosovo
Best Central & Eastern European documentary, Astra Film Fest Sibiu, Romania
Best screenplay, Gypsy Film Festival Skopje, Macedonia
New Ethno Award, Belgrade Ethno Film Fest
Best Documentary, Wiesbaden Go East Film Festival
Best Documentary, Mediawave Festival Gyor, Hungary
UNICEF Prize, Cronograf Doc Festival Chisinau, Moldova
Best Film, Meetings in Siberia, Novosibirsk
Special Jury Mention, Jeevika Film Festival, New Delhi


Director Boris Mitic
Boris worked as a journalist before buying a video camera and shooting “Pretty Dyana” on his own, later using his home computer for post-production. He is currently finishing three documentaries, including “Aphocalypse Now” about the phenomenon of Serbian satirical aphorisms.

Filmography
Pretty Dyana, feature documentary, 2004
Unmik Titanik, feature documentary, 2004


DVD Source:
Dribbling Pictures
Bitoljska 2/II
11147 Belgrade, Serbia
Info@dribblingpictures.com
www.dribblingpictures.com