the Subject about the joint movie of a national film studio "Belarusfilm" with the Serbian director Emir Kusturica "while stood", director general declared on press conferences on September 4 in Minsk film studios Karachevsky Vladimir.
"I with deep respect treat it, at me even in an office the photo where we with it together — the head of a film studio told hangs. — It came to us, I met it at the airport, drove in Presidential Administration. If there is something like that really worked, [that will cooperate]. But you understand how speak, anything personal — only business. Simply give money that someone another shot the movie — me such it is uninteresting. All of us passed it. For that time, how many I work, offers did not arrive any more. In total while stood".
In November, 2010 "Leaf fall" which has arrived to the Minsk film festival Emir Kusturica met Alexander Lukashenko. The head of state offered the director cooperation with the Belarusian cinematographers.
"If you want to remove something solid, let and not connected with Belarus, we will consider it as honor cooperation with such person" — told Alexander Lukashenko. He emphasized that to people who "do high art", to Belarus are always ready to help and give support. "And if you also ten our young film directors teach something — simply will be the hero of our country" — the head of state told.
In October, 2014 a national film studio "Belarusfilm" and the French company Cinema Soleil signed the memorandum about joint production a full-length game tape under the working name "If not now, when? " according to the novel of the Italian writer Primo Levi in which is narrated about activity of the Belarusian guerrillas. As the director of the movie Emir Kusturica had to act .
In April the 2015th Emir Kusturica arrived again to Minsk where met the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Boris Svetlov, holding at that time a position of the Minister of Culture. In conversation with Boris Svetlov the director reported that plans to start shooting to Belarus in 2017. Shootings did not begin, reports information company "BelaPAN".