This year's Belgrade International Film Festival 2011 which runs from 25 February till 06 March will open with the film Coriolanus, the directorial debut of British actor Ralph Fiennes, starring the actor himself alongside Gerald Butler and Vanessa Redgrave. The film was shot last year in Belgrade.

Other films to be shown at the festival include: Darren Aronofski's Oscar nominated film Black Swan, Tom Hopper's Oscar nominated The King's Speech, The Coen Brothers' filmTrue Grit, Sofia Coppola's Golden Lion (Venice) winning film Somewhere, Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods and Men and many more festival award winning titles of the past year.

The festival will also show 'Europe Out of Europe', a small competition of seven films out of countries not yet part of the EU.

The Belgrade International Film Festival (FEST) began in 1971, and is a favorite of film festivals in Eastern Europe. 

VM Feb 25, 2011