Yugo Florida (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria) by Vladimir Tagić has six nominations, followed by God Will Not Help (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia) by Hana Jušić, Mother (North Macedonia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, India) by Teona Strugar Mitevska, and Wind, Talk to Me (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia) by Stefan Đorđević with five nods each.

The TV nominations are lead by Black Sun (Serbia) by Dragan Bjelorglic, and The Hollow (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Amra Baksic Camo and Danis Tanović with four nominations each.

The winners will be decided by the over 800 members of the Film and TV Academy of the Adriatic Region, which was founded by the members of the Adriatic Region Festival Network: Sarajevo Film Festival, Auteur Film Festival Belgrade and Zagreb Film Festival.

2026 ADRIATIC FILM AND TV AWARD NOMINEES:

Film Awards:

Best Film:

Mother / Majka (North Macedonia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, India)
Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska 
Lensed by Virginie Saint-Martin
Produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski
Coproduced by Entre Chien et Loup, Rainy Days, Frau Film, Raging Film
Supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Swedish Film Institute, the Danish Film Institute, Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, Film i Väst

Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia)
Directed by Stefan Đorđević
Produced by Non-Aligned Films
Coproduced by Katunga, SPOK Films, Restart, Staragara
Supported by Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, Creative Europe – MEDIA, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, visions sudest, Viba Film

Yugo Florida (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria)
Directed by Vladimir Tagić
Produced by Sense Production
Coproduced by Adriatic Western, Eclectica, Contrast Films
Supported by Film Center Serbia, the Film Centre of Montenegro, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Bulgarian National Film Center, Eurimages, Creative Europe - MEDIA

Best Leading Actress:

Jasna Diklić in The Pavilion / Paviljon (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia)
Directed by Dino Mustafić
Produced by Panglas
Coproduced by Monte Royal Pictures International, Krug Film, Cine Planet 
Supported by Film Fund Sarajevo, the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Kanton Sarajevo, Film Center Serbia, the North Macedonia Film Agency

Manuela Martelli in God Will Not Help / Bog neće pomoći (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia)
Directed by Hana Jušić

Dora Akan Zlatanova in DJ Ahmet (North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia)
Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski 

Best Leading Actor:

Arif Jakup in DJ Ahmet (North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia)
Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski 

Andrija Kuzmanović in Yugo Florida (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria)
Directed by Vladimir Tagić

Nikola Ristanovski in Mother / Majka (North Macedonia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, India)
Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska 

Rising Star:

Marko Grabež inThe Wedding / Svadba (Croatia, Serbia)
Directed by Igor Šeregi
Produced by Eclectica
Coproduced by Viktorija film
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), Creative Europe - MEDIA, HRT

Arif Jakup in DJ Ahmet (North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia)
Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski 

Jana Milosavljević in Yugo Florida (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria)
Directed by Vladimir Tagić

Lamija Salihović in TV series Komar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Timur Makarevic and The Hollow / Kotlina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Amra Baksic Camo and Danis Tanović

Ana Marija Veselčić in God Will Not Help / Bog neće pomoći (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia)
Directed by Hana Jušić

Best Director:
Stefan Đorđević for Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia)
Hana Jušić for God Will Not Help / Bog neće pomoći (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia)
Teona Strugar Mitevska for Mother / Majka (North Macedonia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, India)
Vladimir Tagić for Yugo Florida (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria)
Georgi M. Unkovski for DJ Ahmet (North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia)

Best Script:

Best Debut Film:

Fantasy (Slovenia, North Macedonia)
Directed by Kukla 
Produced by December
Coproduced by RTV Slovenija, Krug film, Gliser, 001, Gustav Film, MB Grip, SNDKT, Instant
Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, the North Macedonia Film Agency, Creative Europe – MEDIA

Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia)
Directed by Stefan Đorđević

Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song / Ida, ki je pela tako grdo, da so še mrtvi vstali od mrtvih in zapeli z njo (Slovenia, Croatia)
Directed by Ester Ivakič
Produced by Temporama
Coproduced by RTV Slovenija, Gustav Film, Film Factory, Dinaridi Film
Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, technical support provided by FS Viba

Yugo Florida (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria)
Directed by Vladimir Tagić

DJ Ahmet (North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia)
Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski 

TV Series Awards:

Best TV Series:
Black Sun / Senke nad Balkanom (Serbia)
Directed by Dragan Bjelorglic
Produced by Cobra Film Department, Radio Television of Serbia
Coproduced by United Media, Forgrade

Komar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Timur Makarevic
Produced by SCCA/pro.ba

Shame / Sram (Croatia)
Directed by Jelena Gavrilovic
Produced by CGM Films

The Monster behind the Iron Curtain / Pošast za železno zaveso (Slovenia)
Directed by Tomas Gorkic
Produced by 666 Productions

The Hollow / Kotlina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Amra Baksic Camo and Danis Tanović

Best Leading Actress in a TV Series:

Lejla Hakalović in Komar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Timur Makarevic

Jana Jakopović in Shame / Sram (Croatia)
Directed by Jelena Gavrilovic

Nina Janković in Black Sun / Senke nad Balkanom (Serbia)
Directed by Dragan Bjelorglic

Nataša Ninković in Black Sun / Senke nad Balkanom (Serbia)
Directed by Dragan Bjelorglic

Snežana Vidović in The Hollow / Kotlina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Amra Baksic Camo and Danis Tanović

Best Leading Actor in a TV Series:

Dragan Bjelogrlić in Black Sun / Senke nad Balkanom (Serbia)
Directed by Dragan Bjelorglic

Boris Ler in The Hollow / Kotlina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Amra Baksic Camo and Danis Tanović

Igor Skvarica in Komar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Timur Makarevic

Borna Šimunek in Shame / Sram (Croatia)
Directed by Jelena Gavrilovic

Feđa Štukan in The Hollow / Kotlina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Amra Baksic Camo and Danis Tanović