Frost, a new feature film by director Pavle Vučković, will be screened at the Lund Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden, which takes place from October 28th to November 4th 2026. The film is competing for the Méliès d’Argent Award, which is awarded to the best European fantasy feature film.
The Méliès d’Argent Award is awarded by the European Federation of Fantasy Film Festivals, and its winners gain the right to compete for the Méliès d’Or award, intended for the best European fantasy film of the year.
The plot of the film follows a rational and emotionally restrained police inspector who comes to an isolated Serbian village to investigate the disappearance of a young woman. In an area where pagan traditions, black magic and lore have deeply roots, the investigation that initially rests on evidence and facts gradually grows into an exploration of phenomena that are difficult to explain with reason alone.
At the center of the disappearance is an intimate and forbidden relationship, linked to local beliefs. The film begins as a police thriller, gradually developing into a mystery story that combines elements of folk fiction, forbidden desire and the limits of rational explanation.
Frost was filmed in Belgrade, in the village of Braćevac in eastern Serbia, on the Kosmaj mountain and the village of Babe during September and October 2024. The main producer is Plan 9 from Serbia. ORWO/Black Hangar Studios from Great Britain, Film District from Serbia, Telekom Srbija, Parangal Film from Montenegro, Black Cat Production from North Macedonia, Telefilm from Croatia, Sinerent (CinneRent) and Art and Popcorn from Serbia, as well as Vega Film and Vesna Film from Russia participated in the co-production.
The film was supported by the international development funds MEDIA and “Eurimages Development Fund”, Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of Serbia through the incentive program for film projects, as well as Film Center Montenegro, the Film Agency of North Macedonia and the Croatian Audiovisual Center.
Pavle Vučković was born in Belgrade in 1982, and studied film and television directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. His short films Run Rabbit Run (2003) and Minus (2007) were awarded in the Cinéfondation program of the Cannes Film Festival. The film Run Rabbit Run was screened at numerous international festivals, and was included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. It was also presented at the Center Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern gallery in London.
Vučković’s first feature film Panama was screened in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, after which it was also distributed abroad. In addition to film work, he has directed music videos, commercials and television content.
The Lund Fantastic Film Festival is dedicated to fantasy films and genre works from around the world, including horror, science fiction and fantasy.
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