This May at the Cannes Film Market, the film “Saligia”, directed by Petar Ristovski and produced by Zillion Film with the support of Telekom Serbia and the Film Center Serbia, was presented.

Lazar Ristovski is not in Cannes solely to support his son – he also revealed plans for a new project: a film about Nikola Tesla.

“This is a very important project that we plan to develop in co-production with Telekom Serbia. It will be a story about Tesla – not a classic biopic, but a film with a deeper, universal message.”

Meetings with producers are already underway, and he notes there is interest. However, he emphasizes that Serbia must offer competitive conditions in order to attract foreign investments in domestic productions.

It’s worth remembering that exactly 30 years ago, the film “Underground” by Emir Kusturica, in which Lazar Ristovski played one of the leading roles, won the Palme d’Or. And in 1999, he returned to Cannes with his own film “White Suit”, screened as part of the Critics’ Week.

“This is my third official visit to Cannes. I hope it won’t be the last – I have many plans.”

If beginnings are the most important part of every story, then the story of Tesla – as well as this one from Cannes—is just getting started.