
Goal:
Watch as many movies from the Balkans as you can in January.
Challenge runs 1 January 2020 - 31 January 2020.
List of eligible countries/territories
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Rules:
- Rewatches allowed.
- A feature film (at least 40 minutes) counts as one point.
- A total of 60 minutes of short films (less than 40 minutes) count as one point.
- For mini-series, each part (at least 40 minutes) counts as one point. If less than 40 minutes, then the short films rule applies.
- A total of 120 minutes of TV Episodes count as one point.
Stats & Formatting:
- Title (Year, Country) is the preferred format. Submissions that do not mention the country will not be counted.
- New posts are preferred over edited posts.
Official Lists:
UNESCO's Memory of the World (under the appropriate sections)
Cine.gr's the Best of Greek Cinema
Film Critics Association's Best Romanian Films
Unofficial Lists
Regional
MUBI Forum's Favourite Balkan Films
Istanbulfilm's Balkan cinema lists
100 East European Films (partial)
Ex-Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia - 100 Essential
Liberated Cinema: The Yugoslav Experience
Nominations for Best Foreign Language Film
Top 10 Serbian Films
10 Best Bosnian Films
Croatian Top 20
The Best of Yugoslavia (MUBI)
Ekran's Top 10 Slovenian Films
Yugoslav Film Archive's 100 Serbian Films of Cultural Heritage
Greece
The Ultimate Guide to Greek Cinema
Ten Best Greek Films
Best Foreign Language Film Submissions
Cine.gr Best of Preface
Open Window (Greek Cinema)
A History of Greek Cinema
The Greatest Greek Films (MUBI)
Bulgaria
Top 12 Bulgarian Films
Best Foreign Language Film Submissions
Bulgarian Movies
Romania
Best Romanian Films
GOPO Awards - Best Feature
Romanian Films
Best Foreign Language Film Submissions
Made in Romania (MUBI)
From Romania With Love (MUBI)
Romanian Cinema (MUBI)
Albania
Albania by Kenji (MUBI)
Doubles and Triples
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films from the Balkans
Bonus Challenge #1: Every Country/Territory
See something from every country and territory. The maximum possible score is 12. Already complete that? Do it again!
Bonus #1 Stats
Participant | Unique Countries |
allisoncm | 1 |
blocho | 3 |
blueboybob | 2 |
cinephage | 2 |
Cinepolis | 1 |
fear of 13 | 1 |
flavo5000 | 2 |
hurluberlu | 1 |
jdidaco | 6 |
jeroeno | 3 |
Mario Gaborović | 11 |
maxwelldeux | 4 |
nimimerkillinen | 3 |
Obgeoff | 2 |
OldAle1 | 3 |
ororama | 3 |
peeptoad | 2 |
sol | 7 |
Teproc | 1 |
Bonus Challenge #2 - Individual Country Champions
This is multiple challenges in one. Individual races for the most watches for each country/territory, so long as the leader for each country/territory has at least five watches.
Bonus #2 Stats
Albania
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 2 |
1 | sol | 2 |
3 | blocho | 1 |
Bulgaria
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | jdidaco | 12 |
2 | Mario Gaborović | 6 |
3 | sol | 3 |
4 | blocho | 1 |
4 | nimimerkillinen | 1 |
4 | OldAle1 | 1 |
Croatia
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 26 |
2 | maxwelldeux | 1 |
Greece
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | OldAle1 | 12 |
2 | sol | 10 |
3 | jdidaco | 9 |
4 | Mario Gaborović | 4 |
4 | blueboybob | 4 |
6 | nimimerkillinen | 3 |
7 | fear of 13 | 2 |
8 | hurluberlu | 1 |
8 | peeptoad | 1 |
8 | Obgeoff | 1 |
8 | cinephage | 1 |
8 | jeroeno | 1 |
8 | flavo5000 | 1 |
8 | ororama | 1 |
Montenegro
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 5 |
North Macedonia
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 8 |
2 | sol | 1 |
2 | jdidaco | 1 |
Romania
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | sol | 17 |
2 | Mario Gaborović | 11 |
3 | jdidaco | 9 |
4 | OldAle1 | 2 |
4 | blueboybob | 2 |
4 | cinephage | 2 |
4 | maxwelldeux | 2 |
4 | flavo5000 | 2 |
9 | blocho | 1 |
9 | allisoncm | 1 |
9 | Teproc | 1 |
9 | ororama | 1 |
9 | Cinepolis | 1 |
Serbia
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 31 |
2 | jdidaco | 2 |
3 | maxwelldeux | 1 |
Slovenia
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 10 |
2 | sol | 1 |
2 | jeroeno | 1 |
Yugoslavia
Rank | Participant | Count |
1 | ororama | 12 |
2 | jdidaco | 9 |
3 | jeroeno | 4 |
4 | sol | 3 |
5 | peeptoad | 2 |
5 | maxwelldeux | 2 |
7 | Obgeoff | 1 |
Rank | Participant | Count | Countries Leading |
1 | Mario Gaborović | 54 | Albania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia |
2 | sol | 37 | Albania, Romania |
3 | jdidaco | 30 | Bulgaria |
4 | OldAle1 | 15 | Greece |
5 | ororama | 9 | Yugoslavia |
6 | blueboybob | 6 | |
6 | maxwelldeux | 6 | |
6 | jeroeno | 6 | |
9 | nimimerkillinen | 5 | |
10 | peeptoad | 3 | |
10 | flavo5000 | 3 | |
10 | cinephage | 3 | |
10 | blocho | 3 | |
14 | Obgeoff | 2 | |
14 | fear of 13 | 2 | |
16 | Teproc | 1 | |
16 | allisoncm | 1 | |
16 | hurluberlu | 1 | |
16 | Cinepolis | 1 |