Production
Following the co-production agreement signed between the CNC and the Filmski Centar during the Cannes Festival in May 2024, Balkan Maestro is set to become the Frst documentary produced under this new French-Montenegrin partnership.
Logline
Following the death of his father, Marc Korovitch arrives in Montenegro to conduct the fedgling National Orchestra. As the country prepares to join the European Union, he dreams of adapting Don Giovanni, but between Balkan traditions, logistical problems and the quest for his origins, nothing goes according to plan. So begins an odyssey as chaotic as it is passionate, to the sound of Mozart and turbo-folk.
Following the co-production agreement signed between the CNC and the Filmski Centar during the Cannes Festival in May 2024, Balkan Maestro is set to become the Frst documentary produced under this new French-Montenegrin partnership.
Logline
Following the death of his father, Marc Korovitch arrives in Montenegro to conduct the fedgling National Orchestra. As the country prepares to join the European Union, he dreams of adapting Don Giovanni, but between Balkan traditions, logistical problems and the quest for his origins, nothing goes according to plan. So begins an odyssey as chaotic as it is passionate, to the sound of Mozart and turbo-folk.
Princess Altinaï of Montenegro with Jelena Jovanović Nikolić from Ministry of Culture and Media of Montenegro at Cannes Film Festival 2025