The winner of Byzanfest 2019: "The Throne of St Sava"

Twelve short films were shortlisted for this year’s Byzanfest, ranging from three to 25 minutes long, with entries from Orthodox filmmakers across Australia, Greece, the USA, Canada, Georgia, Romania and Serbia. And the winner of Byzanfest 2019 is the animated short movie "The Throne of St Sava" by 14-year-old Serbian filmmaker Jakov Popov. Director and the founder of the Byzanfest Chris Vlahonasios joined us in the program to tell us more details.

The Thorn of St Sava Source: Supplied

“He’s been making claymation films since the age of 10. His father’s an iconographer so maybe that’s where he gets his inspiration,” says Chris. “But he’s made an exceptional film which is in celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s Autocephaly”, said for SBS Chris Vlahonasios.

 

Byzanfest is the world’s first and only online Orthodox Christian short film festival. It is dedicated to offering the very best Orthodox short films from around the world, on-demand & free. Specific details can be found at https://www.transfiguremedia.com/byzanfest