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Boris Malagurski ( sr-Cyrl, Борис Малагурски; born 11 August 1988) is a Serbian-Canadian
film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
, producer, writer,
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,
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, and
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.Добри људи у злим временима , Good people in evil times
Politika Newspaper, August 28, 2010 His films include the documentary series ''
The Weight of Chains ''The Weight of Chains'' is a 2010 Canadian documentary film directed by Boris Malagurski.The Weight of Chains
Film Center of Serbia


Early life and education

Born to Branislav Malagurski and Slavica Malagurski, Boris grew up in the northern
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
n town of
Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...
. In an interview for ''Literární noviny'',
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's cultural and political journal, Malagurski said that his last name originates from the
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
town of
Mała Góra Mała Góra (german: Gut Guhrau) is a hamlet in the administrative district of Gmina Niemodlin, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Niemodlin and west of the regional capital Opol ...
. Malagurski emigrated to
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in 2005 and made a documentary film about his move from Serbia called ''The Canada Project''. Excerpts from the film were shown on Serbian National Television, as a part of
Mira Adanja-Polak Mira Adanja Polak ( sr-cyr, Мира Адања Полак; born 22 August 1942) is a Serbian journalist, producer, researcher, author and TV host. Her TV show ''Mira Adanja-Polak – Exclusive'' is broadcast weekly on Radio Television Serbia. S ...
's TV show. Since then, Malagurski identifies himself as Serbian-Canadian. While studying Film Production at the
University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
, Malagurski organized protests in
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against
Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
's
declaration of independence A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the ...
and received help from Canadian journalist Scott Taylor and Irish diplomat Mary Walsh in making his film about Kosovo. Malagurski became a Canadian citizenTeža verig in pasivnosti
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 and remained in Canada until 2011, when he returned to work in Serbia. Malagurski attended
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in
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neighbourhood of
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. Malagurski earned his bachelor's degree in
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from the
University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...
. In July 2019, he earned his master's degree in film from the
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.


Career

In 2010, the
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''
Politika ''Politika'' ( sr-Cyrl, Политика; ''Politics'') is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and owners ...
'' described Malagurski as the "Serbian
Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
", though Malagurski himself had spoken of his use of "Michael Moore post-production techniques", earlier in the same year.


Film


'' Kosovo: Can You Imagine?''

In 2009, Malagurski released ''Kosovo: Can You Imagine?'', a
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about the plight of
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communities living in Kosovo at that time. Former
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general
Lewis MacKenzie Lewis Wharton MacKenzie Order of Canada, CM, Meritorious Service Cross, MSC, Order of Ontario, OOnt, Canadian Forces Decoration, CD (born 30 April 1940) is a Canadian retired major general, author and media Pundit (expert), commentator. MacKenzi ...
, Canadian former
diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...
James Byron Bissett James Byron Bissett is a Canadians, Canadian former diplomat. He was High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago and later Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria. Career James Bissett joined the Canadia ...
, former
UNMIK The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the United Nations in Kosovo. The UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall ...
officer John Hawthorne and economist
Michel Chossudovsky Michel Chossudovsky (born 1946) is a Canadian economist and author. He is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Ottawa and the president and director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), which runs the website globalr ...
are interviewed in the film.


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The Weight of Chains ''The Weight of Chains'' is a 2010 Canadian documentary film directed by Boris Malagurski.NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
alliance as a whole allegedly played in the
breakup of Yugoslavia The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
. The film features interviews with
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, John Bosnitch,
Michel Chossudovsky Michel Chossudovsky (born 1946) is a Canadian economist and author. He is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Ottawa and the president and director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), which runs the website globalr ...
,
Vlade Divac Vlade Divac ( sr-Cyrl, Владе Дивац, ; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings ...
,
Branislav Lečić Branislav Lečić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Лечић; born 25 August 1955) is a Serbian actor, director, academic, writer, politician. Known for his versatile portrayals of emotionally vulnerable characters with strong senses of moral justic ...
,
Veran Matić Veran Matić ( sr-cyr, Веран Матић; born in 1962) is a Serbian media manager who served as the CEO of RTV B92 from its establishment in 1989 until 2019. He is also the Chairman of the Commission for investigating killings of journalist ...
, John Perkins, general
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and others. The film was shown in cinemas in Australia, Canada, the United States and Serbia, also at the festivals listed below, and on
Eurochannel Eurochannel is a world television channel focused on European culture and lifestyle through movies, series and other programs dedicated to European culture. Eurochannel broadcasts in original audio with subtitles in English, Spanish and Portugue ...
TV networks. In December 2018, the film was added to the film and video catalog of the Library of
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.


'' The Presumption of Justice''

Malagurski co-directed (with Ivana Rajović), ''The Presumption of Justice'' in 2012,A film about Brice Taton
Politika Newspaper , 27 June 2012 a documentary dealing with the September 2009 death of Brice Taton, a fan of
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, and alleged inconsistencies in the subsequent court case in Serbia. The film had its broadcasting premiere in April 2013 as a part of Malagurski's TV show on
Happy TV Nacionalna Televizija Happy (often shortened to Happy) is a privately owned TV channel in Serbia. Happy has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming. The station offers a compilation of international and domestic movies, Ameri ...
which also featured an interview with a man who claimed to have witnessed the event, but who had not been called to testify.


''Belgrade''

Malagurski's next film ''Belgrade'', (also known as ''Belgrade with Boris Malagurski''), a documentary about
Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
, the capital of
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
had its world premiere on 19 October 2013 at
Sava Centar Sava Centar ( sr, Сава центар) is an international congress, cultural and business centre of various multi-functional activities located in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the largest audience hall in the country and entire forme ...
in Belgrade and was aired on
Radio Television Serbia Radio Television of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Радио-телевизија Србије, sr-Lat, Radio-televizija Srbije, italics=yes; abbr. RTS/PTC) is Serbia's public broadcaster. It broadcasts and produces news, drama, and sports programming thro ...
(RTS) on 20 October 2014. The film features interviews with several prominent Belgraders, including tennis player
Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...
.


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''The Weight of Chains 2'' was released in 2014 as a part of the
Serbian Film Festival Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation) ...
at Montecasino in
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,
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. It features interviews with
Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...
,
Carla Del Ponte Carla Del Ponte (born February 9, 1947) is a former Chief Prosecutor of two United Nations international criminal law tribunals. A former Swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former ...
,
Mlađan Dinkić Mlađan Dinkić ( sr-cyr, Млађан Динкић, ; born 20 December 1964) is a Serbian economist, musician and former politician. He was the 1st Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, serving from 2000 to 2003. He then served as the Ministe ...
,
Vuk Jeremić Vuk Jeremić ( sr-cyr, Вук Јеремић, ; born 3 July 1975) is a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the president of the United Nations General Assembly from 2012 to 2013 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia from 200 ...
,
Ivo Josipović Ivo Josipović (; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatian academic, jurist, and politician who served as President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ), and played a key ...
, Slavko Kulić,
Miroslav Lazanski Miroslav Lazanski ( sr, Мирослав Лазански; 18 September 1950 – 3 August 2021) was а Serbian journalist, military analyst, politician, and a diplomat who served as ambassador of Serbia to the Russian Federation. Previous to his ...
,
Michael Parenti Michael John Parenti (born September 30, 1933) is an American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at universities as well as run for political office. Parenti i ...
,
Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and wrote the gangster film remake '' Sc ...
, R. James Woolsey and others.Nema povlačenja, nema predaje
Politika
The Weight of Chains 2
The Interviewees

Večernje novosti The film discusses the effects of neoliberal reforms on all aspects of life in the former
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
, from politics, economics, military, culture and education to the media. Festival screenings include
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and the
Subversive Festival The Subversive Festival is an annual international fortnight of political, activist, cultural, educational, literary and artistic events that takes place in Zagreb, Croatia every May. Its activities are divided into the Subversive Film Festival ...
and others listed below, and it was broadcast by RTS.


'' Kosovo: A Moment in Civilization''

In September 2017, Malagurski released a documentary film about Serbian monasteries in Kosovo called ''Kosovo: A Moment In Civilization,'' designed to oppose Kosovo's membership in
UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
. The film was released on September 15, 2017 in
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, France. The film was condemned by Kosovo's government.


'' Like Me a Million''

Malagurski directed and produced a Serbian
short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
''Lajkuj me milion puta'' ( eng, Like Me a Million). It stars
Nikola Kojo Nikola Kojo (; born 5 September 1967) is a Serbian actor and film director. Biography Nikola was named after his great-grandfather, who was an protoiereus in Mostar. He made his acting debut before he turned 13, with the role of the boy Ivan in ...
,
Miloš Biković Miloš Biković ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Биковић, ; born January 13, 1988) is a Serbian actor and producer. His best known films are box office hits '' Serf'' and ''South Wind''. He is also known for his roles in movies ''Sunstroke'' directe ...
and Maja Šuša. The film was released on March 29, 2019 at the 66th Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival.


''The Weight of Chains 3''

Malagurski made the third part of ''The Weight of Chains'' film series which deals with how big business and political interest groups endanger peoples' health and very existence. The film was released in
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on September 28, 2019, and features interviews with
Jeffrey Sachs Jeffrey David Sachs () (born 5 November 1954) is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor. He is known for his work ...
, Katrin Jakobsdottir, Noam Chomsky,
Nele Karajlić Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism c ...
and Danica Grujičić.


'' Montenegro: A Land Divided''

In December 2019, Malagurski announced that he would produce and direct a documentary film about the 2019 crisis in
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. The announcement came following clerical protests in Montenegro. In November 2020, the official film trailer was released, featuring interviews with
Amfilohije Radović Amfilohije ( sr-Cyrl, Амфилохије; , English: Amphilochius; born Risto Radović, 7 January 193830 October 2020) was a bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, theologian, university professor, author and translator. He was first the bishop ...
,
Zdravko Krivokapić Zdravko Krivokapić ( cyrl, Здравко Кривокапић; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022. In addition to his professorship at the Universities ...
,
Matija Bećković Matija Bećković ( sr-cyr, Матија Бећковић, ; born 29 November 1939) is a Serbian poet, writer and academic. Life Bećković was born in Senta, in the multiethnic province of Vojvodina (then Danube Banate, Kingdom of Yugoslavia), ...
and others. The film had its world premiere in
Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
in May 2021.


'' Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom''

Malagurski directed the feature documentary film that chronicles the history of
Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
who live West of the
Drina The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps whic ...
river, including an interview with
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
n film director
Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...
. The film was financed by the city of
Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...
and other municipalites in
Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...
, as well as by individual donors, and premiered in Banja Luka in October 2022. There were calls for screenings to be cancelled in several European countries.


Television

From 2013 to 2015, Malagurski hosted ''
Revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
'', a weekly TV show on
Happy TV Nacionalna Televizija Happy (often shortened to Happy) is a privately owned TV channel in Serbia. Happy has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming. The station offers a compilation of international and domestic movies, Ameri ...
. The show, featured documentary segments and interviews with state officials, foreign and local experts and ordinary citizens of Serbia. During the
2014 Southeast Europe floods Between 13 and 18 May 2014 a low-pressure cyclone designated ''Tamara'' and ''Yvette'' affected a large area of Southeastern and Central Europe, causing floods and landslides. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered the greatest damage, as the ...
, Malagurski reported for Happy TV from several flooded areas in Serbia. The show was cancelled in January 2015. Malagurski alleged that Happy TV gave no official reason for the show's cancellation. From 2015 to 2017, Malagurski worked as the executive producer and host of a TV show, '' Globally'', on BN TV, which deals with "global topics from a domestic perspective."Globalno, TV BN
 From May 2017 to December 2018, Malagurski was the editor and host of a
clip show A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows feature the format of a frame story in which cast members recall past events from past installments of the show, depicte ...
for the Sputnik Serbia news agency, and the editor and host of a clip show, ''ClipaRT with Boris Malagurski'', for the Russian state-funded
RT Documentary RT Documentary (RTД, ''literally "RTD"'') is a Russian free-to-air documentary channel presented in both the English and Russian languages. It was launched on 23 June 2011 by the erstwhile President Dmitry Medvedev who visited RT's studio in M ...
channel, dealing with global issues. From April 2019 to September 2020, Malagurski hosted and edited a clip show, known as the ''Malagurski Ukratko'' (), for the Slobodna Television channel, dealing with domestic issues. From 2020 to 2022, he worked with RT on a clip show titled ''Big Stories & Beyond with Boris Malagurski''. Malagurski has also appeared on RT, to comment on Balkan topics. In 2020, he was described as "one of Sputnik’s YouTube stars popular with young people".


Journalism

Malagurski has written articles for the ''
Politika ''Politika'' ( sr-Cyrl, Политика; ''Politics'') is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and owners ...
'' daily newspaper and a political magazine '' New Serbian political thought''.


Political views

Malagurski is a
Eurosceptic Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It ranges from those who oppose some EU institutions and policies, and seek reform ...
, believing that "chasing the EU is like going on a blind date, you don't know what will happen, but you still want to go because you are desperate." In an interview for Marin Marinković's talk show ''One On One'' on
Alternativna TV ''Alternativna TV'' (''ATV''; sr-Cyrl, Алтернативна ТВ, АТВ) is a television company based in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This TV station also has web based news redaction, and news portal is among ...
, Malagurski identified as
left-leaning Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
Malagurski on the status of Serbs in the world
43min on ATVBL.com and, in an article in ''Danas'', denounced attempts by some to label him as "extremely right-wing", noting that his films were screened on leftist festivals such as the Subversive Festival in Croatia, that worldwide screenings were organized with the help of leftist parties such as the
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in
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and that he was compared to
Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
and even
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in the Slovenian
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newspaper. Malagurski described these attempts as "Balkan self-declared leftists and civic elitists wanting to hold on to their monopoly of views that are allowed in that ideological sphere", adding that "if anyone dares to criticize the European Union as a bureaucratic elite dictatorship in Brussels, NATO as the army of America's corporate interests and the local NGO sector that deals with politics and receives money from abroad as agents of foreign interests, one can only be labelled as a "right-winger" or whatever sounds more gruesome to uninformed audiences." Malagurski "supports protests as a form of pressure on governments" and that "elections are important, but democracy works only if we create the conditions under which any elected official will have to make decisions". Malagurski believes that "every government makes decisions in favor of the people only when in fear of the public reaction". As a critic of
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, Malagurski believes that "resistance to neoliberalism is no longer a matter of ideology, but of common sense", and he advocates the inclusion of young people in politics, noting that most people in Serbia who share similar problems are not united and can't recognize their common interest. Malagurski was interviewed for Amir Zukić's talk show ''Pressing'' on N1 in which he expressed his condemnation of United States foreign policies, noting that "what the United States are doing to Muslims is far more deceitful than what the Nazis did to the Jews, because the Americans are telling Muslims that everything they do is for their own good." According to Malagurski, this shows how well developed the Western propaganda machine is, adding that "
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would be fascinated by what the West has achieved." On the topic of relations between states and peoples in the Southeastern Europe, Malagurski also stated that "people in the Balkans need reconciliation, and to talk about what brings us together". Malagurski has also expressed views on Croatian politics, adding his support for Ivan Pernar and the populist
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political party and Macedonian politics, arguing that "the West has made Macedonia an extremely vulnerable and divided country, and that as such it needs a miracle to survive, unfortunately." Malagurksi believes that the 2018
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in
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was staged.


Activism

In October 2011, Malagurski showed his film ''The Weight of Chains'' at the
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barricades on the Kosovo-Serbia border, which he said was a show of support for the Serbs fighting for their rights in the disputed province. In June 2012, Malagurski took part in a protest in front of the Radio Television Serbia building, that called for an end to "organized media darkness" in Serbia and requested the airing of Malagurski's film ''The Weight of Chains'' on Serbia's
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. In front of 200 protesters, Malagurski said that
Aleksandar Tijanić Aleksandar Tijanić ( sr-cyr, Александар Тијанић; 13 December 1949 – 28 October 2013) was a Serbian journalist and director of the country's public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia from 2004 to 2013. During his career he wa ...
, the director of RTS, had told him that despite positive reviews, ''The Weight of Chains'' couldn't be aired on RTS because it had already been aired on
Happy TV Nacionalna Televizija Happy (often shortened to Happy) is a privately owned TV channel in Serbia. Happy has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming. The station offers a compilation of international and domestic movies, Ameri ...
, Malagurski claimed only clips had been shown, which he corroborated with documents from Happy TV. Malagurski also claimed that "Serbia is the only country in the region and in almost all of Europe, where ''The Weight of Chains'' has not been shown by the national public broadcaster". Malagurski has given speeches about Balkan political issues, specifically, on the future status of Kosovo. These include student and public forums at the
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and elsewhere. Academic Jasmin Mujanović has described him as one of the commentators who "peddle 'Russian-themed'
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", used in Russian state influence campaigns in the Balkans. The Kosovar Centre for Security Studies has described him as one of the "prominent individuals that actively promote and shape far-right extremist narratives against Kosovo".


Controversies


Threats controversy

In September 2012, Malagurski and Ivana Rajović (co-director), filed a criminal investigation request at Belgrade public prosecutor's office against 12 members of an internet message board for alleged "organized threats to their life and personal and professional safety", made on the message board after the premiere of '' The Presumption of Justice''. Three of the 12 were charged and found guilty in March 2014 at the trial court in Belgrade, each was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for 3 years of probation.A parody of justice
/ref>Lagumi foruma i sudski epilozi
/ref> Malagurski's actions and the court's decisions were criticised by Milica Jovanović, and Dario Hajrić writing in Peščanik, and Jovana Gligorijević, writing in ''
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''. Malagurski replied in responses published by ''Vreme'' in March 2014 and by '' NSPM'' in April 2014. Historian
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criticised Malagurski's accusers in an
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in ''Politika''.


Kostić allegations

In January 2013, after an interview for Malagurski's TV show ''Revolution'' with Vesna Kostić of the
World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
office in Belgrade was broadcast, Kostić complained that Malagurski had "forged" a conversation in the broadcast. Malagurski denied the claims, adding that Ms. Kostic "forgot how she answered the questions".


Personal life

Malagurski and his wife Ivana have a son Mateo, born in 2019. Malagurski is the owner and
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of Malagurski Cinema, a
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company.


Filmography


Short films

*''The Canada Project'' (2005) *'' Kosovo: Can You Imagine?'' (2009) *'' Like Me a Million'' (2019)


Television

Malagurski has hosted the following TV programmes:


Festival screenings

*2005, ''The Canada Project'' and ''Vreme Je'' in 'Young European Filmmakers' at the Palić Film Festival in
Palić Palić ( sr-Cyrl, Палић; hu, Palics; german: Palitsch) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town ha ...
,
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
Young European Filmmakers
Palić International Film Festival, 2005 *2009, Silver Palm Award (one of 14 films awarded in the Student Film category) for ''Kosovo: Can You Imagine?'' at the
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,
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, Mexico. *2009, ''Kosovo: Can You Imagine?'' at the BridgeFest International Film Festival,
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,
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*2011, ''The Weight of Chains'' at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema,
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,
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*2011, ''The Weight of Chains'' at the Moving Images Film Festival,
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,
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, Canada *2011, ''The Weight of Chains'' at the BELDOCS International Feature Documentary Film Festival,
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,
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. Also, as part of 'Beldocs eho', in
Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
,
Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...
,
Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...
,
Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...
,
Vršac Vršac ( sr-cyr, Вршац, ; hu, Versec; ro, Vârșeț) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the city urban area had a pop ...
and
Aleksinac Aleksinac ( sr-Cyrl, Алексинац) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a population of 17,978 inhabitants, while the municipality has 51,863 inhabitants. His ...
,"BELDOCS" on a tour throughout Serbia
B92.net Serbia. *2011, ''The Weight of Chains'' in 'Balkan Cinema Strand' at the
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,
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,
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*2013, ''Belgrade'' at the Serbian Film Festival at
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in
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*2014, ''The Weight of Chains'' at the Balkan New Film Festival in
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,
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*2014, ''The Weight of Chains 2'' at the Serbian Film Festival at
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in
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,
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*2015, ''The Weight of Chains 2'' at the Balkan New Film Festival in
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,
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*2015 ''The Weight of Chains 2'' at the
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in
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*2015, ''The Weight of Chains 2'' at the
Raindance Film Festival Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin, and Brussels. The festival was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to ...
in
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,
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*2019, ''Like Me a Million'' at the Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival. *2020, ''The Weight of Chains 3'' at the Belgrade DOK Film Festival.


References


External links

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Official website of Malagurski CinemaBoris Malagurski
at biografija.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Malagurski, Boris 1988 births Living people Alumni of Staffordshire University Canadian documentary film directors Canadian film executives Canadian political commentators Canadian people of Serbian descent Naturalized citizens of Canada Film people from Subotica RT (TV network) people Serbian documentary filmmakers Serbian emigrants to Canada Serbian film directors Serbian film producers Serbian television presenters Serbian political commentators University of British Columbia alumni