In the hills of western Serbia, lies Rogača, a small village in the municipality of Lucani, not far from Guča, known for its assembly.
We visited an unusual man, Mladen Božanić, a versatile artist who devoted his life to the artistic shaping of wood, paints, canvas and brushes.
His works and paintings are deeply rooted in the land from which he came. Mladen's inspiration comes from everyday life, from the fields, from the forest, from the river, from the faces of hardworking people, from the hands of farmers, from the smiles of children. Mladen's paintings are a chronicle of rural life, a story about tradition, a story about nature.
In a way, his paintings are like open windows to a world that is slowly disappearing. A world where you can still smell the hay, where you can hear the birds singing, where people are still connected to nature.
His work on shaping art objects is precise, detailed and every stroke of his tool speaks of passion and dedication, and His canvases are full of color, texture and light.
The documentary about this unusual and talented man was made in cooperation between Jungle Pet Shop from Guča and video production ALEX PHOTO & VIDEO PRODUCTION from Belgrade.
Screenplay and host Ivan Ivanović (Sounds of Nature)
Music, flute: prof. Vladan Baralić
Filming and editing of the film by Petar Vladić and collaborators
Production, September 2025.
Timing
00:00 Mladen Božanić, versatile artist - Mladen Božanić, svestrani umetnik
11:18 Hajdučki camp - Hajdučki logor
21:10 Mladen Božanić, painter, motifs of the village, nature, people...
28:57 Ivan Ivanovic, persistent in his intention... - Mladen Božanić, slikar, motivi sela, prirode, ljudi...
29:35 Host and Guest - Domaćin i Gost
33:50 Authors of the reportage - Autori reportaže
Srpski
Guča nije samo festival trube - Svestrani umetnik, Mladen Božanić - Srbija
U brdima zapadne Srbije, leži Rogača, malo selo u opštini Lučani, nedaleko od Guče, poznate po svom saboru.
Posetili smo neobičnog čoveka, Mladena Božanića, svestranog umetnika koji je život posvetio umetničkom oblikovanju drveta, bojama, platnu i četkicama.
Njegovi radovi i slike su duboko ukorenjene u zemlju iz koje je potekao. Mladenova inspiracija dolazi iz svakodnevnog života, sa polja, iz šume, iz reke, sa lica vrednih ljudi, sa ruku zemljoradnika, iz osmeha dece. Mladenove slike su hronika seoskog života, priča o tradiciji, priča o prirodi.
Njegove slike su na neki način poput otvorenih prozora u svet koji polako nestaje. Svet u kojem se još uvek oseća miris sena, gde se čuje pesma ptica, gde su ljudi još uvek povezani sa prirodom.
Njegov rad na oblikovanju umetničkih predmeta je precizan, detaljan i svaki njegov potez alatom govori o strasti i posvećenosti, a Njegova platna su puna boja, teksture i svetlosti.
Dokumentarni prilog o ovom neobičnom i talentovanom čoveku je načinjen u saradnji Džungla pet shop iz Guče i video produkcije ALEX PHOTO & VIDEO PRODUCTION iz Beograda.
Scenario i voditelj Ivan Ivanović (Zvuci prirode)
Muzika, frula: prof. Vladan Baralić
Snimanje i editovanje filma Petar Vladić i saradnici
Proizvodnja, septembar 2025.
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