Today, the widely famous Belgrade FEST was held for the first time on January 9, 1971, with the name “Brave New World”, in the House of Trade Unions. It opened with the screening of Robert Altman’s film, “Mesh”, and was conceived as an annual cross-section of the best films of the season. Since then, Belgrade FEST has been held as an international film festival every year, usually between February 22 and March 3. and even today it represents one of the largest film festivals and an important cultural and tourist event in Belgrade.