The Belgrade International Theatre Festival (abbr. BITEF) is a theatre festival that takes place every September annually in Belgrade, Serbia.
Founded in 1967, BITEF has continually followed and supported the latest theatre trends. It has become one of the most significant culture festivals of Serbia.
During the 1960s, the founders of this festival (Mira TrailoviÃÂ, Jovan ÃÂirilov and their associates) courageously followed tumultuous events in global theatre teeming with avant-garde explorations. In the 1980s, BITEF showed Belgrade the highest reaches of the art of theatre, thus becoming one of the few festivals comprising both experimental forms and significant classic achievements. In spite of political-economic crisis and embargo, in the final decade of the 20th century, BITEF, thanks to the help of international culture centres, government and non-government organizations, managed to keep abreast with the rest of world, through promotion of new theatre trends and ultimate theatre values.
In 2000, BITEF was awarded a Special Prize by the Jury of the Europe Theatre Prize, in Taormina. BITEF was the first international theatre festival to receive an award from Premio Europa per il Teatro.
Important part of every edition of the BITEF festival is the jury. Since the beginning, BITEF has a competitive character, which is why the role of the jury is very important. Members of the jury are important theater creators from former Yugoslavia and the rest of the world.
List of jury members for each edition of BITEF:
1st BITEF: Predrag BajÃÂetiÃÂ, Dejan ÃÂaviÃÂ, Jovan ÃÂirilov, Ljubomir Draà ¡kiàBoro Draà ¡koviÃÂ, Borislav Mihajlovià- Mihiz, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ, Mira TrailoviÃÂ, MlaÃÂa VeselinoviÃÂ
2nd BITEF: àPredrag BajÃÂetiÃÂ, Dejan ÃÂaviÃÂ, Jovan ÃÂirilov, Borislav Mihajlovià- Mihiz, Muharem PerviÃÂ, Mira TrailoviÃÂ, Milan à ½mukiÃÂ
3rd BITEF: Ljubomir Draà ¡kiÃÂ, Hugo Klajn, Borislav Mihajlovià- Mihiz, Borka PaviÃÂeviÃÂ, Miodrag PavloviÃÂ, Branko Pleà ¡a, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ, Pavle StefanoviÃÂ, Mira TrailoviÃÂ, Stojan ÃÂeliÃÂ, Jovan ÃÂirilov, Jovan HristiÃÂ
4th BITEF: Stanislav BajiÃÂ, Predrag BajÃÂetiÃÂ, Borislav MihajloviÃÂ - Mihiz, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ, Muharem PerviÃÂ, Mira TrailoviÃÂ, Jovan ÃÂirilov, Jovan HristiÃÂ
5th BITEF: , Vasko Popa, Zoran RatkoviÃÂ, Pavle StefanoviÃÂ, Ljuba TadiÃÂ, Milorad VuÃÂeliÃÂ
6th BITEF: Jovan HristiÃÂ, Duà ¡an Makavejev, Miodrag PavloviÃÂ, Zoran RadmiloviÃÂ, , Ljuba TadiÃÂ, Milorad VuÃÂeliÃÂ
7th BITEF: Muharem PerviÃÂ, Milosav Buca MirkoviÃÂ, Petar Volk, Vladimir StamenkoviÃÂ, Feliks Paà ¡iÃÂ, Lojze Smasek, Boà ¾idar Boà ¾oviÃÂ, à ½arko Komanin, Ognjen LakiÃÂeviÃÂ, Dejan PenÃÂiÃÂ-Poljanski
8th BITEF: Predrag BajÃÂetiÃÂ, Miroslav BeloviÃÂ, Ljubomir Draà ¡kiÃÂ, Boro Draà ¡koviÃÂ, Tatjana Lukjanova, Ljiljana KrstiÃÂ, Jelisaveta SabliÃÂ, Petar Slovenski, Ruà ¾ica SokiÃÂ, Stevo à ½igon
9th BITEF: Mirjana MioÃÂinoviÃÂ, Milosav Buca MirkoviÃÂ, Borka PaviÃÂeviÃÂ, Branko Pleà ¡a, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ, Vladimir StamenkoviÃÂ, Jovan HristiÃÂ
10th BITEF: , Muharem PerviÃÂ, Dejan PenÃÂiÃÂ-Poljanski, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ, Vladimir StamenkoviÃÂ
11th BITEF: Jovan HristiÃÂ, , Milosav Buca MirkoviÃÂ, Feliks Paà ¡iÃÂ, Veno Taufer
12th BITEF: France Jamnik, Jovan HristiÃÂ, Dalibor ForetiÃÂ, Feliks Paà ¡iÃÂ, Mirjana MioÃÂinoviÃÂ
13th BITEF: Petar Salem, Lojze Smasek, Milorad VuÃÂeliÃÂ, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ,
14th BITEF: Branko Pleà ¡a, Boro Draà ¡koviÃÂ, Olga JevriÃÂ, Dragan KlaiÃÂ, Dejan MijaÃÂ, Ksenija à  ukuljeviÃÂ
15th BITEF: Aleksandar Saà ¡a PetroviÃÂ, Filip David, Ljiljana KrstiÃÂ, Vladan RadosavljeviÃÂ
16th BITEF: Milka Podrug-KokotoviÃÂ, Miroslava Otaà ¡eviÃÂ, , Slobodan StojanoviÃÂ, Goran Stefanovski
17th BITEF: Mira Banjac, Borka PaviÃÂeviÃÂ, Nenad ProkiÃÂ, Slobodan SeleniÃÂ,
18th BITEF: Slobodan Glumac, Dubravka Kneà ¾eviÃÂ, Branka KriloviÃÂ, , Vladimir StamenkoviÃÂ
19th BITEF: Velimir LukiÃÂ, Lada Martinec, Aleksandar PopoviÃÂ, Ivica KunÃÂeviÃÂ, Zlatko Sviben
20th BITEF: Vladimir JevtoviÃÂ, Dejan MijaÃÂ, Miodrag PavloviÃÂ, Nenad ProkiÃÂ, Jelisaveta SabliÃÂ
21st BITEF: Petar BaniÃÂeviÃÂ, , Nenad IliÃÂ, Ljubomir SimoviÃÂ
22nd BITEF: Predrag Ejdus, Anatolij Kudrajcev, Slobodan Maà ¡iÃÂ, Haris Paà ¡oviÃÂ, Dragoslav SrejoviÃÂ
23rd BITEF: Slobodan BlagojeviÃÂ, Dubravka Kneà ¾eviÃÂ, Egon Savin, Ivana VujiÃÂ, Dalibor ForetiÃÂ
24th BITEF: Dragan KlaiÃÂ, Boro Draà ¡koviÃÂ, Branislav LeÃÂiÃÂ, Jovan RistiàRica, Dubravka Ugreà ¡iÃÂ
25th BITEF: Vida OgnjenoviÃÂ, Mario Maskareli, Predrag PeroviÃÂ, Lidija Pilipenko, GorÃÂin StojanoviÃÂ
26th BITEF: Slobodan NovakoviÃÂ, Dara Dà ¾okiÃÂ, Jagoà ¡ MarkoviÃÂ
27th BITEF: Cvijeta MesiÃÂ, Goran MarkoviÃÂ, Irfan Mensur, Aleksandar MilosavljeviÃÂ, Mileta ProdanoviÃÂ
28th BITEF: Tanja Boà ¡koviÃÂ, Jerko Denegri, , Ivana StefanoviÃÂ, Alisa StojanoviÃÂ
29th BITEF: Dejan MijaÃÂ, Nebojà ¡a DugaliÃÂ, SrÃÂan Hofman, Vladimir Kopicl, Ognjenka MiliÃÂeviÃÂ
30th BITEF: Roman GrigorijeviÃÂ-Viktjuk, Isidora MiniÃÂ, Boro Draà ¡koviÃÂ, Nenad ProkiÃÂ, Hermann Theissenn
31st BITEF: Milorad PaviÃÂ, Nikolay Kolyada, Arthur D. Skelton, Biljana SrbljanoviÃÂ, Goran Stefanovski
32nd BITEF: , Mira Erceg, Branislava Lijeà ¡eviÃÂ, , Ivan Medenica
33rd BITEF: Mario Mattia Giorgetti, Natalija Vagapova, Jelena à  antiÃÂ, Dijana Miloà ¡eviÃÂ, Svetislav Jovanov
34th BITEF: , Marina Davydova, Nina Kiraly, Sonja VukiÃÂeviÃÂ, Anja Suà ¡a
35th BITEF: Ivica Buljan, , Roman Dolà ¾anski, Milena MarkoviÃÂ, Mià ¡ko à  uvakoviÃÂ
36th BITEF: Milorad Mià ¡koviÃÂ, Annie Dorsen, Rudy Engelander, Nikita MilivojeviÃÂ, Isidora Stanià ¡iÃÂ
37th BITEF: Pamela Howard, Milena Bogavac, Igor BojoviÃÂ, , Elie Malka, Alisa StojanoviÃÂ,
38th BITEF: Michael Coveney, Predrag Miki ManojloviÃÂ, Marija JankoviÃÂ, Milica KonstantinoviÃÂ, Suzanne Osten
39th BITEF: Ian Herbert, ÃÂurÃÂija CvetiÃÂ, , Duà ¡an Makavejev, Ugljeà ¡a à  ajtinac
40th BITEF: , Miloà ¡ SofrenoviÃÂ, Daà ¡a KovaÃÂeviÃÂ, Igor ÃÂorÃÂeviÃÂ, Egon Savin
41st BITEF: Tomi Janeà ¾iÃÂ, , , Milica TomiÃÂ, Kristian Seltun,
42nd BITEF: , Mia David, Marija KaraklajiÃÂ, Constanza Macras, Katarina PejoviÃÂ
43rd BITEF: Patrice Pavis, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Vladimir AleksiÃÂ, , Maja PeleviÃÂ
44th BITEF: Nataà ¡a RajkoviÃÂ, Bojan ÃÂorÃÂev, Elena Kovalskaya, Damjan KecojeviÃÂ,
45th BITEF: Arthur Sonnen, , Alja Predan, , Nikola Zavià ¡iÃÂ
46th BITEF: Goran Injac, Jean Pierre Thibodeau, Elizabeth Schak, ÃÂurÃÂa Teà ¡iÃÂ, Maja MirkoviÃÂ
47th BITEF: Christian Holtzhauer, Yana Ross, Igor Ruà ¾iÃÂ, András Urbán, Filip Vujoà ¡eviÃÂ
48th BITEF: Ana TomoviÃÂ, Lilach Dekel-Avner, Perià ¡a Perià ¡iÃÂ, Ulla Kasius, Witold Mrozek
49th BITEF: Mirjana KaranoviÃÂ, à ½arko Lauà ¡eviÃÂ, Agnieszka Jakimiak, Stefan Blaeske
50th BITEF: Yun-Cheol Kim, Femi Osofisan, Aleksandra JoviÃÂeviÃÂ, Aleksandar DeniÃÂ, Tomas Irmer
51st BITEF: Marija à  evcova, Margareta Sorensen, Ivana Sajko, Igor Koruga, Draà ¡ko Adà ¾iÃÂ
52nd BITEF: Judit Csaki, Bryce Leace, Bojana MladenoviÃÂ, Aleksandra JankoviÃÂ, Radmila VojvodiÃÂ
53rd BITEF: Christine Hamon-Sirejols, Dorothy Chansky, Sanja MitroviÃÂ, Olga DimitrijeviÃÂ, Ersan Mondtag
54th & 55th BITEF: Ã Âermin Langhoff, Lucia Van Heteren, Agata Juniku, Cecilia Djurberg, Jovana TomiÃÂ
56th BITEF: Stefanie Carp, Christine Doessel, Selma SpahiÃÂ, Vanja Ejdus, Dino Peà ¡ut