Komuna

Komuna was founded in 1985 as a producing and publishing house for music. As the first private music production house it ensured more artistic liberties for some of the most significant musicians from these regions. Those liberties resulted in creating publications that significantly marked the Yugoslav scene and the Yugoslav music industry. Afterward, Komuna made a breakthrough on the international market. Cooperation was established with the “Polygram” house at France and Greece.

Over the years, aside from publishing renouned musicians, Komuna discovered new artists. A significant break for young authors was provided bz the the Budva music festival which produced many hits, also published by Komuna.

Recently, the most significant activity of Komuna has been film and TV production. Komuna was a co-producer of the 1995 Cannes winner, Emir Kusturica’s ‘Underground’. Komuna also produced movies such as Predrag Antonijević’s “The Savior“, Zdravko Šotra’s „Barking at the Stars“, Emir Kusturica’s „Black Cat, White Cat“, Aleksandar Đorđević’s „Secret of the Family Treasure“, as well as Miloš Radović’s short feaure „My Home“ which earned prizes at 35 international festivals. While producing these films, Komuna established a co-operation with production houses from the US („The Savior“, OLIVER STONE & IEG), as well as Germany and France („Underground“, „Black Cat, White Cat“ PANDORA/CIBY 2000).

By producing many TV shows, as well as music- and documentary-themed shows, Komuna is, without a doubt, the leading producer of TV programmes in Serbia. Evidence to this are the Emir Kusturica’s “There once was a country”, Siniša Pavić’s “The Family Treasure” and “The Dollars are Coming” and others.

Organizing concertsis the main activity that firmly placed Komuna at the top of the entertainment industry in the region. Thanks to, primarily, the entrepreneur spirit of Maksa Ćatović who showed his passion for organizing big musical events on the legendary Bijelo Dugme concert at Hajdučka česma in the 70s, Komuna organized dozens of impressive musical spectacles to this date. In addition to traditinal concerts organized in halls and in the open, over the years Komuna presented to the public preformers such as David Copperfield, The Chinese National Circus and the Harlem Globe Trotters.