{"id":3094,"date":"2025-10-13T15:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringier.rs\/?p=3094"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:22:43","slug":"sportal-documentary-wins-award-at-the-international-sports-film-festival-in-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringier.rs\/en\/sportal-documentary-wins-award-at-the-international-sports-film-festival-in-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportal Documentary Wins Award at the International Sports Film Festival in Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The documentary <em>\u201cThe First Champion\u2019s Balcony \u2013 From the Hell of War and Sanctions to the European Gold \u201995\u201d<\/em>, produced by Sportal and directed by Goran An\u0111elkovi\u0107, had its European premiere at the 43rd International Sports Film Festival in Milan \u2013 one of the most prestigious events dedicated to sports stories from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-50x37.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-243x182.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1-137x103.jpeg 137w, https:\/\/ringier.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Milano-nagrada6-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After previously winning an award at the 14th Sports Film Festival in Zlatibor, Serbia, this emotional documentary has now been honored in Milan as well \u2014 proving that dedication, emotion, and journalistic passion are recognized everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film was made to mark the 30th anniversary of the legendary victory and the European Basketball Championship title won in Athens in 1995, and it was received with powerful emotions by the audience in Italy as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are proud of the entire Sportal.rs team, who have shown just how far authentic sports stories from Serbia can reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dokumentarni film &quot;Prvi \u0161ampionski balkon - iz pakla rata i sankcija do evropskog zlata 1995&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YO8QtxC69SQ?start=13&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The documentary \u201cThe First Champion\u2019s Balcony \u2013 From the Hell of War and Sanctions to the European Gold \u201995\u201d, produced by Sportal and directed by Goran An\u0111elkovi\u0107, had its European premiere at the 43rd International Sports Film Festival in Milan \u2013 one of the most prestigious events dedicated to sports stories from around the world. 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