By Christopher Vourlias

Serbian filmmaker Milica Tomović, whose second feature, "Big Women," was one of the big winners at the Sarajevo Film Festival's industry awards on Thursday, thinks audiences are afraid of women behaving badly. "People are not that interested in films with bad female characters doing bad things," the director told Variety.

Produced by Dragana Jovović of Non-Aligned Films and Jelena Radenković for Big Time Production, “Big Women” won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award in Sarajevo. The film is pitched as a road trip dramedy following two wild women who embark on an unexpected journey to the coast of Montenegro, where they settle forgotten scores, rekindle their friendship and uncover long-buried secrets.

Tomović described the film as “a character-based story” and said it is “based on the dynamics of this very strong friendship.” “This is the center of the story, between Mira and Tina,” she said of the best friends and beauticians at the heart of “Big Women.” “It’s a journey — of both of them and of their friendship.”