Not many actors get personal greetings from a foreign head of state when they travel abroad, but that’s exactly what happened to Johnny Depp when he arrived in Belgrade today. Serbian President Boris Tadic took time to greet Johnny and native son Emir Kusturica; to see photos of Johnny with President Tadic, CLICK HERE and HERE. Johnny is in Serbia for the 3rd annual Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, where he will be honored with showings of 3 of his films and will participate in a workshop with Emir Kusturica and young filmmakers.

To see a photo of Johnny leaving the building, surrounded by security guards and photographers, CLICK HERE. Yes, that is security chief Jerry Judge (with a new haircut) standing behind Johnny.

The Zone thanks all the members who have generously shared photos and news stories from Serbia, including AnaMaria, Bonnie, Theresa, Emma, Carasun, and FANtasticJD. You can read much more about Johnny’s trip to the Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival on the Zone’s News & Views forum. –Part-Time Poet