Sarajevo Film Festival

07. June 2023.

Open Call for Stories Applications for the “Dealing with the Past” Programme

A call for stories applications for the “Dealing with the Past” programme of the Sarajevo Film Festival has been opened, which the Festival continues to develop with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

02. June 2023.

CineLink Industry Days Reveals Projects Selected for the Co-Production Market

With one call for projects in 2023 CineLink Industry Days selected eleven most promising feature films from Southeast Europe.

15. May 2023.

CineLink Producers’ Lab Call for Entries

Emerging producers from Southeast Europe and Southern Caucasus are invited to apply for CineLink Producers’ Lab by June 6th.

12. May 2023.

CineLink Work in Progress Call for Entries 2023

CineLink Work in Progress call for entries is now open. Deadline for submitting the applications is June 29, 2023.

09. May 2023.

CineLink Industry Days Announces CineLink Impact Award Presented by Think-Film Impact Production

Sarajevo Film Festival is honored to announce a new impact award – CineLink Impact Award (€20,000 in kind) presented by Think-Film Impact Production

03. May 2023.

Docu Talents from the East Call for Entries

The call for submissions to the 19th Docu Talents from the East is open until May 31

13. March 2023.

CineLink Co-production Market & CineLink Drama Call for Entries

The project submission deadline is April 13th, 2023. The final selection will be announced by May 2023.

16. February 2023.

Docu Rough Cut Boutique announces projects selected for 2023 edition

The programme will culminate at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival where five projects will be presented to the CineLink Industry Days decision makers

16. February 2023.

Sarajevo Film Festival announces a winner of the True Stories Market call

Vesi Vuković won the award endowed with prize money amounting to 10,000 euros for the story “The Hero from Arena”

23. December 2022.

New call launched: “Going European: a co-production training for writers”

The duration of the training is 7 days on site for each event (4 days of training before the event and 3 days to participate in the event).

11. November 2022.

Presenting the True Stories Market Award

In 2016, Sarajevo Film Festival launched a new program called DEALING WITH THE PAST with the aim of encouraging dialogue in the countries created by the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, which are still struggling with the long-term and profound consequences of wars

18. August 2022.

20th CineLink Industry Days Awards

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, CineLink Industry Days presented 46 projects in different formats and development stages from Southeast Europe and MENA region.

03. August 2022.

CineLink Industry Days announces line-up for CineLink Talks

CineLink Talks, the conference part CineLink Industry Days’, offers a rich programme of masterclasses, debates and seminars, open for all festival and industry guests.

29. July 2022.

CineLink Industry Days announces selection for Work in Progress 2022

CineLink Work in Progress is a section of the Sarajevo Film Festival's CineLink Industry Days, which serves as a showcase of the most exciting new works from Southeast Europe and the MENA region.

22. July 2022.

Docu Talents from the East 2022

Organised by the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Docu Talents from the East presents upcoming documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe.

13. July 2022.

The first edition of CineLink Producers’ Lab gathers 19 participants

First-generation of the CineLink Producers' Lab has been announced!

14. June 2022.

Open Call for CineLink Producers’ Lab

Emerging producers from Southeast Europe and Southern Caucasus are invited to apply for CineLink Producers’ Lab by June 30

08. June 2022.

CineLink Industry Days Reveals Projects Selected for the Co-Production Market and Drama Strands and Announces Female Voices CineLink Award

Sarajevo Film Festival is honored to announce a new development award - Female Voices CineLink Award (€10,000 in cash) presented by the Slovenian Film Centre

02. June 2022.

CineLink Work in Progress Call for Entries 2022

CineLink Work in Progress call for entries is now open. Deadline for submitting the applications is July 6, 2022.

Apply here

12. May 2022.

Sarajevo Film Festival welcomes Ukranian filmmakers

Sarajevo Film Film Festival in collaboration with Ukrainian Institute has selected two projects for a residency program for filmmakers from Ukraine, who will work on their development or post-production projects in Sarajevo in cooperation with leading Bosnian and international experts from the world of film.

10. May 2022.

Docu Talents from the East: Call for Submissions is now open

The 18th edition of the Docu Talents from the East – traditional presentation of the most remarkable new documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe – will take place on August 15 during Cinelink Industry Days at Sarajevo Film Festival.

04. April 2022.

Sarajevo Film Festival supports Ukrainian filmmakers and industry professionals!

Sarajevo Film Festival in collaboration with Ukrainian Institute is opening calls for film residencies and job opportunities for Ukrainian filmmakers and industry professionals.

22. March 2022.

CineLink Co-Production Market & Drama call for entries

Sarajevo Film Festival & CineLink Industry Days are proud to announce the call for entries for CineLink Co-Production Market & Drama 2022. The project submission deadline is April 15th, 2022.

06. August 2021.

Sarajevo Film Festival announces a CineLink Talks online line-up

Sarajevo Film Festival is proud to announce a complete CineLink Talks line-up, an online conference part of the CineLink Industry Days programme. This year’s programme has been designed in collaboration with Documentary Campus and Screen International.

02. August 2021.

CineLink Industry Days announces line-up for Work in Progress 2021

CineLink Work in Progress is a section of the Sarajevo Film Festival's CineLink Industry Days, which serves as a showcase of the most exciting new works from Southeast Europe and the MENA region.

08. June 2021.

CineLink Work in Progress Call for Entries 2021

CineLink Work in Progress call for entries is now open. Deadline for submitting the applications is July 7, 2021.

07. June 2021.

CineLink Industry Days reveals projects selected for the Co-Production and Drama strands

With only one call for projects in 2021 CineLink Industry Days selected ten most promising feature films and six drama series from Southeast Europe.

06. May 2021.

Docu Talents from the East Call for Entries

The most promising project receives the Docu Talent Award in co-operation with Current Time TV. The award is accompanied by a prize in the amount of 5,000 USD.

09. April 2021.

CineLink Co-Production Market & Drama 2021 - Call for Entries

Sarajevo Film Festival & CineLink Industry Days are proud to announce the call for entries for CineLink Co-Production Market & Drama 2021. The project submission deadline is May 7th, 2021.

07. April 2021.

Film / Drama Series Submissions for the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival Programmes

Online film and drama series submissions for the programmes of the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 13th to 20th August 2021, are now open.