A landmark document marking Bosnia and Herzegovina’s accession to the Council of Europe’s pilot program for the co-production of European drama series, implemented by Eurimages, was signed today, August 21, during the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
What themes did the filmmakers in the Dealing With the Past programme explore, whilst inviting the audience once again to delve into the depths of human experience through history, programmer Maša Marković reveals.
On Tuesday, August 20, the team of the series SMASHING IT was a guest in the Avant Premiere Series press corner. Actor Alen Muratović and actress Nadine Mičić spoke about the series, as well as series creators Elma Tataragić and Enes Zlatar.
Actress Meg Ryan, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art of film, was presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.
On Tuesday, August 20, the guests of Grand Coffee with…of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival were the cast members of the film GYM by the Bosnian-Herzegovinian director Srđan Vuletić. Director Srđan Vuletić, actors Dino Sarija, Edin Avdagić, Dina Mušanović and screenwriter Mirela Trepanić Grbešić spoke about the film.
The programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival includes six special screenings: at the end of the programme, four more special screenings will be shown.
Actress Meg Ryan, winner of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, held a Masterclass at the Festival Center (Bosnian Cultural Center) on Tuesday, August 20, moderated by BiH director, Oscar® winner Danis Tanović.
On Monday, August 19, in the Grand Coffee With…Programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, Paul Schrader, an American director and screenwriter, was a guest at the Festival square.
The 16th Human Rights Day within the programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival focused on raising awareness about environmental protection and the consequences of climate change.
A special screening of the film ÁRNI by director Dorka Vermes as part of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival will be shown on Thursday, August 22, at 4:30 pm in Cineplexx 4, and on Friday, August 23, at 11 pm in the Meeting Point Cinema.
The American director and screenwriter Paul Scrader will be a guest of the Grand coffee with... programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival today at 15:00 on Festival Square.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to film art, the American director and screenwriter Paul Schrader was presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Sarajevo National Theater.
Alexander Payne, director, screenwriter and producer, was awarded with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the art of film.
The drama series I Know Your Soul and the comedy Smashing It have been recognized as the best TV series, winning the Hearts of Sarajevo at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
At the Docu Press Corner, held at the Festival Square on August 18, media representatives were presented with the films "Biang Biang Express", "Your life without me" and "Cent' anni".
American director and screenwriter Alexander Payne, this year’s recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, conducted a masterclass at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Philippe Bober, the visionary founder of Coproduction Office and a producer of some of the most groundbreaking films in contemporary cinema, will be awarded the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Cord Jefferson, award-winning American screenwriter and director, Oscar® and Emmy winner, on Saturday, August 17, held a masterclass at the Bosnian Cultural Center as part of the programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival. Masterclass was moderated by writer Ennis Ćehić.
In recognition of his outstanding support of the Sarajevo Film Festival and local film production, Christof Papousek, co-owner of Constantin Film-Holding and CFO and Managing Partner of Cineplexx International, will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The 30th Sarajevo Film Festival was opened at the Sarajevo National Theater with a solemn ceremony, after which the world premiere of the new film by the Bosnian director Danis Tanović "My Late Summer" was held.
On the eve of the official opening of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, a special screening of the film Kuduz was held on Thursday at the Coca-Cola Open-Air Cinema in collaboration with the Sarajevo Film Center and the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The screening, In Memoriam to Abdulah Sidran (1944-2024), was offered to the public free of charge.
In order to raise climate change awareness, the Sarajevo Film Festival is introducing a new award this year: the Special Environmental Awareness Award, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program in BiH.
In order to raise climate change awareness, Sarajevo Film Festival is introducing a new award this year: Special Environmental Awareness Award, sponsored by the United Nations Development Program in BiH.
Ticket sales for the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival in the Main Box Office (Bosnian Cultural Center, Branilaca Sarajeva 24) started today at 10 am for all films in the programmes of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival are on sale.
Ticket sales for the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival in the Main Box Office (Bosanski kulturni centar, Branilaca Sarajeva 24) will begin tomorrow, August 12th at 10 AM.
Ticket sales for the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival in the Main Box Office (Bosanski kulturni centar, Branilaca Sarajeva 24) will begin on Monday, August 12th at 10 AM.
Under the auspices of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the 16th edition of Human Rights Day takes place at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival. The programme is dedicated to shedding light on societal issues concerning human rights.
This year's BH FILM programme organized by Association of Filmmakers in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 19th edition held within 30th Sarajevo Film Festival will present 53 films: 8 feature narrative films, 17 feature documentaries, 5 short fiction films, 9 short documentaries, and 11 student films, as well as 2 special screenings.
In the Open Air programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, there are 15 films, including Danis Tanović's film „My Late Summer,“ which will have its world premiere on August 16 and open the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The online pre-sale of tickets for the films in the programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival has started at 3:00 PM, and it is available for Mastercard cardholders.
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art of film, actress Meg Ryan will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The Sarajevo Film Festival, in collaboration with the Film Center Sarajevo and the Association of Filmmakers of BiH, will screen the film "Kuduz" on Thursday, August 15th, a day before the official opening of the Festival, as an In Memoriam to screenwriter Abdulah Sidran (1944-2024).
This year, there are 18 films in the Kinoscope programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, of which 12 belong to the Kinoscope section, and 6 belong to the Kinoscope Surreal section. The Kinoscope programme consists of feature and documentary films from all over the world, except for the countries from which the films of the Festival's competition selections come.
The In Focus programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival presents a selection of films dealing with extremely diverse topics in very daring, open and courageous ways. The films in the programme premiered at major and significant film festivals such as Berlinale, Cannes, Locarno.
In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the film industry and his remarkable talent as an actor, director, and screenwriter, John Turturro will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the art of film, director, screenwriter and producer Alexander Payne will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
A total of 54 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, and three films will be shown out of competiton.
The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 19 world, 9 international, 3 European, 21 regional and 3 national premieres.
The 30th Sarajevo Film Festival will open on Friday, August 16 with a ceremony at the
Sarajevo National Theatre and a series of events leading up to it.
The Heart of Sarajevo awards for TV series at the 30th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival engaged a professional jury comprising over 500 film professionals from the region. This year, they nominated 8 series across 14 categories.
Last night, a press conference was held in the beautiful, intimate atmosphere of the garden of Villa Riva in Slano, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, which was attended by all participants and guests of Slano Film Days, a unique format of events dedicated to film that connects up-and-coming filmmakers and prominent names from the world of the film industry.
Festival days are a unique opportunity for establishing and strengthening contacts and unforgettable socializing with numerous film professionals and audiences.
Cuarón will be joined at Slano Film Days by renowned filmmakers Paweł Pawlikowski, Ruben Ostlund, Michel Franco, and Juho Kuosmanen, beloved by audiences, praised by critics, and awarded at the most relevant international film festivals
This programme will gather youth from the Western Balkans to attend the Sarajevo Film Festival and, through their eyes, tell the story of intercultural dialogue, youth cooperation, diversity, and peacebuilding
The acclaimed filmmaker will be presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award and honoured with a retrospective of his selected works in the Festival’s “Tribute to” Programme
Eligible for entries are drama and comedy series from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia, which premiered between April 1, 2023, and April 30, 2024.
The final selection will be announced in April 2024. Selected projects will be invited to take part in CineLink onsite workshop in Slano, Croatia (June 17-22, 2024).
We as film festival organisers can and should be vocal against all forms of war, violence and human rights abuses and our strongest weapon is our programme
The Director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, Jovan Marjanović, pointed out that this panel was a continuation of the joint activities of the Green Club and the Sarajevo Film Festival
Due to the rain this evening, the screenings of the Programme of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival from Open air cinemas will be moved to closed cinemas.
The authors of the best reels in a competition for young people aged 13 to 25 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the title "Films for Future," were awarded prizes today at the Festival Square.
At the National Theater of Sarajevo, the official awards ceremony for the Heart of Sarajevo awards will take place at 9.30 p.m., preceded by a red carpet event at 9.00 p.m.
Masterclass with Lynne Ramsay, recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, will take place today,on August 18th, starting at 10:00 a.m., in the Festival Center (Bosanski kulturni centar, Branilaca Sarajevo 24).
As part of the Cinelink Talks programme, a conversation was held with actor and director Dragan Bjelogrlić on August 17th at Hotel Europe, following the regional premiere of the film GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA. The discussion was moderated by Maša Marković, the head of the Industry Department at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
On Thursday, August 17th, Austrian director, screenwriter, and producer Jessica Hausner conducted a masterclass at the Festival Center (Bosnian Cultural Center) as part of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival programme. The masterclass was moderated by film critic Dana Linssen.
Adna Špuren from Sarajevo made the best reel on the topic "Films for Future", a competition organized for young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Sarajevo Film Festival, in partnership with UNESCO city of film Sarajevo, and the Green Club, which consists of Bosnian-Herzegovinian parliamentarians, with the support of the United Nations Development Program in BiH (UNDP BiH).
In response to the crime in Gradačac, the Sarajevo Film Festival organized a public discussion on the subject of "Femicide in Film, Television, and New Media" at the Festival Square on August 16th.
Film screenings from the programme of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival on August 16th were not held due to the Day of Mourning, as decided by the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina following the crime in Gradačac. According to this decision, cultural and entertainment programmes in public places were not conducted today.
With the aim of objectively informing the public and establishing facts about the events of Tuesday, August 15th, at the industry forum of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, we emphasize the following:
Based on the Decision of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to declare a Day of Mourning, during which cultural and entertainment programs are not held in public places, the Sarajevo Film Festival informs its audience and the public that today, August 16th, film screenings at the Sarajevo Film Festival will not take place. Additionally, there will be no film screenings as part of the Sarajevo Film Festival programme in Mostar and Tuzla.
GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA by Dragan Bjelogrlić will have a gala screening tonight at the National Theater of Sarajevo as part of the Competitive Programme – feature film, in which it is being shown out of competition.
The guest of the Grand Coffee with... programme on August 15th was Oscar® winner Charlie Kaufman, an American screenwriter, director, producer, and recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter, director, producer, and Oscar® winner was awarded the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for his exeptional contribution to the art of film tonight at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.
Under the patronage of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as part of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival programme, the 15th edition of the Human Rights Day was held at the Cineplexx Sarajevo multiplex.
On account of the crime in Gradačac, the Sarajevo Film Festival is organizing a public discussion where filmmakers who have dealt with the topic of violence against women in their work and through their social engagement will discuss artistic and media representations of such violence.
Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter, director, producer, Oscar® winner, and this year's recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, held a Masterclass today at the Festival Center (Bosnian Cultural Center) as part of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival programme.
As part of the Open Air programme at the Stari Grad Summer Cinema, a screening of the film ONLY WHEN I LAUGH by Croatian director Vanja Juranić took place.
The "First War Cinema Apollo" exhibition of photographs has been opened at the gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, while in the basement of the Academy of Performing Arts, screenings of films from the programme "30 Years Since the First War Cinema Apollo" have begun, marking this significant anniversary.
Tonight at 21:30 in the Sarajevo National Theatre, the Turkish television series RUMI was shown, out of competition and have its world premiere during the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival. The director is Can Ulkay and the producers are Ahmet Okur and Kerim Ayyildiz
The U2 stars arrived to the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, accompanied by their wives Ali Hewson and Morleigh Steinberg, along with model andactivist Christy Turlington
As a gift to the audience, the day before the official opening of the festival, on Thursday, August 10th, the Sarajevo Film Festival, in cooperation with the Film Center Sarajevo, presented a surprise film: a newly restored classic of the Sarajevo Film Center, a jewel of BH cinematography!
In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Art of Film, Scottish director, screenwriter and producer Lynne Ramsay will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Preparation of the location of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival is in full swing. The largest film screen in the region was set up at the Coca-Cola Summer Cinema, one of the most attractive festival locations.
The 29th Sarajevo Film Festival will open on Friday, August 11th, with a ceremony at the Sarajevo National Theatre and a series of events leading up to it.
Dealing with the Past programme of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival will present authors who became famous with films about real events, as well as new authors who question the position of individuals whose lives have been marked by trauma from the recent past.
Under the auspices of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in 2023 the Sarajevo Film Festival presents its fifteenth consecutive Human Rights Day programme.
This year's BH FILM programme organized by Association of Filmmakers in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 18th edition held within 29th Sarajevo Film Festival will present 64 films: 8 feature narrative films, 1 omnibus, 14 feature documentaries, 30 short fiction and documentaries, and 11 student films.
The recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the art of film, is the American screenwriter, director, and producer, Oscar® winner Charlie Kaufman.
We congratulate the main sponsor of the Sarajevo Film Festival, BH Telecom, the production company Deblokada, and the team of authors behind the series "Znam kako dišeš" (I Know Your Soul) by Jasmila Žbanić, created as part of the production of BH ContentLab, for entering the main program of this year's Venice Film Festival.
The 29th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival will open with the film KISS THE FUTURE directed by Nenad Čičin-Šain (THE TIME BEING) and written by Čičin-Šain and Bill Carter (MISS SARAJEVO).
The Sarajevo Film Festival this year celebrates an important anniversary from before the dawn of the Festival and organizes a programme titled "30 Years Since the First War Cinema Apollo."
Program coordinator at Chicken and Egg Pictures Iva Dimitrova, artistic director at CPH:Dox Niklas Engstrom and director and producer Péter Kerekes will serve on the Jury of the Competition Programme - Documentary Film of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.
A total of 49 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, and there will also be two gala and one special screening.
The conference, held under the title “Responsibly, for the Future”, which was jointly organized by the Green Club and Sarajevo Film Festival with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), presented the concrete activities and results that Sarajevo Film Festival launched in the mission of achieving a zero pollution rate.
Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality, sponsored by Mastercard, is dedicated to the promotion of gender equality for debut films by female authors.
This year again, Sarajevo Film Festival and Porsche BH are together on a mission to contribute to the preservation of the environment, achieving sustainable development, and zero pollution.
Festival days are a unique opportunity for establishing and strengthening contacts and unforgettable socializing with numerous film professionals and audiences.
After successfully establishing annual awards for TV series three years ago, Sarajevo Film Festival also establishes annual awards for regional films, which will be selected on the same principle.
The Heart of Sarajevo awards for TV series at 29th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival featured a professional jury comprising over 450 film professionals from the region. This year, they nominated 19 series across 14 categories.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the art of film, director and writer Mark Cousins will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The applications are open for submission until 5 Mary 2023, free of charge. The award ceremony for the category of TV series will be held at the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will take place from 11 to 18 August this year.
The largest regional film event, which, like UNIQA, puts a special focus on the SEE countries, will celebrate its 29th edition this year, from August 11th to 18th, 2023
Online film and drama series submissions for the programmes of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 11th to 18th August 2023, are now open.
As of 31 December 2022, there were 1,118,550 viewers in cinemas in BiH last year, and the revenue generated at the box office in 2022 is more than 7 million BAM - 7,242,319 BAM
The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival closed by the world premiere of film MAY LABOUR DAY by Pjer Žalica, which was screened in the Open Air Programme. The film was shown in Open Air locations of Sarajevo Film Festival.
As part of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, in Cineplexx Sarajevo, a discussion was held on the topic "Promotion of film incentives in Sarajevo Canton - example of ILLYRICVM". The film ILLYRICVM by Simon Bogojević Narath is the first film created from the incentives of the Cantonal Government.
The fourteenth edition of the Human Rights Day as part of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival brought a panel discussion on the topic Where is justice? The documentary film THE NEW GREATNESS CASE by Anna Shishova formed the basis of the discussion in which the film's authors and protagonists took part. The panel was moderated by film critic Tue Steen Mueller.
American Academy Award-nominated actor, director, playwright and author Jesse Eisenberg received the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his outstanding contribution to the art of film at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.
American Academy Award-nominated actor, director, playwright and author Jesse Eisenberg walked the Red Carpet in front of the Sarajevo National Theater.
American Academy Award-nominated actor, director, playwright and author Jesse Eisenberg will be an honorary guest at this year's 28th Sarajevo Film Festival will walk the Red Carpet in front of the Sarajevo National Theater tonight at 6:15 p.m.
Tonight - on August 15th at 8.30 p.m., Sarajevo Film Festival will honour Eisenberg with the Heart of Sarajevo Award, ahead of a Special Screening of WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD – Eisenberg’s directorial feature debut
The award ceremony for the best achievements in the category of TV series at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival was held tonight in the Hotel Hills Sarajevo, under the patronage of BH Telecom.
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen received the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his outstanding contribution to the art of film at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema
Dealing with the Past program of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival will present authors who became famous with films about real events, as well as new authors who question the position of individuals whose lives have been marked by trauma from the recent past.
Sarajevo Film Festival and UniCredit Bank have prepared an interesting and rewarding competition for BEST PHOTO. Anyone who likes to use their cameras, phones, tablets and other devices to capture interesting moments, can participate in an easy way.
Ticket sales for films in the Programme of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival at the Main Box Office (Bosanski Kulturni Centar, Branilaca Sarajeva 24) began today, August 8th at 10 a.m.
Ticket sales for films in the programme of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival at the Main Box Office (Bosanski kulturni centar, Branilaca Sarajeva 24) will begin tomorrow, August 8 at 10 a.m.
During the first 24 hours from the start of online ticket sales for films in the programmes of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, record sales and huge audience interest were recorded. Tickets for all the films in the programmes are always on sale - a certain number of film tickets are released each day. Tickets will also be on sale when the Main Box Office (Bosanski Cultural Center, Branilaca Sarajevo 24) opens on Monday, August 8 at 10 a.m.
This year's BH Film program organized by Association of Filmmakers in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 17th edition held within 28th Sarajevo Film Festival will present 54 films: 6 feature narrative films, 12 feature documentaries, 25 short fiction and documentaries, and 11 student films.
The Sarajevo Film Festival Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality was established by Sarajevo Film Festival last year as a continuation of the activities in which the Sarajevo Film Festival contributes to the establishment of women's equality in the film industry.
The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival will open on Friday, August 12th, with a ceremony at the Sarajevo National Theatre and a series of events leading up to it. The honor of leading the opening ceremony of the 28th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival was bestowed on Bosnian-Herzegovinian actress Helena Vuković.
A total of 51 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 21 world, 7 international, 1 European, 21 regional and 1 B&H premiere.
Festival days are a unique opportunity for establishing and strengthening contacts and unforgettable socializing with numerous film professionals and audiences.
The last festival night ended with the Last Dance party on the Šunj beach, held under the auspices of
the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Tourist Board of the Canton of Sarajevo
This year the award categories have been expanded. The Heart of Sarajevo Awards for TV series will be awarded in two categories: drama series and comedy.
This programme will gather youth from the Western Balkans to attend Sarajevo Film Festival and through their eyes tell the story of intercultural dialogue, youth cooperation, diversity and peace building
The winning films of Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF), Auteur Film Festival (FAF) and Herceg Novi Film Festival - Montenegro Film Festival (FFHN) will be screened at the Spring Break Edition of these festivals online on the platform Ondemand.kinomeetingpoint.ba.
