The 22nd CineLink Industry Days took place at 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, where projects in different formats and stages of development from Southeast Europe and the MENA region were presented. In its 22nd edition, CineLink awarded prizes totaling €130,000 and €73,500 in kinds.
the presentation of awards to the authors of the best reels at the "Films for Future" competition was held on August 22, at the Festival square, as part of the programme of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.
As part of the Avant Premiere Series programme, which focuses on the promotion of series from the former Yugoslavia, during the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival on Tuesday, August 20, the first episode of the third season of the series Tender was shown.
American actor and director John Turturro, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the film industry and his remarkable talent as an actor, director, and screenwriter, was presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.
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.
Online film and drama series submissions for the programmes of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 12th to 19th August 2022, are now open.
I am proud of everything we have accomplished over the last 27 years. We started from nothing, when our city was under siege, and today we are a globally renowned institution attended by filmmakers and film industry professionals from the region and the whole world
As part of the Green Festival eco-initiative, Sarajevo Film Festival is introducing green measures to reduce its environmental impact and to raise the awareness about the importance of eco-friendly behaviours.
The award ceremony for the best achievements in the category of TV series at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival was held tonight in the Hotel Holiday in Sarajevo.
Tonight at 8 PM, an award ceremony for the best achievements in the category of TV series will be held, and actors from throughout the region will come to the ceremony in Sarajevo.
Today at 2.30 pm, a special Red Carpet will be organized, on which Bono Vox is coming along with Wim Wenders, the winner of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo of the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival!
At the National Theater Sarajevo, Wim Wenders, one of the world’s most significant filmmakers, was presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for his exceptional contribution to the art of film.
For all those who are not in Sarajevo for the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival or prefer to watch films from the comfort of their home, Sarajevo Film Festival also provides the most of films from its programme for watching online.
The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival will be opened on Friday, 13 August, with a ceremony at the National Theatre in Sarajevo. The honour of hosting this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival was granted to a young actor from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dino Bajrović.
A total of 48 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 18 world, 3 international, 1 european, 25 regional and 1 B&H premieres.
Ahead of the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will take place from 13 to 20 August, a press conference was held at the Meeting Point cinema in Sarajevo, where jury members of the Competition Programme – Feature Film were announced, and the new main sponsor of the Festival: UniCredit Bank was presented.
There are fifteen film professionals – actresses, actors, directors and screenwriters – participating in the Ponta Lopud masterclass. They come from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo.
The Adriatic Audience Award will be presented to the best film in the cash amount of EUR 5,000 for the film cinema distribution in the territory of former Yugoslavia.
The Cineplexx Sarajevo multiplex cinema was ceremoniously opened with the premiere screening of the film "Fast and Furious 9", followed by a social event.
Sarajevo Film Festival is introducing new awards: Hearts of Sarajevo for TV Series, with an aim to develop and stimulate production of high-quality audio-visual content.
Cineplexx, the leading cinema chain in the region, is proud to announce the opening of Cineplexx Sarajevo on June 17th with the premiere movie "Fast & Furious 9"!
The Sarajevo Film Festival is introducing a new award category: Hearts of Sarajevo for TV Series, wishing to promote high-quality regional television series and their authors, actors, and actresses, and to heighten their international appeal.
In addition to films and talks with filmmakers, two panel discussions will also be held: on Tuesday, 27 April and on Wednesday, 28 April, live from 18:00 to 19:30hrs on the Sarajevo Film Festival Facebook page.
Sarajevo Film Festival presents the Dealing with the Past programme in a special edition – online – to the audience in the region and at the Meeting Point cinema
From April 9th to 17th, films chosen by selectors from the four partner festivals will be shown to audiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Northern Macedonia, and Montenegro.
Festivals are places that help us decide about our future direction together, and show ourselves as members of the same community – a film community. Together we bring special and new experience of a regional film festival
Young film lovers from 38 European countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina will once again choose the winner of the European Film Academy Young Audience Award.
“We are delighted to honour one of the central figures of modern cinema. With his work in the field of visual arts as an exceptional filmmaker and photographer, Wim Wenders continues to give the audience unforgettable stories and emotions”, said Festival Director Mirsad Purivatra
Due to the pandemic, the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival is taking place online on the ondemand.sff.ba platform and the films from the Competition Feature and Documentary Program as well as the Open Air Selections are being accompanied by the Festival TV.
The world premiere of a new film by Pjer Žalica, FOCUS, GRANDMA, opened the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival. It was a festival new record: the world premiere of Focus, Grandma was watched by almost 14.000 people from 42 countries in the first two hours of its showing on Festival online platform ondemand.sff.ba.
The world premiere of a new film by Pjer Žalica, FOCUS, GRANDMA, opened the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival. Before the screening, a part of the film crew had a symbolic photo shoot on the red carpet outside the National Theatre of BiH.
Twelve feature films from the programme of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival are competing for the Audentia award. The members of the jury are: Aida Begić, film director (BiH), Marco Müller, artistic director of the international film festival ‘Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ (Italy/China), and Iris Zappe-Heller, deputy director and head of department of Gender Equality and Diversity of the Austrian Film Institute (Austria).
The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival will be opened on Friday, 14th of August, with the world premiere of Focus, Grandma by director Pjer Žalica, via ondemand.sff.ba.
Ondemand.sff.ba will be the central site for all the films, programmes, and contents of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival, not only for the viewers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also for regional and global film lovers.
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is the recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival. The Award is given for outstanding contribution to the art of film. At this edition of the festival Mikkelsen will hold a Masterclass that the festival public will be able to watch online, via ondemand.sff.ba.
The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival presents this year’s series of Masterclasses. As always, they feature some of the most renowned filmmakers from all over the world. This year, the festival public will be able to watch them online, via ondemand.sff.ba.
Due to greatly increased concern regarding the epidemiological situation in Sarajevo, and record cases of COVID-19 infection in the city in the past several days, we at the Sarajevo Film Festival have made the decision to conduct the 2020 edition of all festival events entirely online from 14 to 21 August.
The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival will be held from 14th to 21st August in a modified format and with lower capacities of cinemas, and a part of the programme will be held online.
International relations coordinator at Film Center Serbia Anđelija Andrić, general manager at Cannes Cinéfondation Georges Goldenstern and producer Lana Matić will serve on the jury of Competition Programme – Student Film at 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Animator Aleta Rajič, curator Amila Ramović and programmer Andrei Tănăsescu will serve on the European Short Film Jury of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
This year, the “Promising Filmmakers” come from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Georgia, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.
This year, Sarajevo Film Festival will host the fifth Audentia award ceremony for the best female director, founded by Council of Europe’s Eurimages fund to promote gender equality in the European film industry.
A total of 49 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 29 world, 6 international, 2 european, 11 regional and 1 Bosnian-Herzegovinian premieres.
Director Stefan Đorđević, director Thanasis Neofotistos and director, screenwriter and producer Ines Tanović will serve on the Jury of the Competition Programme - Short Film of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Producer Lejla Dedić, Director Goran Dević and Documentary Consultant and Critic Tue Steen Müller will serve on the Jury of the Competition Programme - Documentary Film of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
In the run up to the 18th edition of the CineLink Industry Days, Sarajevo Film Festival is announcing a new structure of the largest industry event in Southeast Europe.
Director and writer Michel Hazanavicius (President of the Jury), Artistic Director of the Berlin International Film Festival Carlo Chatrian, actress Jadranka Đokić, Director Srdan Golubović and Head of Industry and Training projects of the Morelia Film Festival Andrea Stavenhagen will serve on the Jury of the Competition Programme - Feature Film of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to cinematic art as well as for his support of the Sarajevo Film Festival, the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award will be given to one of highest-profile independent filmmakers, author with impressive and recognizable artistic language. Franco will also be honoured with a retrospective of his works in the Festival’s Tribute to Programme.
This project 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 world's biggest film festivals, including Sarajevo Film Festival, unite for a 10-day streaming event on YouTube, from May 29 – June 7 at YouTube.com/WeAreOne.
Robert de Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Robert Kyncl, Cameron Bailey, Joana Vicente, Smriti Kiran, Jovan Marjanović, Takeo Hisamatsu in conversation about festivals and We Are One: A Global Film Festival
10-Day Digital Festival, Produced and Organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, will Feature Programming from Festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival and Venice Film Festival
The 10-day digital festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises, will feature programming from 20 festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and many more, enabling audiences to experience films from around the world
Sarajevo Film Festival & CineLink Industry Days are announcing the Second Call for entries for CineLink Co-production Market 2020. The deadline for submitting your project is June 3, 2020.
After the film SIERANEVADA from 2016, which was in the official selection of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, Sarajevo-based production house “Produkcija Sarajevo 2006” from Bosnia and Herzegovina and its producer Mirsad Purivatra joined forces again with famous Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu in his new film MALMKROG.
The renowned French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, an Academy Award winner for his acclaimed film THE ARTIST, will preside over the Jury of the Competition Programme - Feature Film of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Online film and drama series submissions for the programmes of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 14th to 21st August 2020, are now open.
The 25th Sarajevo Film Festival has captured the attention of many young people who contributed, with their work and effort, to the unique festival atmosphere.
Organized by Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, Docu Rough Cut Boutique is a regional platform dedicated to documentary projects in the advanced phase of the editing process.
The Sarajevo Film Festival has been granted support by UNESCO to execute a study on its cultural, economic and social impact on Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On the occasion of the World Cities Day, which is marked annually on October 31st in Paris, UNESCO announced that Sarajevo has been granted the status of the UNESCO City of Film. UNESCO grants the City of Film status to cities with a rich cinematographic history, prominent films festivals, and notable film locations and production infrastructure, which are committed to the development and promotion of filmmaking.
On Tuesday, August 20th, government representatives of the Sarajevo Canton and representatives from the Sarajevo Film Festival held a press conference at the Festival Square to announce a new government project to the public.
A talk regarding the exhibition "Cinema | Portraits Brigitte Lacombe; Photographs 1975-2017" will be held today at the National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 17:30.
Sarajevo Film Festival pays tribute to director Pawel Pawlikowski and honours him for his outstanding contribution to the art of film and his lasting friendship with the city of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The acclaimed director was presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award.
Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Alejandro G. Iñárritu is one of the most acclaimed and well-regarded filmmakers working today, known for telling poignant and international stories about the human condition.
The jubilee 25th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival started tonight. The Festival was opened with a series of festive events, and the central ceremony took place in the National Theatre.
The recipients of the 2019 Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, Oscar-winning directors Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Pawel Pawlikowski, as well as Oscar-winning production designer Eugenio Caballero and cast and crew of THE SON, led by director Ines Tanović, will walk the Red carpet of the Sarajevo Film Festival on the opening night of the leading film showcase in Southeast Europe.
Use the opportunity to meet the legendary French actress! At 18:00 on Sunday, August 18, at the Meeting Point Cinema in Sarajevo, the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival is organizing a Masterclass with Isabelle Huppert – a winner of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award.
During the 25th anniversary edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, the Festival and Raiffeisen Bank are organizing the creative and rewarding Best Photo contest.
A special screening of film FRANKIE, which stars Isabelle Huppert, this year’s recepient of Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award, will be held on August 17, at 11:00 in Cinema City. FRANKIE, directed by American director Ira Sachs, premiered at Cannes earlier this year.
During the silver jubilee edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, our “Coffee with…” side program will host filmmakers of LES MISERABLES, STITCHES and IT MUST BE HEAVEN.
All preparations are completed for the opening of the jubilee edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, held August 16-23 under the patronage of UNESCO. Some 3,000 colourful chairs have been set up at Raiffeisen Open Air, the Festival’s biggest venue. A new, specially designed red carpet was rolled out outside the National Theatre in Sarajevo.
In recognition of her exceptional contribution to the art of film, French actress Isabelle Huppert will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
We have been together for 25 years: us, our audience and Sarajevo. From August 16th to 23rd, together we will again celebrate movie magic at the 25th edition of the annual Sarajevo Film Festival which will be held on its silver jubilee under the motto Sarajevo mon amour.
Once again, the House of Shorts - located in the former Art Cinema Kriterion - will be the central venue for screenings of numerous short films included in the 2019 lineup of various Sarajevo Film Festival sections.
Celebrated Mexican actor-director Gael Garcia Bernal, the winner of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award of the 2014 Sarajevo Film Festival, will be a special guest of the Festival’s 25th edition.
25 years after its original release, SÁTÁNTANGÓ, a masterpiece by Hungarian director Béla Tarr, has received 4K digital restoration, which will be shown at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The 25th Sarajevo Film Festival will kick off on Friday, August 16, with an official opening ceremony at the National Theater in Sarajevo that will cap a series of festive events planned throughout the day. The official opening ceremony of the Festival’s silver jubilee edition will be hosted by Bosnian actor Igor Skvarica.
In the Avant Premiere Gala programme of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, the festivalgoers will get a sneak preview of the five most anticipated regional drama series which are scheduled to air this fall. Each of the five high-end productions to be presented in the programme is characterised by interesting plotline and excellent cast.
Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Alejandro G. Iñárritu is one of the most acclaimed and well-regarded filmmakers working today, known for telling poignant and international stories about the human condition.
This year's BH FILM program organized by Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 14th edition as part of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, will present 69 films: 9 feature narrative films, 6 feature documentaries, 3 medium length fiction films, 19 middle-length and short documentaries, 17 short fiction and animated films, 14 student films.
Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in collaboration with Sarajevo Film Festival annually organizes Film programme of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 17 to 22 August. Part of this section is the student program which this year brings 14 student films from BiH film schools and academies.
20.07.2019. - The International Casting Directors Network (ICDN) and the Sarajevo Film Festival announce the results of the call for applications for actresses and actors from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo* and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The three-day Masterclass will take place from the 19th to the 23rd of August, 2019, as part of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The silver jubilee edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Bosnian director Ines Tanović’s THE SON which has been selected for the Festival’s Competition Program - Feature Film. The film will be simultaneously screened on August 16 at the National Theatre and the Raiffeisen Open Air Cinema in Sarajevo.
A total of 53 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 23 world, 4 international, 24 regional and 2 Bosnian-Herzegovinian premieres.
From the very beginnings, when the Sarajevo Film Festival was born out of the idea of enthusiasts who believed in their ability to bring change to cinema in Bosnia and Herzegovina, among those who gladly gave it their support was the former JP PTT of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the Festival’s main sponsor.
Nadav Lapid, winner of the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlinale International Film Festival, will be attending the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival as a member of the Student Film Jury.
Mastercard and Sarajevo Film Festival announced extension of their partnership and this will be the fifth year in a row that Mastercard is golden sponsor of the most renowned art event in the region.
Eugenio Caballero, the Academy Award-winning production designer of Guillermo del Toro’s PAN’S LABYRINTH, will open this year's Talents Sarajevo at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
The city is bustling with flowers and life because of our new posters for the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival! Let's celebrate our birthday together - Sarajevo mon amour...
The 25th edition of the annual Sarajevo Film Festival will be held under the patronage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. The UNESCO has recognized the Sarajevo Film Festival “as an event in line with the priorities of the Organization aimed at promoting dialogue and tolerance through the arts”, the UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, wrote in a letter.
25th Sarajevo Film Festival will this year be held from 16 to 23 August. Festival days will offer a unique opportunity to present films, establish and strengthen numerous contacts, but also to experience unforgettable meetings with numerous film professionals and film audience.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded the Sarajevo Film Festival the status of the Oscar® Academy Award qualifying film festival in the Short Film category.
Five short films shot in Sarajevo and made by ten emerging directors from Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia – coupled with directors from Greece, Romania, Israel and Brazil, opened the 2019 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des réalisateurs) at Cannes.
One of contemporary cinema's most respected authors, Swedish director and Palme d'Or winner Ruben Östlund will preside over the Competition Programme - Feature Film Jury at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
With the CineLink Drama call we are looking for new series currently being developed to take part in the CineLink 4-day-long project development workshop in April 2019, and present them at CineLink Industry Days in August.
The Southeast Europe Factory, the latest edition of La Factory project by DW and Directors’ Fortnight, is joining forces with the Sarajevo Film Festival, Film Center Serbia, Macedonian Film Agency, Film Center Slovenia and Film Center Montenegro to produce five 10 minute short films by ten emerging directors.
The 24. Sarajevo Film Festival Award Ceremony will be held tonight at 20:00 in National Theatre. The Red Carpet Ceremony will start at 19:30. The Heart of Sarajevo will be awarded in the categories of best feature, documentary, short and student film. CineLink awards will also be given out.
Sarajevo Film Festival drew attention to high representation of women in all segments of the Festival by gathering attending directors, members of the jury, producers, actresses and other film workers who participate in the programs of Sarajevo Film Festival on the Red Carpet today at 7:10 p.m. in front of the National Theatre.
On the fourth day of the Sarajevo Film Festival, the Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Adil Osmanović, and Guillaume Rousson, Ambassador of France in Bosnia and Herzegovina, signed a cinematographic co-production agreement that will contemporise the legal framework for co-productions between the two countries.
The 24th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival started tonight. The Festival was opened with a series of festive events, and the central ceremony took place, as in previous years, at the National Theatre.
The 24th Sarajevo Film Festival will open on Friday, August 10, with a series of festive events that will gather numerous guests, audience and friends of Sarajevo Film Festival in the opening night. The official opening ceremony will be hosted by actor Alban Ukaj.
An independent study on economic, cultural and social impact of Sarajevo Film Festival, conducted by Olsberg SPI, showed that the festival generated $30,8m income for the local economy, and jobs for 1.385 workers. Total economic output from the Festivals activities in 2017 amounted to $6,1m and 99 full time employees. For each Bosnian marka (BAM) of public money put into the Festival, BAM 2.11 ($1.3) of total taxation was generated. Festival contributes to development of the film industry in the region, has a positive effect on the image of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and creates a sense of unity among the locals.
This year's BH FILM program organized by Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 13th edition will present 77 films: 13 feature narrative films, 7 feature documentaries, 14 middle-length and short documentaries, 19 short fiction and animated films, 20 student and 6 films in Special screening dedicated to children’s films production.
The Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest film, THE WILD PEAR TREE (AHLAT AGACI), was screened in the Competition program of the 71st Cannes Film Festival on Friday evening.
Shooting of Sarajevo City of Film projects has begun on Tuesday in Sarajevo. Four projects by young filmmakers from the region will be shot in Sarajevo in the period from May 15 to 30. The films will be produced by Obala Art Center.
Sarajevo Film Festival is honored to announce a new development award for fiction feature length projects presented at CineLink Co-Production Market worth €10,000 in cash, sponsored by Film Center Montenegro.
Online film submissions for the programmes of the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 10th to 17th August 2018, started on Wednesday 21st February 2018.
Last weekend, shooting of the film A GOOD DAY'S WORK by the Slovenian director Martin Turk started in Sarajevo. The film is being produced by the Obala Art Centre as part of the Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen project.
This follows the Council of Europe’s Sarajevo Conference Declaration which was adopted in August 2015 during the Sarajevo Film Festival under the Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
The Sarajevo Film Festival continuously develops its recognizable concept as an international film festival with a clear focus on Southeast European films. The 23rd edition was enhanced in several segments, which create additional value for film professionals and general audiences alike.
The winner of this year’s Photo Contest of the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Raiffeisen Bank is alzira_lejla. We congratulate alzira_lejla for winning the contest prize -Action CamCorder!
The legendary British comedian John Cleese arrived tonight in Sarajevo where on Wednesday he will be presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award of the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival, for outstanding contribution to film.
For the ninth year in a row, the Sarajevo Film Festival, in cooperation with the Government of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, hosted the Human Rights Day.
Oliver Stone, distinguished American director, three-times Oscar winner, will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo tonight at the Raiffeisen Open Air Cinema for his exceptional contribution to art of film.
At the Raiffeisen Open Air Cinema, in front of audience of more than 3,000, Oliver Stone, distinguished American Director and three-times Oscar winner, was presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for his exceptional contribution to film art.
American director Joshua Oppenheimer arrived to Sarajevo as guest at the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival to present within the Tribute To Programme the works that have placed him among the most significant film authors of present days.
Aiming to create unique festival atmosphere, the Sarajevo Film Festival and its partner and main sponsor Coca-Cola present, for the first time in Sarajevo, a new and unique venue – the Festival Eating Point by Coca-Cola.
The Sarajevo Film Festival continues to provide a platform to help shed light on the consequences of the wars in the former Yugoslavia, and for using film to bring important stories related to these events to wider audiences. The aim of the Dealing with the Past and True Stories Market projects is to increase awareness, dialogue and knowledge, and has already seen concrete results in the form of a finished film.
Factum is the leading independent documentary film production house in Croatia. It was founded by Nenad Puhovski in 1997 within the Drama Arts Center of the (Soros’s) Open Society Institution.
The 23rd edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival will kick off on Friday 11 August with a number of special events which are expected to bring together numerous festival guests, moviegoers and friends of the Festival.
This year, Sarajevo will join 37 European cities that participate in the selection of a film that is to be presented with the European Film Academy's Young Audience Award.
On March 16, 2017, a press conference at the China Film Directors Centre in Beijing was held to announce the inaugural Pingyao International Film Festival will be held October 19-26, 2017, in Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China, a city that enjoys 2700 years of history.
Online film submissions for the programmes of the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival, which will be held from 11th to 18th August 2017, started on Wednesday, February 15th 2017.
The Sarajevo Film Festival continuously develops its recognizable concept as an international film festival with a clear focus on Southeast European films. The upcoming 23rd edition will be enhanced in several segments, which will create additional value for film professionals and general audiences alike.
The Sarajevo Film Festival organized on Tuesday evening a special ceremony to present the hardest working and the most committed volunteers of its 22nd edition with certificates of appreciation.
From September 12, ARTE and the platform Festival Scope launched ArteKino Festival, a new online film festival, aimed at movie goers all over Europe, who wish to discover a selection of European productions that are among the most original and stimulating of the year.
Irish actor Liam Cunningham, well known for his roles in Ken Loach’s award winning THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY; as Sir Davos Seaworth in HBO’s hit series GAME OF THRONES; and Steve McQueen’s HUNGER (which Cunningham presented at SFF in 2008) has arrived in Sarajevo.
Part of the Sarajevo Film Festival's Dealing with the Past programme, the new True Stories Market is a unique event that connects filmmakers with organisations that are documenting and researching the Yugoslav wars of the 90's, with the aim of bringing these stories to wider audiences.
The Sarajevo Film Festival will host the Human Rights Day again this year, which is organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
A talk was held on Sunday on the Festival Square with British director and recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award, Stephen Frears, as part of the accompanying programme "Coffee with...".
Preeminent Actor, director and producer Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award® winner, five-time Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe® winner walked the Red Carpet of the 22. Sarajevo Film Festival.
Sale of individual tickets has started on Thursday 4 August 2016 at 10:00 hrs at the main box office of the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnian Culture Center Sarajevo).
Sale of individual tickets will start on Thursday 4 August 2016 at 10:00 hrs at the main box office of the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnian Culture Center Sarajevo).
As of this year, the audiences of the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival can purchase their tickets online via the Festival’s official website - www.sff.ba. We introduced the Print@Home system that allows you to purchase and print out your tickets from the comfort of your home. You can pay by MasterCard and VISA using e-pay system of the Raiffeisen Bank BH.
After its successful launch two years ago, the third edition of the Avant Premiere Program of the Sarajevo Film Festival will once again this year present the festival goers with a sample of the most recent regional film productions.
The Sarajevo Film Festival has established a tradition of inviting successful local actors or actresses of the younger generation to host its opening night ceremony. Our host at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival on Friday, August 12, in the National Theater in Sarajevo will be Alena Džebo.
In the former Yugoslavia,faced with the deep and far-reaching consequences of the aftermath of past conflicts, the project Dealing with the Past is dedicated to increasing dialogue, promoting peace through raising awareness, and confronting all the parties involved with indisputable facts.
Associaton of Filmmakers of B&H in collaboration with Sarajevo Film Festival will organize 11th edition of BH Film Program, which will set a new record with amazing 77 films!
In cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Sarajevo Film Festival will host the Human Rights Day for the eight year in a row.
A unique film and music event - FROM MEXICO: MUSIC FOR EISENSTEIN (fragments from ¡QUE VIVA MÉXICO!) - will be presented to the Sarajevo audiences during the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival by Filmoteca UNAM (Film Archive of the National University of Mexico) and the San Cristobal International Film Festival.
SIERANEVADA, the latest film by Romania’s Cristi Puiu, premiered Thursday in the Competition programme of the 69th Cannes Film Festival and earned a warm reception from critics and audiences in attendance. This is a great news for Bosnia-Herzegovina’s film industry because our country was represented among the film’s co-producers.
SIERANEVADA, the latest film by celebrated Romanian director Cristi Puiu, has been included in the official selection of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. This is a very good news for Bosnia-Herzegovina’s film industry because our country was among the film’s co-producers.
Association of Filmmakers in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Sarajevo Film Festival organized a reception at the Meeting Point cinema in Sarajevo Friday to celebrate the success of Danis Tanovic’s DEATH IN SARAJEVO at the 66th International Berlin Film Festival where the film was awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
The Sarajevo Film Festival is once again offering you an opportunity to purchase one of our Golden Card packages that will enable you a unique film-watching experience, meetings with Festival guests, easier access to relevant information and to tickets for all festival screenings.
Sarajevo Film Festival director Mirsad Purivata has received the Entrepreneur of the Year prize awarded by Europa Cinemas network of exhibitors that supports and promotes European film.
Alija Vegara is the author of the winning photograph in BEST PHOTO contest organized by Sarajevo Film Festival and Raiffeisen Bank, main sponsor of the Festival.
The Sarajevo Film Festival joins in with full force to the European Film Academy appeal to the authorities of the Russian Federation to release Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov.
After last night’s screening of the Spanish film A PERFECT DAY and after the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo was awarded to actor Benicio Del Toro, the star of the film, the public at the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival had the honour to spend time with the director and cast of this film today at the Festival Square.
Academy Award®-winning actor Benicio Del Toro has arrived today in Sarajevo. He will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his extraordinary contribution to the art of film at the 21st edition of Sarajevo Film Festival on tonight at 20:30, as part of Open Air Programme. Audience will get the chance to see Benicio Del Toro on the Red Carpet at 19:30.
Director Atom Egoyan has arrived today in Sarajevo. Sarajevo Film Festival is honored to pay Tribute to the director Atom Egoyan who will also receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for his extraordinary contribution to the art of film on Wednesday at 15.00 at Cinema Meeting Point.
In cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Sarajevo Film Festival will host the Human Rights Day for the seventh year in a row.
On the fourth day of the Festival, we organized a conversation with director Ognjen Sviličić and actors from the Croatian film THESE ARE THE RULES. The moderator Amra Bakšić-Čamo, who heads the CineLink project for SFF, was host to the director and members of his cast, Bosnian-Herzegovinian actress Jasna Žalica and the young actors Hrvoje Vladisavljević and Veronika Mach.
UNEP and Sarajevo Film Festival, in partnership with a number of partners dedicated to environmental protection, are launching an important cooperation that will, during this year's Sarajevo Film Festival, result in realization of series of events focused on nature, energy efficiency and art.
On Sunday, we organized a conversation at the Festival Square with the leading actor and actress from the French film DHEEPAN, which was screened on Saturday night at the HT Eronet Open Air Cinema. Vanja Kaluđerčić, selector of the Shorts programme and moderator of this year’s second “Coffee with…” programme, engaged in conversation with the Sri Lankan actor Jesuthasan Antonythasan and the Indian actress Kalieaswari Srinivasan.
"Slovenia’s declaration of independence from the Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991 marked the start of the dismantling of the former Yugoslavia. Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) followed suit. The fighting between Slovenia and the Yugoslav People’s Army lasted only 10 days, but the brutal wars fought in Croatia and BiH (begun in 1991 and 1992 respectively) dragged on until 1995. Fighting in Kosovo lasted from 1998 to 1999.
Today, as part of the “Coffee with…” programme we talked to the Brazilian filmmaker Anna Muylaert who considers THE SECOND MOTHER to be her crowning achievement. Michael Rosser, news editor at Screen International who served as moderator, talked to Anna Muylaert about her beginnings, her rich background as a director and the challenges that she has faced.
Tonight's screenings of THE SECOND MOTHER by Anna Muylaert, brazilian multi-award winning film, at the National Theatre and HT Eronet Open Air Cinema opens the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival. After the screnings, director Anna Muylaert will greet the audience.
The 21st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival will give its audience an insight into the most notable regional and global cinematic achievements of the past year.
The author of the winning photograph will receive a gift pack provided by the Raiffeisen Bank containing a Dolce Gusto coffee machine, a Sony Smart digital watch and a mobile phone charger.
In order to promote Bosnia-Herzegovina’s filmmakers and its national cinematography, the Sarajevo Film Festival has established a tradition of inviting successful local actors, actresses and filmmakers of the younger generation to host its opening night ceremony.
UNEP and Sarajevo Film Festival, in partnership with a number of partners dedicated to environmental protection, are launching an important cooperation that will, during this year's Sarajevo Film Festival, result in realization of series of events focused on nature, energy efficiency and art.
Three recently produced regional films will be screened in the Festival’s Avant Premiere programme this year, namely a comedy by Nenad Đurić THOUSAND (B&H), Stevan Filipović’s drama NEXT TO ME and historical drama TO THE HILT by Stole Popov (Macedonia).
In cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Sarajevo Film Festival will host the Human Rights Day for the seventh year in a row.
The Association of Filmmakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina is finalizing the preparations for the programme of the BiH Film Festival, which is taking place in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival, from August 14 to August 22. This year marks the ten year anniversary of the festival dedicated to the promotion of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian cinematography and film authors from B&H.
Sarajevo Film Festival’s Industry Terrace is your place for business with rights and licenses and the place to make production and equipment services deals in Southeast Europe.
Fashion designer and film director Agnès B., actor Gael Garcia Bernal and film director Danis Tanović were recipients of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo.
• 246 FILMS FROM 60 COUNTRIES
• 9 VENUES
• 600 EMPLOYEES
• 400 VOLUNTEERS
• 3.000 ACCREDITED GUESTS FROM 61 COUNTRIES
• OVER 850 ACCREDITED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES FROM 35 COUNTRIES
• OVER 100.000 VISITORS AT ALL THE PROGRAMMES
During the upcoming festival edition the four-awarded films from the Cinéfondation 2014 selection will be screened in the framework of the Sarajevo's Short Film Program.
Annie Leibovitz, one of the most important art photographers in the world, arrived in Sarajevo today. She immediately went to Susan Sontag Square—the square in front of the National Theatre—to honour her long-time friend Susan Sontag, the American writer, activist and a proven friend of BiH.
The screening of CALVARY took place on Thursday (21 August) at Multiplex Cinema City, at 15:00. This is the most recent film by director John Michael McDonagh and it presents the life of Father James.
Owing to great public interest, an additional screening of LOVE ISLAND, directed by Jasmila Žbanić, will take place on Saturday, 23 August, at 17:30, at Cinema City (theatre 4 - capacity of 128).
The Tribute to... programme of the 20th Sarajevo Film Festival, a retrospective of films by the brilliant British director Michael Winterbottom, opened on Monday (18 August).
A gala in memoriam screening of the cult film THE MARATHON FAMILY (1982), directed by Slobodan Šijan, will be held tonight (18 August) in honour of Bora Todorović, an accomplished actor from the region who passed away recently.
In cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Sarajevo Film Festival will host the Human Rights Day for the sixth year in a row.
On Sunday (17 August), director Jasmila Žbanić and the cast of LOVE ISLAND, which screened last night to a full theatre in Skenderija, stopped by the Festival Square to spend some time with us.
The TeenArena programme opens this year on the third day of the Festival (17 August). TeenArena is a programme for teenagers, with films that address issues such as growing up, the relationship of teenagers towards the world, the obstacles faced by this younger population, how they overcome them and how they learn to form their own critical standpoints and opinions.
The 20th Sarajevo Film Festival, powered by Eronet, opened tonight with ceremonies at the National Theatre, HT Eronet Open Air Cinema and Meeting Point Cinema!
The 20th anniversary edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival opens tonight at three different locations. The cult film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, AMORES PERROS, winner of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival in 2000 and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2001 Academy Awards, has the honour of opening the Open Air programme.
The nine-day film festival begins today! The official opening of the anniversary edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival begins tonight with ceremonies that will be held at three locations for this anniversary edition of the Festival: the Sarajevo National Theatre, HT Eronet Open Air Cinema and Meeting Point Cinema.
The 20th Sarajevo Film Festival, powered by HT Eronet, will open on Friday, 15 August, at three locations: the Sarajevo National Theatre, HT Eronet Open Air Cinema and Meeting Point Cinema.
Are you a fan of documentaries? Do you want to be up to date with the latest documentary film achievements from South Eastern Europe? In cooperation with Doc Alliance we have prepared a selection of 11 short documentaries to watch for free for two entire weeks from August 4 to 17 at DAFilms.cz!
In cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Sarajevo Film Festival will host the Human Rights Day for the sixth year in a row.
Bernal, Hazanavicius, Leigh, Bejo, Žbanić, Leo, Diao, Winterbottom, Agnes B., Labed and Pawlikowski, among others, will be guests of this year's Sarajevo Film Festival.
Continuing the success of last year’s partnership with the Doha Film Institute (DFI), this year the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) will work with Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía(IMCINE) in order to bring Mexican films to the audiences of SFF. This is another step of SFF’s initiative to expand its network across continents and create new collaborations over the European borders, and its aim to support and connect emerging film professionals and filmmakers worldwide.
Three films will be screened on the opening night of the Sarajevo Film Festival’s 20th edition in the venues that have already become the Festival’s trademark sites.
"Movies on the move" is a the project of the French Institute in Bosnia and Herzegovina supported by the European Union and Foundation Sarajevo Heart of Europe. Its main intention is to commemorate the centennial of WWI through contemporary cinema, both by presenting films and reflecting on them, as well as by making better conditions for future cinematic creations.
The film BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO, produced by Obala Art Center Sarajevo and French Production Company Cinétévé, received the Audience Award at the 50th Pesaro Film Festival.
Bosnian avant premiere of film BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO / LES PONTS DE SARAJEVO, produced by Obala Art Center Sarajevo and French Production Company Cinétévé, was held on 27th June in Cinema Meeting Point in Sarajevo as part of the Sarajevo Heart of Europe celebration.
World premiere of BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO / LES PONTS DE SARAJEVO, produced by Obala Art Center Sarajevo and French Production Company Cinétévé, was held on Thursday night within the official programme of Cannes Film Festival.
BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO / LES PONTS DE SARAJEVO, produced by Obala Art Center Sarajevo and French Cinétévé, has been selected in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25). The film will have its world premiere on May 22nd, when its authors and film crew will walk the red carpet at the Cannes Festival.
