Sarajevo Film Festival Awards
HONORARY HEART OF SARAJEVO AWARD
Given in recognition of an exceptional contribution to the art of film.
Competition Programme – Feature Film
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM
Award in the amount of 16,000 €, co-sponsored by the Tourism Association of Canton Sarajevo.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR
Award in the amount of 10,000 €.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST ACTRESS
Award in the amount of 2,500 €.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST ACTOR
Award in the amount of 2,500 €.
Competition Programme – Documentary Film
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Award in the amount of 3,000 €, sponsored by the Government of Switzerland.
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
Best film of the Competition Programme - Documentary Film dealing with the subject of human rights. Award in the amount of 3,000 €, sponsored by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Award in the amount of 2,500 €.
Competition Programme – Short Film
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Academy Award® qualifying.
Award in the amount of 2,500 €, sponsored by Podravka.
Competition Programme – Student Film
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR THE BEST STUDENT FILM
Award in the amount of 1,000 €, sponsored by the Regional Cooperation Council.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR TV SERIES
AUDIENCE AWARD
PARTNERS' AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARD FOR PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
Award in the amount of 7,500 € sponsored by MasterCard®.
SARAJEVO SHORT FILM NOMINEE FOR CANDIDACY FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
The winner receives a nomination candidacy for the European Film Academy (EFA) Best Short Film Award.
CICAE AWARD
The International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) awards a film from the Competition Programme – Feature Film. The winning film receives CICAE support in terms of distribution, exhibition, and audience outreach, throughout a network of 3,000 cinemas.
CINEUROPA PRIZE
Awarded by the Cineuropa portal, the site dedicated to European cinema and film professionals, the Cineuropa Prize is awarded to a film that, besides having indisputable artistic qualities, promotes the idea of European dialogue and integration. The value of this award is 5,000 €.
