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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 €.