Talents Sarajevo 2017

The 11th annual Talents Sarajevo program will welcome 70 up-and-coming actors, cinematographers, directors, editors, film critics, producers and screenwriters from Southeast Europe and the Southern Caucasus during the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival, taking place from 11 to 18 August, 2017.

Participants this year hail from 14 of the 19 eligible nations, including Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. A total of 303 eligible applications were received, with the largest number coming from Greece and Turkey. A significant increase in applications coming from Macedonia was notable, with 31 applicants this year compared to just four last year. Past years have seen the largest numbers of Talents selected from Romania and Turkey, a trend that sees a change this year, with 13 participants from Serbia and 10 from Croatia.

For the first time this year, Talents Sarajevo includes a program for editors. Three have been selected to go through bespoke mentorship in parallel with the other participants in the established programs.

Over the last several years, women have been extremely well represented in the program, a trend that we see continuing this year, with a total of 46 women and 24 men participating.

Talents Sarajevo 2017 offers participants access to a rich program of master classes, discussions, hands-on workshops and film screenings throughout the Sarajevo Film Festival. Led by renowned international industry experts, dedicated modules for each film craft, as well as the Pack&Pitch and Script Station project development labs, provide a tailored approach to mentoring and encouraging regional talents.

Founded in cooperation with the Berlin International Film Festival and the Berlinale Talents program, Sarajevo Talents has grown consistently over the past decade to become a significant regional hub for aspiring film professionals. In addition to bringing young filmmakers together for training sessions and networking opportunities, the platform also introduces participants to the work of established film professionals, informs them about current trends and issues in the industry, and introduces them to the international filmmaking community.

Participants of Talents Sarajevo 2017:

ACTORS
1. Ivan Marković SERBIA
2. Theodora-Paula Gitana Sandu ROMANIA
3. Görkem Kasal TURKEY
4. Tahmina Jabrayil AZERBAIJAN
5. Vaja Dujović SERBIA
6. Balázs Csémy HUNGARY
7. Romanna Lobach GREECE
8. Florist Bajgora KOSOVO
9. Daniela-Eleonora Cupcencu ROMANIA
10. Elif Atakan TURKEY
11. Igorcho Postolov MACEDONIA
12. Dragan Mishevski MACEDONIA

DIRECTORS
1. Eren Aksu TURKEY
2. Ana Maria Comanescu ROMANIA
3. Borbála Nagy HUNGARY
4. Lyubo Yonchev BULGARIA
5. Teymur Hajiyev AZERBAIJAN
6. Filip Heraković CROATIA
7. Katerina Yiannakopoulou GREECE
8. Simon Intihar SLOVENIA
9. Senad Sahmanović MONTENEGRO
10. Vagelis Zouglos GREECE
11. Strahinja Mlađenović SERBIA
12. Marko Crnogorski MACEDONIA
13. Miraç Atabey TURKEY
14. Dimitrios Nikolaos Kotselis GREECE
15. Dimitra Mitsaki GREECE
16. Sonja Rakić SERBIA

PRODUCERS
1. Miloš Ljubomirović SERBIA
2. Ana Vidović CROATIA
3. Çağla Çağlar TURKEY
4. Tijana Drakulić SERBIA
5. Zorka Klapan CROATIA
6. Viki Réka Kiss HUNGARY
7. Tena Gojić CROATIA
8. Dilek Aydın TURKEY
9. Hana Hribar CROATIA
10. Ezgi Ünlü TURKEY
11. Nastja Kotnik SLOVENIA
12. Tanja Todorova MACEDONIA
13. Diana Paroiu ROMANIA
14. Amna Maksumić BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
15. Valentina Iusuphodjaev MOLDOVA
16. Patricia D'Intino HUNGARY
17. Ana Renovica SERBIA

SCREENWRITERS
1. Anja Bunderla SLOVENIA
2. Dumitru Stoianov MOLDOVA
3. Yordan Petkov BULGARIA
4. Katarina Janković SERBIA
5. Maria Charitonidi GREECE
6. Marina Notaraki GREECE
7. Milica Živanović SERBIA
8. Nikolina Bogdanović CROATIA
9. Sanja Živković SERBIA
10. Belkıs Esra Saydam TURKEY

EDITORS
1. Alice – Gentiana Gheorghiu ROMANIA
2. Doris Dodig CROATIA
3. Marija Kovačina SERBIA

DoPs
1. Dragan Šiša CROATIA
2. Yannis Simos GREECE
3. Magdalena Ptiček CROATIA
4. Bojan Mrđenović CROATIA
5. Milica Drakulić SERBIA
6. Boróka Biró ROMANIA

TALENT PRESS
1. Flavia Dima ROMANIA
2. Aslı Ildır TURKEY
3. Mónika Bajnóczi HUNGARY
4. Arman Fatić BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
5. Lana Mihailović BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
6. Mina Stanikić SERBIA

PACK&PITCH
1. Marko Crnogorski MACEDONIA, Director, "Bunker"
2. Vagelis Zouglos GREECE, Director,  "Tin Pest"
3. Senad Sahmanović MONTENEGRO, Director, "Sirin"
4. Patricia D'Intino HUNGARY, Producer, "PINKLER"
5. Diana Paroiu ROMANIA, Producer, "I Hate Berlin"
6. Ana Renovica SERBIA, Producer, "So, Where the Hell Is My Prince Charming?"
7. Sonja Rakić SERBIA, Director, "So, Where the Hell Is My Prince Charming?"

FILM STAGE STUDIO
1. Dimitrios Nikolaos Kotselis, Director GREECE
2. Dimitra Mitsaki, Director GREECE
3. Belkıs Esra Saydam, Screenwriter TURKEY