53 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, to be held from August 16 to 23, 2019.
Sarajevo Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Sarajevo Film Festival
SINCE: 1995
WHERE: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Sarajevo Film Festival is an international film festival with a special focus on the region of South-East Europe (Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey), shining an international spotlight on films, talent and future projects from the region.
THE SQUARE Director Ruben Östlund to Chair 25th Sarajevo Film Festival Jury
Swedish director and Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund will preside over the Competition Programme – Feature Film Jury at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.
COLD WAR Director Pawel Pawlikowski to Receive Honorary Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Director Pawel Pawlikowski will be presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, along with a retrospective of his works – including Ida and Cold War.
Sarajevo Film Festival Announces 2018 Feature Film Competition Program Lineup
The Sarajevo Film Festival announced the lineup of its 2018 Feature Film Competition Program.
Pawel Pawlikowski’s COLD WAR to Open 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival [Trailer]
Cold War by Oscar-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski, winner of the Best Director Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival will open the 24th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival
Asghar Farhadi Named Jury President of the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival Competition Program
Iranian writer-director and two times Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi, will preside over the Jury of the Competition Program – Feature Film of 24th Sarajevo Film Festival
2017 Sarajevo Film Festival Awards: SCARY MOTHER Wins Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film
The Georgia film Scary Mother directed by Ani Urushadze, was awarded the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film at the 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival.
Monty Pyton’s John Cleese to be Honored at Sarajevo Film Festival
John Cleese will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for his “extraordinary contribution to the art of film” at the 23rd edition of Sarajevo Film Festival.
22nd Sarajevo Film Festival Awards, ALBUM and A MERE BREATH Win Top Film Awards
The Turkish film ALBUM (ALBÜM) directed by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu has won the Heart Of Sarajevo For Best Feature Film at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival.
Robert De Niro Opens Sarajevo Film Festival, Calls Donald Trump “Nuts”
Robert De Niro opened the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival on Friday and was lauded with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo – Lifetime Achievement Award. In honor of its 40th Anniversary, De Niro presented Martin Scorsese’s restored “Taxi Driver,” in which he starred.
Robert De Niro to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Actor, director and producer, Academy Award and Golden Globe winner, Robert De Niro, will receive the first Honorary Heart of Sarajevo – Lifetime Achievement Award for his extraordinary contribution to the art of film
MUSTANG and TOTO AND HIS SISTERS Win Top Awards at 21st Sarajevo Film Festival
MUSTANG directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven is the winner of the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Feature Film at the 21st Sarajevo Film Festival. Mustang stars Güneş Sensoy, Doğba Doğuslu, Tuğba Sunguroğlu, Elit Işcan, Ilayda Akdoğan, Nihal Koldaş, and Ayberk Pekcan. It’s the beginning of the summer. In a village in the north of Turkey, Lale and her four sisters come home from school, innocently playing with boys. The supposed debauchery of their games causes a […]