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NewsSerbian feature ‘Wind, Talk To Me’ wins top award at Sarajevo
Winners express solidarity with Serbian student protestors.
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NewsSarajevo’s CineLink reveals 2025 industry winners with €250,000 of prizes
‘Places Half Empty’, ‘Stone Over Stone’, ‘Pogana’ all take prizes.
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NewsWillem Dafoe talks Martin Scorsese, Robert Eggers, Kathryn Bigelow collaborations
Dafoe discussed being crucified and buried in his sold-out Sarajevo masterclass.
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NewsFestival directors discuss imperative to show “uncomfortable films”
“Part of our role is to find and back voices that sometimes make people uncomfortable,” said Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle.
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NewsFilmmakers can learn from Christian content success, notes Sarajevo panel
“We may not like that kind of film but they are making money.”
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FeaturesFive emerging filmmakers from southeast Europe to watch
All are presenting interesting projects at Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days.
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NewsJi.hlava awards Docu Talents projects in Sarajevo, selects 18 Emerging Producers
One producer is from Ethiopia, guest country of the programme.
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NewsPaolo Sorrentino addresses “genocide” in Gaza: “No film can prevent these things”
Sorrentino says he prefers Disney films to violent films; talks working with cinematographers.
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Features‘Fantasy’ director Kukla details casting transgender lead role in Sarajevo title
Kukla’s debut feature is an adaptation of her short film ‘Sisters’.
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News‘Fantasy’: first trailer for Kukla’s Locarno, Sarajevo gender exploration title
EXCLUSIVE: Totem Films is handling international sales on the film.
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FeaturesWhy Sarajevo’s industry strand is facing up to the AI conundrum
Festival has several panels on AI as the Balkan industry fights for a seat at the table in discussions.
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Features“We are a grassroots festival”: how Sarajevo aims to harness Bosnia’s community spirit
Festival has set up new venues for 2025 including a picnic park and a swimming pool.
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News‘Yugo Florida’: first trailer for Sarajevo main competition title
EXCLUSIVE: Tagic’s feature debut follows a man whose life is turned upside down by his estranged father’s terminal illness.
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NewsWillem Dafoe to receive Sarajevo honorary award; festival selects Open Air programme
‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Brides’ among Open Air programme.
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News‘DAU’ director Ilya Khrzhanovskiy to receive Sarajevo Film Festival tribute
Khrzhanovskiy is artistic director of the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv.
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NewsSarajevo work-in-progress selection includes teenage drama ‘17’
11 features are competing for €120,000 of prizes.
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NewsRay Winstone to receive honorary award at Sarajevo Film Festival
“Sarajevo Film Festival continues to champion cinema that transcends spectacle, offering depth and meaning,” said Winstone.
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NewsStellan Skarsgard to receive Sarajevo Film Festival honorary award
Skarsgard appeared in Cannes Grand Prix winner ‘Sentimental Value’ this year.
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NewsSarajevo Film Festival unveils competition programmes with five world premieres
50 films will compete for awards including shorts and student films.
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NewsSergei Loznitsa, Tricia Tuttle among Sarajevo Film Festival competition jury members
Five-strong jury will award Heart of Sarajevo awards.