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Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen

Call for applications

The call for entries is open from 22nd of August until Friday 4th of November (00:00 midnight)

Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen (SCF GS) is a pilot project for the production of micro-budget films targeted to wider audiences, and a unique development, financing and production platform aimed at delivering fiction projects from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

The project will fully finance and cash flow at least one project with the amount of EUR 200,000 in cash, EUR 35,000 in in-kind post-production support and EUR 35,000 in producers’ fees. In addition, SCF GS will support the development process, supervise production and place the project in the international marketplace.

Filmmakers are offered a carefully designed programme that provides access to multi-level expertise and individual mentorship throughout the production process.

The call for applications opens Monday, 22 August on www.sff.ba and the results will be announced on 1 December. The first clips from the film(s) will be presented at the Sarajevo Film Festival in 2017 and be ready for release by the end of 2017.

For any enquiries please contact us at industry@sff.ba

To apply to Sarajevo City of Film for Global Screen, please provide the following information and documents.

  • Project title
  • Country of origin
  • Link/s to previous work: (Vimeo, YouTube…)
  • Logline (20 words max)
  • Synopsis (400 words max)
  • Author's statement (400 words max)
  • Director's biography + photo
  • Producer's biography + photo
  • Writer's biography (if different from director)
  • Production company contact information
  • Budget overview with financing plan
  • Script (in English)

You can find the application form HERE

Please read rules and regulations HERE