Sarajevo Film Festival

29. May 2019.

Jury of the Competition Programme - Documentary Film 2019

Emilie Bujès from Switzerland, Orwa Nyrabia from Syria and Nenad Puhovski from Croatia will serve on the jury of the Competition Programme - Documentary Film of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.

29. May 2019.

25th Sarajevo Film Festival to be held under the patronage of UNESCO

The 25th edition of the annual Sarajevo Film Festival will be held under the patronage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. The UNESCO has recognized the Sarajevo Film Festival “as an event in line with the priorities of the Organization aimed at promoting dialogue and tolerance through the arts”, the UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, wrote in a letter.

28. May 2019.

Early Bird registration for the Sarajevo Film Festival's Accreditations

25th Sarajevo Film Festival will this year be held from 16 to 23 August. Festival days will offer a unique opportunity to present films, establish and strengthen numerous contacts, but also to experience unforgettable meetings with numerous film professionals and film audience.

28. May 2019.

CineLink Work in Progress Call for Entries

CineLink Work in Progress call for entries is now open. Deadline for submitting the applications is June 30th 2019.

21. May 2019.

Sarajevo Film Festival Becomes an Oscar®-qualifying Festival

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded the Sarajevo Film Festival the status of the Oscar® Academy Award qualifying film festival in the Short Film category.

16. May 2019.

SEE Factory 2019 films premiered in La Quinzaine in Cannes

Five short films shot in Sarajevo and made by ten emerging directors from Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia – coupled with directors from Greece, Romania, Israel and Brazil, opened the 2019 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des réalisateurs) at Cannes.

16. May 2019.

Ruben Östlund to chair 25th Sarajevo Film Festival jury

One of contemporary cinema's most respected authors, Swedish director and Palme d'Or winner Ruben Östlund will preside over the Competition Programme - Feature Film Jury at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.

15. April 2019.

CineLink reveals first projects selected for Co-Production Market and CineLink Drama

Eight feature film projects in early development and five drama series projects have been announced as part of this year’s CineLink line-up.

03. April 2019.

Talents Sarajevo Call for Entries 2019

New call for entries for aspiring film professionals from Southeast Europe and Southern Caucasus to participate in Talents Sarajevo, held within the framework of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, is now open.

Apply here

20. March 2019.

The 9th Docu Rough Cut Boutique announces selected projects for 2019

For the first time Docu Rough Cut Boutique will be organized into three modules and we are proud to announce a project selection for this edition.

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