Sarajevo Film Festival

30. January 2026.

Docu Rough Cut Boutique call for projects is now open!

Our team is very eager to see your upcoming documentaries and offer tailor-made training to five projects from the region of South-East Europe and the Caucasus

06. January 2026.

In Memoriam Béla Tarr (1955–2026)

Tarr was also a great friend of the Sarajevo Film Festival: in 2006, the Festival dedicated its “Tribute to” programme to him. He was the recipient of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 19th Sarajevo Film Festival (2013), and in 2014 he served as President of the Jury

18. December 2025.

Open Call for Applications – Female Filmmakers Support Programme

The programme, titled Female Filmmakers Support Programme (FFSP), aims to support and empower women in film from the six Southeast European countries in which UNIQA operates

15. December 2025.

Call for Entries: CineLink Co-Production Market 2026

Sarajevo Film Festival and CineLink Industry Days are pleased to announce the Call for Entries for the CineLink Co-Production Market 2026. The deadline for project submissions is February 10, 2026.

15. December 2025.

Open Call for CineLink Drama 2026

Sarajevo Film Festival and CineLink Industry Days are pleased to announce the Call for Entries for CineLink Drama 2026. The deadline for project submissions is 15 February 2026.

28. October 2025.

AFA Awards Honour the Best of Adriatic Film and Television 

Winners were selected by a professional jury comprising over 550 members of the Film and TV Academy of the Adriatic Region

24. September 2025.

Nominations Announced for the Adriatic Film Awards 2025

The nominations have been announced for this year’s Adria Film and TV Awards, which will take place on October 25 in Porto Montenegro. These awards build on the tradition of the Heart of Sarajevo Awards for TV series, expanding them with a new concept that also includes film achievements.

22. August 2025.

UniCredit Audience Award of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival to the films “DJ Ahmet” and “The Track”

After eight days of the Festival, the audience selected the best achievements. The UniCredit Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival went to “DJ Ahmet” directed by Georgi M. Unkovski.

22. August 2025.

Awards of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival

22. August 2025.

Dmytro Hreshko: Here Were Situations When the Military Advised Us Not to Wear Press Badges

Taking its name from Divija, the Slavic goddess of nature, this documentary stands apart from all others about the war in Ukraine - the director turns his lens to nature, to the beautiful living world that silently endures the devastation of war and, with quiet defiance, slowly restores itself.

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