Sarajevo Film Festival

18. July 2019.

THE SON by Bosnian director Ines Tanović to open 25th Sarajevo Film Festival

The silver jubilee edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Bosnian director Ines Tanović’s THE SON which has been selected for the Festival’s Competition Program - Feature Film. The film will be simultaneously screened on August 16 at the National Theatre and the Raiffeisen Open Air Cinema in Sarajevo.

18. July 2019.

25th Sarajevo Film Festival: 53 films to compete for Heart of Sarajevo awards

A total of 53 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 23 world, 4 international, 24 regional and 2 Bosnian-Herzegovinian premieres.

16. July 2019.

BH Telecom announced as main sponsor of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival

From the very beginnings, when the Sarajevo Film Festival was born out of the idea of enthusiasts who believed in their ability to bring change to cinema in Bosnia and Herzegovina, among those who gladly gave it their support was the former JP PTT of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the Festival’s main sponsor.

12. July 2019.

Berlinale Golden Bear Winner Nadav Lapid to attend Sarajevo Film Festival

Nadav Lapid, winner of the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlinale International Film Festival, will be attending the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival as a member of the Student Film Jury.

09. July 2019.

Mastercard and Sarajevo Film Festival announced fifth year of partnership

Mastercard and Sarajevo Film Festival announced extension of their partnership and this will be the fifth year in a row that Mastercard is golden sponsor of the most renowned art event in the region.

05. July 2019.

Sarajevo Film Festival gets a new red carpet for its silver jubilee

To mark 25 years since its establishment, the Sarajevo Film Festival will officially roll out a new red carpet!

04. July 2019.

Oscar-Winning Production Designer Eugenio Caballero to open Talents Sarajevo

Eugenio Caballero, the Academy Award-winning production designer of Guillermo del Toro’s PAN’S LABYRINTH, will open this year's Talents Sarajevo at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival.

26. June 2019.

Become a Volunteer and Experience the Festival in a New Way!

Volunteer applications are now open until July 25th.

19. June 2019.

Sarajevo is blooming

The city is bustling with flowers and life because of our new posters for the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival! Let's celebrate our birthday together - Sarajevo mon amour...

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.

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