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35 World and 4 International Premieres in BH Film Programme

This year's BH FILM programme organized by Association of Filmmakers in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 18th edition held within 29th Sarajevo Film Festival will present 64 films: 8 feature narrative films, 1 omnibus, 14 feature documentaries, 30 short fiction and documentaries, and 11 student films.

The highlight of the programme is the Student Competition section gathering and presenting films made by students from BiH film academies and faculties. This year 11 films from Bosnian and Herzegovinian film schools and academies are competing for the three awards (Best Student Film, Special Jury Prize and Special Mention). This year’s Jury deciding about best Bosnian and Herzegovinian student films are costume designer Lena Samardžić, director Alen Šimić and dramaturg and scriptwriter Dario Bevanda. 

This year’s BH Film programme will present 35 World, 4 International and 3 Regional Premieres.

BH Film Programme is dedicated to promotion of BiH cinema and is an important platform for the BiH film authors from all over the world.

BH FILM PROGRAMME LINE-UP 2023:

FEATURE FILMS
FATHER’S LAST WISH, Mirza Begović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 91 min.
BOSNIAN POT, Pavo Marinković, Croatia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 103 min
CHERRY JUICE, Mersiha Husagić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, France, 2023, 88 min.
EXCURSION, Una Gunjak, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, France, Norway, Qatar, 2023, 91 min.
THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD, Teona Strugar Mitevska, North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 95 min.
THE GLORY OF EMPTINESS, Jasmin Duraković, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, 2021, 100 min.
SIRIN, Senad Šahmanović, Montenegro, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 85 min.
THE DEATH OF THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, Goran Kulenović, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 114 min.

OMNIBUS: WHAT DOES BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MEAN TO YOU, Anvar Nijemčević, Mina Vavan, Isidora Ratković, Ilija Pujić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 71 min.

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

BALLS, Gorana Jovanović, Serbia, Slovenia, 2022, 23 min.
BOMB, Arian Berberović, Denis Berberović, USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 32 min.
DE RIVERA, Luka Vlaho, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 22 min.
DESERTERS, Damir Markovina, Croatia, 2022, 45 min.
DO YOU SEE THIS CITY…, Admir Beganović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA, 2023, 70 min.
EXILED IN MY HOME, Maja Ombašić, Canada, 2022, 16 min.
EXPEDITION ON 3 RIVERS, Irfan Alijagić, Ervin Duratović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 51 min.
FOR AJLIN, Esma Sarić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 21 min.
FROM BOSNIA WITH LOVE, Benjamin Jung, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 52 min.
GREEN DRINA RED LAND, Friend of Nitz / Thomas Schopp, Germany, 2022, 6 min.
HOPE HOTEL PHANTOM, Bojan Stojčić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 22 min.
HUG, Miroslav Mandić, Slovenia, Croatia, 2023, 14 min.
JOCO AND NIJAZ GO TO BEIJING, Zoran Kubura, Bojan Hadžiabdić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 42 min.
KISS THE FUTURE, Nenad Čičin-Šain, United States, Ireland, 2023, 103 min.
LAKE BOTTOM CINEMA, Vita Soul Wilmering, The Netherlands, 2023, 25 min.
LAND OF MINE, Helmut Schwarz, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 28 min.
MAJA’S BROKEN WINGS, Anesa Hanjalić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 48 min.
MIA SAN MIA, Sabahet Džafica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 53 min.
MY HOME, Deniz Čelebić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Türkiye, 2023, 60 min.
ONCE AN ALIEN, Semâ Bekirović, The Netherlands, 2023, 82 min.
RAIN FALLS ON A BLOSSOM TREE, Saidin Salkić, Australia, 2022, 61 min.
RAZA THE GREAT, Vedad Hodžić, Medina Šehić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 83 min.
REMEMBERING THE FUTURE, Havvanur Korkut, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 49 min.
SILENCE OF REASON, Kumjana Novakova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, 2023, 63 min.
SONJA, Sanela Prašović Gadžo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 61 min.
SOUVENIRS OF WAR, Georg Zeller, Italy, 2023, 76 min.
THE DNA OF DIGNITY, Jan Baumgartner, Switzerland, 2022, 60 min.
THE MAN WHO GULPS DOWN ZEROES, Mili Đukić, Goran Stojkić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 31 min.
THE RHYTHM OF LIFE, Dejan Škipina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 16 min.
THE VOIDS, Anela Križanac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 61 min.
THE WOMAN WHO STOPS THE WIND, Vesna Marich, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 26 min.
TRAŽEĆI PRAVDU, Ado Hasanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Netherlands, 2023, 23 min.

SHORT FILMS
(X-MEN), Sead Vegara, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 13 min.
HEART OF STONE, Tina Kalinić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 15 min.
HOPE, Pero Petrušić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 10 min.
LET US BE, Sanjin Arnautović, Radoš Jovanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA, Germany, Poland, 2022, 10 min.
LOVE YOU FOREVER, Ismar Vejzović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Netherlands, 2023, 5 min.
OCEAN WITHOUT A FLOOR, Amna Hadžić, Slovenia, USA, UAE, 2023, 10 min.
RED WAS MY FAVORITE, Saša Peševski, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 9 min.
SARAJEVO OVERDRIVE, Adnan Hrustemović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 22 min.
SCRAP, Isam Karahasanović, Germany, 2022, 14 min.
THE WITNESS, Alen Šimić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 15 min.
VIJEĆNICA, Nicholas F. Callaway, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, 2022, 7 min.
WORDS, Advan Košarić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 7 min.

STUDENT FILMS
BAGGIO, Vuk Rađen, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 18 min.
BRIDE, Amar Komić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 14 min.
DEAD KNOT, Ismira Mašić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 15 min.
GUGUTO MEMETO, Branislav Stošić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 18 min.
PATRIMONY, Stefan Tomić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022, 16 min.
SO MUCH WATER SO CLOSE TO HOME, llija Pujić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 30 min.
THE CULTURE CENTAR, Vuk Pijetlović, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 16 min.
THE FINAL ACT, Una Bojić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, 2023, 20 min.
THE NIGHT OF SILVER AND GOLD, Zdravko Terkeš, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 11 min.
TREND, Emina Zubčević, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 17 min.
WHERE DO LOST CATS GO?, Amar Komić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, 22 min.

The 29th Sarajevo Film Festival will take place from 11th to 18th of August 2023.