Docu Press Corner: Powerful Films Exploring Family Histories and True Human Destinies
Documentary films in the Docu Press Corner programme bring emotional stories ranging from nostalgic journeys and pop-culture symbols to confronting a painful past.
EVERYTIME Press Conference: Film That Erases the Boundaries of Reality and Fiction
Following its world premiere in the "Un Certain Regard" section of the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award of the same name, the film EVERYTIME by Austrian director Sandra Wollner will have its regional premiere tonight as part of the Competition Programme – Narrative Feature Film at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. On this occasion, a press conference with the film crew was held today at the National Theatre.
Metod Pevec: Convicts Opened up Complex Philosophical Questions
Equipped with cameras, microphones, curiosity and knowledge, a director and a psychotherapist headed to prison. For eighteen months, every Thursday they spent time with those convicted of serious crimes – murderers, smugglers, drug dealers, robbers... The film WHEN I GET OUT will be screened at Competition Programme – Documentary Film
Raisa Răzmeriță: Elena was the First Woman I Ever Saw Driving a Car
To find a subject for her film, director Raisa Răzmeriță did not have to look far: in her own native village she already knew a woman, Elena, beneath whose cheerful and infectious energy lay a much deeper story. The film ELECTING MS SANTA will be screened at Competition Programme – Documentary Film.
Press Conference for Film 17: When Silence Turns into Violence
Kosara Mitić’s debut feature delivers a poignant portrait of adolescence through the story of a school trip, confronting us with a collective failure of society. The crew of 17 emphasizes the urgent need to address sexual education and the systemic neglect of of youth across the region.
Sandra Wollner: I was Interested in the Way Grief And Guilt Contaminate Each Other
In a film EVERYTIME by Sandra Wollner, which will be screened in Competition Programme – Narrative Feature Film, a grieving mother embarks on a long-postponed vacation in the aftermath of a tragedy, exploring the unexpected relationships that emerge from shared grief.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen: My Film Journey Began In Sarajevo
Sorogoyen's work has received 42 Goya nominations, making him one of the most significant names in Spanish cinema.
HONEY BUNNY Tonight at the Open Air Premiere
On the eve of their mother's birthday, two sisters try to reconcile, but old tensions and family secrets resurface.
Kosara Mitić: I Was Never Interested in Shocking the Audience or Exploiting Trauma
Inspired by a true event that shook the region, 17 tells the story of Sara, her trauma, and the strength she has to find to cope with the aftermath. The film will be screened at Competition Programme – Narrative Feature Film of 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival.
NO GOOD MEN Tonight at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema
Convinced that there are no good men left in Afghanistan, Naru fights for custody of her son after her divorce, but her perspective shifts when a journalist offers her an unexpected opportunity.
