Sarajevo Film Festival
A million roses and coal
UKRAINE: The impact of war on three generations of women, blending personal stories, family archives, and historical parallels.
Docu Talents From the East to showcase eight film projects at 2024 Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival’s Cinelink Industry Days will once again host Docu Talents from the East, an annual Ji.hlava IDFF event that has been a beacon for showcasing documentary projects from Eastern Europe since 2005. The event will see directors and producers presenting their documentary projects, currently in post-production, to a discerning audience of festival…
Five projects announced for 2024 Docu Rough Cut Boutique
The Sarajevo Film Festival, in collaboration with the Balkan Documentary Center, has unveiled the 2024 Docu Rough Cut Boutique projects. A specialized regional platform aimed at supporting documentary projects in the advanced stages of editing, this initiative is designed to nurture creative possibilities and provide filmmakers with an extended, in-depth mentoring process through a three-module…
Visual allegories of resistance
PALESTINE: A postmodernist and postcolonial film monument aiming to preserve Palestinian history, presence, and perspective
Sarajevo Film Festival 2024 announces Documentary Competition programme
The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled its Competition Programme for Documentary Films, curated by #Rada Šešić#. This year’s lineup features 21 films, with 19 competing for awards and two showcased out of competition. The selection includes a mix of world, international, European, regional, and Bosnian and Herzegovinian premieres, promising a diverse and enriching cinematic experience.…
Living in limbo
Living in exile is hard, as we can experience in Mohamed Jabaly's award-winning Life Is Beautiful. Despite the hardships, this film is a feel-good story celebrating solidarity and friendship.
An unknown soldier
CONFLICT: Contrasting quiet Ukrainian life compositions with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
No Other Land
PALESTINE: Receiving both awards and death threats, No Other Land is a poignant exploration of resistance, solidarity, and the quest for justice in a land marked by conflict.
