Sarajevo Film Festival
Nothing without will
ABUSE: Multi-layered and wholly dedicated to observation, Too Close is as searing an indictment of faith-based tribalism as it is an expose on other current societal practices - from both liberal and conservative, alike.
Battle royale
NAM: In a documentary diptych, Mila Turajlić examines the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement via an expansive unexplored archive of former Tito cameraman Stevan Labudović.
Bizarre love triangle
NATURE: The extraordinary love story of volcanologist couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, who died as explosively as they lived.
Sarajevo Film Festival 2022: the complete documentary winners
The awards have been handed out upon the conclusion of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival. From a jury consisting of Azerbaijani Director Hilai Baydarov, Georgian Director Salome Jashi, and Movies that Matter Artistic Director Margje de Koning, the Heart of Sarajevo Awards in the documentary category were given to: Sarajevo Film Festival 2022 documentary winners…
Docu Rough Cut Boutique presents six projects; announces 2022 award winners
From the Balkan Documentary Center and Sarajevo Film Festival, the 2022 edition of CineLink Industry Day’s Docu Rough Cut Boutique has come to a close with awards presented on 18 August 2022. Docu Rough Cut Boutique presented sicx projects overall in 2022 with countries represented, including #Ukraine, #Romania, #Hungary, #Croatia, #Serbia, #Georgia, #Kosovo, and more.…
Living in a monastery – aspects of a life decision
FAITH: At a remote Ukrainian monastery, young nuns who choose to become «Brides of Christ» share their intimate stories.
The power game
GAZE: The mechanisms of exploitation of women as sexual objects in Hollywood films, exposed.
Ji.hlava IDFF announces 2022 Docu Talents from the East project selections
On 15 August, nine new documentary projects will be presented at the Sarajevo Film Festival CineLink Industry Day as part of the 2022 Docu Talents from the East – the traditional presentation of documentary films in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe Organized and curated by the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival since 2005, Docu…
«Every documentary from this region is simply a labour of love, enthusiasm, solidarity within a film crew»
SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL: Modern Times Review speaks with Sarajevo Film Festival Documentary Programme programmer Rada Šešić on the documentaries in competition, Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the place of Sarajevo Film Festival among the wider festival landscape, and more.