Sarajevo Film Festival
When the silent war continues
WAR: We do not only find bones. We find stories. Lives once lived. Keeping an emotional distance is not always easy.
Sergei Loznitsa, Ari Folman to hold 28th Sarajevo Film Festival masterclasses
The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival has announced a series of talks in its Masterclasses Programme, featuring some of the most famous names in fiction and non-fiction. Among the seven events, filmmakers #Sergei Loznitsa# (Donbass, Babi Yar. Context, The Natural History of Destruction) and #Ari Folman# (Waltz With Bashir will hold talks on 14 August (11:00…
The means to gaze into the fire
WAR: Confronting Serbia's wartime past and the evil that is still on the loose today.
Sarajevo Film Festival announces full 2022 documentary competition programme
22 films will compete across the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival Competition Programme – Documentary Films. Of the selections, 8 films will be world premieres and will be received by a jury consisting of Director Hilal Baydarov, director #Salome Jashi# and Artistic Director of Movies that Matter Margje de Koning. Sarajevo Film Festival Documentary Competition DIARY…
At death’s door
HEALTHCARE: In the midst of the pandemic, a survey of an ordinary Bulgarian hospital draws attention to the country’s obsolete and underfunded healthcare system.
Sergei Loznitsa to receive 2022 Sarajevo Film Festival retrospective
Held from 12 to 19 August 2022, the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival will host a special #Sergei Loznitsa# retrospective. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the art of film, Loznitsa’s work will be presented as part of the Tribute To programme. Loznitsa will also be presented with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at…
The «fragile memory» of the man behind the camera
MEMORY: A Ukrainian filmmaker turns to a forgotten photo archive as his grandfather’s memory starts fading away.
State-conjured terrorism
RUSSIA: An ordinary Russian teenager was arrested and incarcerated on charges of extremism. Three years later, the fight for her innocence continues.