PRODUCTION: Mirza Begović Shoots The Will, a Sequel to His Bosnian Box Office Hit
SARAJEVO: Bosnian director Mirza Begović is presently shooting The Will / Testament, a sequel to his debut feature Father’s Last Wish / Amanet, which was a massive theatrical success in…
PRODUCTION: First Bosnian Horror Film Evil Eye in Postproduction
SARAJEVO: After years of waiting for The Lake / Jezero (SCCA/pro.ba) by Timur Makarević, which was supposed to be the first Bosnian horror film, it seems that Adnan Hrustemović’s debut…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects My Late Summer as Oscar Contender
SARAJEVO: Danis Tanović's comedy drama My Late Summer / Nakon ljeta has been selected by the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the…
Romanian Film Three Kilometers to the End of the World Wins 2024 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Three Kilometers to the End of the World / Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii by Romanian director Emanuel Pârvu, received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film…
CineLink Co-production Market 2024 Announces First Selected Projects
SARAJEVO: The CineLink Co-production Market announced the first eight Southeastern European projects in development selected for its upcoming edition (18 – 23 August 2024).
Docu Rough Cut Boutique 2024 Announces Selected Projects
SARAJEVO: Five projects from countries including Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Poland were selected for the 14th edition of Docu Rough Cut Film Boutique.
BOX OFFICE: Cinema Attendance in Bosnia and Herzegovina Rises by 15% in 2023
SARAJEVO: With 4,512,856 EUR / 8,826,380 KM gross and 1,284,834 admissions, the cinema market in Bosnia and Herzegovina saw a 20 percent increase in revenue in 2023 and 15 percent…
GRANTS: Film Fund Sarajevo Cancels 2023 Grants and Opens New Call
SARAJEVO: The Acting Members of the Board of Directors of Film Fund Sarajevo have annulled their funding decisions taken in 2023 and opened new calls following a decision of the…
PRODUCTION: Dino Mustafić in Production with Sophomore Feature The Pavilion
SARAJEVO: After a 20-year-long hiatus, Bosnian director Dino Mustafić, whose debut film Remake (Refresh) won a Special Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003, is currently in production…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Excursion as Oscar Candidate
SARAJEVO: Una Gunjak’s debut feature Excursion / Ekskurzija has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best…
FESTIVALS: Cinema Parallels Film Festival 2023 Kicks Off in Banja Luka
BANJA LUKA: The documentary-media art film festival and educational platform Cinema Parallels has chosen for its 4th edition the theme Documenting Realities: The Facto Fiction Films. Cinema Parallels starts in…
FNE Podcast: Maša Marković: Head of Industry, Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: FNE spoke to Maša Marković, head of industry of the Sarajevo Film Festival, about the general goals and activities of the CineLink industry platform in 2023. CineLink was held…
GRANTS: Ministry of Culture of Kanton Sarajevo Announces Grants
SARAJEVO: The Ministry of Culture of Kanton Sarajevo has distributed 414,658 EUR / 811,000 KM as production grants for feature films, long documentaries and short films. The biggest grants went…
FESTIVALS: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry Wins Sarajevo Film Festival 2023
SARAJEVO: Swiss/Georgian Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry by Elene Naveriani received the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Feature Film at the 29th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival (11-18 August 2023).
Docu Talents from the East 2023 Announces Winners at CineLink
SARAJEVO: Projects from Ukraine/France/Germany, Czech Republic/Slovakia and Romania were awarded at Docu Talents from the East@Sarajevo Film Festival, which was held within the Sarajevo FF’s CineLink Industry Days on 13…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2023: Adventures of Turbo Folk Princess at CineLinkDrama
SARAJEVO: Macedonian writer-director Andrey Volkashin and Bulgarian Peter Vulchev are creating a comedy-musical series Adventures of Turbo Folk Princess, which is presented at Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLinkDrama (12 -17 August…
GRANTS: Film Fund Sarajevo Announces Grants
SARAJEVO: Film Fund Sarajevo has announced the production, minority coproduction and development grants for 2023.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2023: Goran Dević Presents Pavilion 6 at Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Croatian director Goran Dević will present his latest documentary Pavilion 6 at Rough Cut Boutique, which is organised by the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Balkan Documentary Center within…
Projects Selected for Docu Talents from the East 2023
SARAJEVO: Eight creative documentary projects in postproduction from Central and Eastern Europe will be presented in Docu Talents from the East@Sarajevo Film Festival Festival within the Sarajevo FF’s CineLink Industry…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2023: Dušan Kasalica Returns to Sarajevo with Primavera
SARAJEVO: Montenegrin film director Dušan Kasalica will present his sophomore feature project Primavera at the CineLink Co-production Market (12 - 17 August 2023) of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival (11…
