GRANTS: Bosnian and Herzegovinian Film Fund Announces 2020 Production and Development Grants
SARAJEVO: Film Fund Sarajevo allocated 1,230,000 KM / 81,800 EUR to nine features, 14 short films, three minority coproductions and nine projects in development.
FESTIVALS: Visar Morina's Exile Wins 2020 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Exile by Visar Morina, a coproduction between Germany, Belgium and Kosovo, has been awarded the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival (14-21…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Capturing Sami
SARAJEVO: Adi Voicu, whose short film The Last Trip To The Seaside (Axel Film, 2019) premiered in Cannes Film Festival’s Semaine de la Critique in 2019 and won Special Mention…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Blue Banks
SARAJEVO: Romanian director Andreea Cristina Bortun is presenting her feature debut project Blue Banks at Sarajevo Film Festival’s Co-production Market CineLink, held online from 15 till 20 August 2020.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Heart of Sarajevo Winner Ana Urushadze Returns to CineLink with Supporting Role
SARAJEVO: Ana Urushadze, whose debut feature Scary Mother premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film, will be presenting her second feature…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Spite
SARAJEVO: The successful Serbian short film and documentary filmmaker Andrijana Stojković will be presenting her feature debut Spite at CineLink, that will be held online from 15 till 20 August.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: One Month
SARAJEVO: Maya Vitkova-Kosev returns to CineLink, held online from 15 till 20 August 2020, with her new project One Month. Vitkova-Kosev’s debut feature film Viktoria (2014, Viktoria Films) premiered at…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Nothing to See Here
SARAJEVO: Nothing to See Here, a project questioning both the current social structures and modern communication amongst teenagers and its effect, found its way to CineLink this year. Borbála Nagy,…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Walls
SARAJEVO: Bosnian and Herzegovinian director Amra Mehić, will be presenting her feature debut Walls, a poignant story of violence at home, at CineLink, that will be held online from 15…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: The Otter
SARAJEVO: Rotterdam Film Festival's Tiger Award Winner Srđan Vuletić returns to CineLink with his third feature film project The Otter. CineLink will be held online from 15 till 20 August…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Melting of the Ruler
SARAJEVO: Ivan Salatić, whose 2018 debut feature film You Have the Night (Meander) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, will present his project Melting of the Ruler at CineLink, taking…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Debut Feature About Monastery Commune Our Father
SARAJEVO: Goran Stanković will present his debut feature Our Father at CineLink, which will be held online from 15 till 20 August 2020. Stanković is a Student Academy Award nominee…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2020: Nikola Ljuca Returns to CineLink with Rattlesnakes
SARAJEVO: Serbian director Nikola Ljuca, whose 2016 debut feature Humidity (Dart) premiered in Berlinale Forum, returns to the online edition of CineLink (15 - 20 August 2020) with his new…
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo Film Festival Forced to Cancel On-Site Event Nine Days Before Opening
SARAJEVO: The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival which was to be held on-site from 14 to 21 August 2020, has been called off nine days before the opening. The organisers have…
FNE at Sarajevo FF 2020: Sarajevo Film Festival Leads the Way Once Again
SARAJEVO: Sarajevo is getting prepared for a bit different Sarajevo Film Festival when it opens on 14 August 2020. It will have to be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
FNE Podcast: Festivals in Crisis: Jovan Marjanović Head of Industry Sarajevo Film Festival
Jovan talks about the hybrid format for this year’s industry programme at the Sarajevo Film Festival with the first part taking place online and guests coming to Sarajevo for the…
FESTIVALS: The 26th Sarajevo Film Festival Announces Competition Programmes
SARAJEVO: Eight titles will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo award in the Competition Programme - Feature Film 2020 of the 26th Sarajevo Film Festival. The festival has also announced…
FESTIVALS: CineLink Co-Production Market Unveils the Complete 2020 Selection
SARAJEVO: Sarajevo Film Festival’s Co-production Market has unveiled the complete 2020 selection. The first part of the selection was announced in May.
Opening of Cineplexx in Sarajevo Announced for August 2020
SARAJEVO: The management of the new Sarajevo Cineplexx announced that they will open in time for this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival. Mirsad Purivatra, director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, announced…
Cinemas in Bosnia and Herzegovina Reopen As COVID-19 Crisis Subsides
SARAJEVO: The Federal Department of Civilian Protection announced on 14 May 2020 that cinemas and cultural institutions can resume activities. In the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, cinemas…
