51 films compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the Bosnian Film Festival.
The collection, released on Thursday, spans four competition selections: a feature film, a feature film and a short documentary, a short narrative film and a student short film. Of these, 21 will have their world premiere at the August event. One will be excluded from the competition.
“At a time when films are more accessible than ever, the value of a film festival is not in making films available, but in bringing them back into public life,” said Izetta Gradjevic, creative director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, whose selection team viewed 1,215 films ahead of the festival.
She continued: “For more than three decades, the Sarajevo Film Festival has gained the trust of an audience that is ready to embrace films that it might never have chosen on its own. This audience does not come to the cinema seeking to confirm its own taste, but for the thrill of discovering a different perspective on the world.” “We have chosen this year’s programs for this audience. They reflect the vitality and diversity of contemporary cinema in South-Eastern Europe. Each film speaks with its own distinct cinematic voice, yet they all share in common the search for a different perspective on reality.”
European Film Academy director Matthijs Wouter Knoll and Yorgos Lanthimos Athena producer Rachel Tsangari are among the industry professionals selected to join British star Emily Watson on the Sarajevo Film Festival jury.
Watson will also receive the Heart of Sarajevo Medal of Honor, along with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi.
Check out the full lineup below ahead of the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, taking place from August 14-21.
Competition program – feature film
Everything that’s wrong with youOrsha Minart
little thingsZvonimir Juric
Skateboarding is not for girlsDina always
17Kosara Mitic
a prayerBlerta Pacholi
every timeSandra Woolner
Shame and moneyVisar Morena
Supporting roleAnna Urushadze
You don’t belong hereFlorin Gerban
Competition program – documentary film
Bear with meMartin Genowski
Good peopleMilcho Manchevski
Balkan boyDragana Juricić
Forbidden auntBojana Novakovic
We will live togetherDamir Markovina
Don’t ask me if I killed youHelena Maxium
Fragments of belongingTatiana Bozic
When I go outMethod Bivec
32 metresMortada Al-Atabaki
BugbyLucas Paliocrasas
Elect Mrs. SantaRaissa Rizmerich
For lifeAhmed Seven
To hold the mountainBiljana Totorov, Petar Glomazic
Competition program – short documentaries:
My brother RamBranko Schmidt
Fakhr al-DinAlen Dreljevic
Of the ghosts of lightIsabella Fellinger
The Captain and the Caspian SeaTurkan Hussein
Dear OrchidHannah Selina Sokolovic
Asparagus bearIvan Jarjour
Holy challengeKarla Jelic
Ferry flowsZora Baboyan
Out of competition
Yugo goes to AmericaFilip Grujic, Alexa Borkovic
Competition program – short narrative film
trenchMariana Vas
Hidden in the frameAnna Sarukhanova
mamaDanica Dakić
PatchLuka Galicic
BurcatalSister Jordal
Adjoa AtaZuzanna Krief
AstronautsLeo Cernick
Go outside and hug a treeIrina Alexiu
MotherhoodAnka Damian
No one said anythingTamara Todorovic
Competition program – short student film
hyenaFanny Roche
neighborDan Grabnar
SistersSarah Emovitch
The mediatorPrince Sulakovic
IllnessRika Pinkzis
Water fallsBianca Celeste
The future is in your hands, but why not lend it to the specialists?Alexandra Chianti
A. He wants out (neutral)Zorah Berghammer
BonfuzMark Laszlo
Above the thresholdTara Jajovic
The rabbit does not runMaximilian Conway, Elizabeth Jacob
