Sarajevo features
-
FeaturesSudabeh Mortezai on her Sarajevo world premiere ‘Europa’: “There is this arrogant, Eurocentric view of the world”
Iranian-Austrian director returns to competition in Sarajevo with her third feature.
-
FeaturesHow Ukrainian producer Darya Bassel is steering an ambitious film slate against the backdrop of war
Bassel’s outfit Moon Man is presenting Roman Bondarchuk’s The Editorial Office in CineLink’s Works In Progress section.
-
FeaturesChristina Ioakeimidi talks capturing the feeling of first love in her Sarajevo world premiere ‘Medium’
Greek director’s film is adapted from novel by Giorgos Sibardis.
-
FeaturesDirector Sofia Exarchou on her Sarajevo and Locarno title ‘Animal’: “I wanted it to look like a modern circus”
Greek filmmaker’s second feature is set in an island resort and follows a group of ‘animateurs’ who ensure guests have a good time.
-
FeaturesBosnian director Una Gunjak explains why she wanted to address the challenges facing teenage girls in ‘Excursion’
Debut feature has an out of competition gala screening at Sarajevo Film Festival.
-
FeaturesHow a “curated approach” to industry activities has made Sarajevo a festival of discovery
Head of industry Masa Markovic reflects on this year’s CineLink Industry Days programme.
-
FeaturesSarajevo director Jovan Marjanovic: “This is the meeting place for Southeastern European cinema”
Festival director reflects on this year’s line-up and how Sarajevo’s identity was forged during the Bosnian War.
-
FeaturesHow film festivals are navigating the international boycott of Russia
Some festivals are looking to encourage dialogue between the warring countries.
-
FeaturesUkrainian director Marta Smerechynska on filming in a monastery for her documentary ‘Diary Of A Bride Of Christ’
Filmmaker wrestles with her sister’s decision to join a monastery.
-
FeaturesRomanian director Paul Negoescu talks Sarajevo premiere ‘Men Of Deeds’ plus 'Two Lottery Tickets' sequel
Director’s 2016 feature Two Lottery Tickets’ was a festival hit and Romanian box office success.
-
FeaturesHow an influx of first-time industry attendees is helping Sarajevo become “the discovery festival”
“25-30%” of CineLink attendees are coming to the festival for the first time.
-
Features‘A Ballad’ director Aida Begić on the freedom of low budget shoots and her ‘specific’ way of working with actors
Bosnian director’s latest to premiere in hometown at Sarajevo Film Festival.
-
FeaturesSerbian director Mladen Kovačević on his smallpox outbreak documentary ‘Another Spring’
Film chronicles the largest outbreak of smallpox in Europe after WWII.
-
FeaturesNew Sarajevo director Jovan Marjanovic on the festival’s unique relationship with Ukraine
The festival is including Ukrainian projects across its competition and industry sections.
-
FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Cristina Grosan on how a death inspired ‘Things Worth Weeping For’
The Hungarian-Romanian filmmaker discusses her debut drama-comedy.
-
FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Sebastian Meise on the “inhuman scandal” behind ‘Great Freedom’
The Austrian director reflects on making his award-winning feature and the scandal behind the story.
-
FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović on the character dynamics of ‘Murina’
The Croatian filmmaker discusses her feature directorial debut, which won the Camera d’Or at Cannes.
-
FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Dušan Kasalica reveals the fairytale that inspired ‘The Elegy of Laurel’
Montenegrin filmmaker discusses the origins and messages behind his fantastical feature.
-
FeaturesSarajevo 2021: French-Kosovar actress Luàna Bajrami on her directing debut ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’
Best known for her role in ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ , Bajrami’s debut premiered in Directors’ Fortnight.
-
FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Srdan Kovacevic on the five-year journey to make documentary 'Factory To The Workers'
The documentary about revolutionary workers is competing at the festival.