Sarajevo features
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FeaturesSarajevo 2021: Cristina Grosan on how a death inspired ‘Things Worth Weeping For’
The Hungarian-Romanian filmmaker discusses her debut drama-comedy.
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Sarajevo 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.
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Sarajevo 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.
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Sarajevo 2021: Dušan Kasalica reveals the fairytale that inspired ‘The Elegy of Laurel’
Montenegrin filmmaker discusses the origins and messages behind his fantastical feature.
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Sarajevo 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.
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Sarajevo 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.
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Sarajevo festival directors on bringing cinema back to the city and tuning in to TV
Mirsad Purivatra and Jovan Marjanović on the films, TV series, female directors and industry activity at the 2021 Sarajevo Film Festival.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Ru Hasanov on how a real-life story inspired chess drama ‘The Island Within’
The film tells the story of an international chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan, played by Orkhan Atam.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Michalis Konstantatos talks ‘All The Pretty Little Horses’
Greek family drama is making its world premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
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How the Balkan industries are getting back to business
Location shoots, local productions and cinemas are all restarting and reopening.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Sári Haragonics and Asia Dér on documentary ‘Her Mothers’
The film received its world premiere at Hot Docs.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Ruxandra Ghițescu on her debut feature ‘Otto the Barbarian’
‘Otto’ makes its world premiere in the Sarajevo Film Festival’s feature competition.
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Six filmmakers to watch with new projects at Sarajevo’s CineLink
The producers, writers and directors are all attending CineLink with new projects.
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Sarajevo festival director talks last-minute pivot to an online edition
Mirsad Purivatra talks to Screen about his plans for this year’s festival, which has shifted online due to the virus crisis.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Andrea Štaka on returning to the festival’s competition with ‘Mare’
Štaka won the best film Heart of Sarajevo award for Das Fraulein in 2006.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Kosovo’s More Raça on her feature debut ’Andromeda Galaxy’
The director’s father and producer of the movie Sunaj plays the lead role.
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Sarajevo Q&A: ‘Cat In The Wall’ directors on why London-set drama is “not just a festival film”
Their first fiction outing revolves around a Bulgarian single mother Irina living on a council estate in Peckham in London.
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How Southeast Europe’s emerging writers and talents are breaking through
Screen profiles five emerging writing and directing talents from Southeast Europe.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Emin Alper on how politics in Turkey shaped ‘A Tale of Three Sisters’
The film plays in Sarajevo’s competition this week.
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Sarajevo Q&A: Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev talks police drama ‘Rounds’
Komandarev’s previous films include The World Is Big And Salvation Lurks Around The Corner and Directions.
