August 17, 2019 8:00 AM
The receivers of the 2019 Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, Oscar-winning directors Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu and Pawel Pawlikowski, as well as Oscar-winning production designer Eugenio Caballero and cast and crew of THE SON, led by director Ines Tanovic, walked the Red carpet of the Sarajevo Film Festival on the opening night […]
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August 16, 2019 8:00 PM
The jubilee 25th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival started tonight. The Festival was opened with a series of festive events, and the central ceremony took place in the National Theatre. The official opening ceremony of the Festival’s silver jubilee edition was hosted by Bosnian actor Igor Skvarica. Red Carpet ceremony […]
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3:00 PM
A special screening of film FRANKIE, which stars Isabelle Huppert, this year’s recepient of Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award, will be held on August 17, at 11:00 in Cinema City. FRANKIE, directed by American director Ira Sachs, premiered at Cannes earlier this year. The film unfolds over the course of […]
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1:00 PM
On the second day of the Sarajevo Film Festival, on Saturday, August 17th, guests, visitors and citizens will have the opportunity to taste real Bosnian coffee from the biggest dzezva (pot) in the world. Vispak’s Dzezva, which entered the World Guiness Record, will be on display at Bascarsija near Sebilj […]
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11:00 AM
In recognition of her exceptional contribution to the art of film, French actress Isabelle Huppert will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival. Isabelle Huppert is a legendary screen and stage actress. Over the course of her five-decade career, she collaborated with celebrated directors […]
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8:00 AM
A full day of events is planed ahead of the official opening of the Festival on Friday evening. The daily program of activities begins at 09:00 with a morning screening of THE SON by Bosnian director Ines Tanović. Later in the evening, as part of the Festival’s official opening ceremony, […]
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August 15, 2019 3:00 PM
All preparations are completed for the opening of the jubilee edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, held August 16-23 under the patronage of UNESCO. Some 3,000 colourful chairs have been set up at Raiffeisen Open Air, the Festival’s biggest venue. A new, specially designed red carpet was rolled out outside […]
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August 14, 2019 9:30 AM
Towards the end of the four-year siege of Sarajevo, in 1995, Obala Art Centar initiated the Sarajevo Film Festival with the aim of helping to reconstruct civil society and retain the cosmopolitan spirit of the city. Today, two decades later, the Sarajevo Film Festival is the leading film festival in […]
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August 11, 2019 10:00 AM
Sale of individual tickets for the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival started this Friday (August 9th) at the Main Box Office. As in previous years, the Sarajevo Film Festival prepared special prizes for its audience: the first 10 customers received 10 free tickets each, along with a commemorative poster for this year’s […]
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August 10, 2019 11:00 AM
At noon on Sunday, August 18, at the National Theater in Sarajevo, the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival is organizing a “Masterclass with Alejandro González Iñárritu” – the winner of the 2019 Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award.# A five time Oscar® winner, Alejandro González Iñárritu, is the first Latin American filmmaker […]
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