Sarajevo features
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“It’s like living in two worlds”: a Ukrainian director describes attending film events while war rages on
Lesia Diak’s Dad’s Lullaby is debuting in the documentary competition of the Sarajevo Film Festival.
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“It’s a step up,” say Sarajevo industry heads of boosted 2024 programme
The 45 projects in this year’s CineLink include several from Turkey.
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Sudabeh 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.
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Christina 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.
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How 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.
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Director 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.
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How 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.
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Bosnian 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.
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Sarajevo 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.
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How film festivals are navigating the international boycott of Russia
Some festivals are looking to encourage dialogue between the warring countries.
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Ukrainian 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.
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Romanian 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.
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How 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.
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‘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.
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Serbian director Mladen Kovačević on his smallpox outbreak documentary ‘Another Spring’
Film chronicles the largest outbreak of smallpox in Europe after WWII.
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New Sarajevo director Jovan Marjanovic on the festival’s unique relationship with Ukraine
The festival is including Ukrainian projects across its competition and industry sections.
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Sarajevo 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.