As the Sarajevo Film Festival prepares to launch its 30th edition, which runs August 16-23, the event stands as a testament to the resilience and creativity of Southeast European cinema in the ...

Sarajevo Film Festival Putting the Spotlight on Cinema, Not Politics, in a Conflict-Ridden Region. The festival born during the Bosnian war celebrates its 30th anniversary with a mission to unite ...

The Sarajevo Film Festival has long been the biggest showcase of Southeastern European cinema and this year’s edition, which unspools on August 11, is on course to be its most reflective and ...

When the Sarajevo Film Festival was born in the midst of the Bosnian War in 1995, the festival’s initial aim was to reconstruct and regenerate the capital city and its inhabitants who had been ...

To step inside Sarajevo’s Apollo Cinema 30 years ago, you first had to find the door. The streets of the Bosnian capital were pitch black. Power cuts brought on by a crippling siege, which ...

Previous filmmakers in the spotlight in a Sarajevo Film Festival “tribute to” program include Elia Suleiman (2024), Jessica Hausner (2023), Sergei Loznitsa (2022), Wim Wenders (2021), Michel ...

The Sarajevo Film Festival, now 30 years old, grew out of underground screenings during the siege of the city. Those roots still define the event’s character. By Beatrice Loayza Reporting from ...

As the Sarajevo Film Festival prepares to launch its 30th edition, which runs August 16-23, the event stands as a testament to the resilience and creativity of Southeast European cinema in the ...