The
22nd Sarajevo Film Festival, one of the most important international events of the industry takes place from the
12th to the 20th of August in the capital city of Bosnia Herzegovina, bringing once again a rich programme of world, international and regional premieres, acclaimed films, industry and many parallel events.
Apart from the
BH Film Programme, including
77 films, among which
44 world premieres, there are lots of Balkan films participating in all sections of the festival.
The Black Pin by Ivan Marinovic
Competition Programme – Feature Film
World Premieres
International Premieres
Regional Premieres
Godless by Ralitza Petrova
Out of Competition
Transmania by
Dalibor Matanić,
Sonja Tarokić,
Hana Jušić,
Bobo Jelčić,
Zvonimir Jurić,
Vlatka Vorkapić,
Jasna Zastavniković,
Filip Šovagović,
Ivan Salaj,
Tanja Golić,
Petar Orešković,
Stanislav Tomić,
Edi Mužina,
Ivan Sikavica,
Sara Hribar
In the Same Garden by
Ali Asgari,
Adrian Sitaru,
Alexandre Rockwell,
Rolf De Heer,
Gurvinder Singh,
Chema García Ibarra,
Roger Deutsch,
Sergey Bodrov,
Andrej Landin (Turkey/USA/Romania/Australia/India/Spain/Italy/Hungary/Sweden, 2016, 125 min)
Transmania, Omnibus Film
Competition Programme - Documentary Film 2016
World Premieres
The Heart of Wood by
Namik Kabil (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2016, 36 min)
Scream for me Sarajevo by Tarik Hodzic (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2016, 100 min)
Svetlana by Pero Pavlovic (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2016, 25 min)
International Premieres
Islands of Forgotten Cinemas by Ivan Ramljak (Croatia, 2016, 35 min)
A Two Way Mirror by Katarina Zrinka Matijević (Croatia, 2016, 42 min)
A Mere Breath by Monica Lazurean-Gorgan
Regional Premieres
Bosnian Premieres
Depth Two by Ognjen Glavonic
In Focus
Dealing with the Past
In the former Yugoslavia,faced with the deep and far-reaching consequences of the aftermath of past conflicts, the project Dealing with the Past is dedicated to increasing dialogue, promoting peace through raising awareness, and confronting all the parties involved with indisputable facts.
The Liberation of Skopje by Rade Serbedzija & Danilo Serbedzija
Avant Premieres
ZG80 by Igor Seregi (Croatia, 2016, 90 min)
After its successful launch two years ago, the third edition of the Avant Premiere Program of the Sarajevo Film Festival will once again this year present the festival goers with a sample of the most recent regional film productions.
Special Screenings
For more information regarding all the films in all sections of the festival and parallel events, please visit Sarajevo Film Festival Official Website