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 face of ...

Politics, religion, and issues of identity run through Sarajevo's 2024 lineup: "We appreciate filmmakers who take risks." By Mathew Scott The Sarajevo Film Festival was born amid the Bosnian war, in ...

The 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival kicks off on Friday, Aug. 15, and runs through Aug. 22, once again putting a spotlight on the best of Southeast European cinema and highlights from the ...

To step inside Sarajevo’s Apollo Cinema 30 years ago, you first had to find the door. “To go into the Obala war cinema, where there was light from a generator, felt like stepping into a concrete, ...

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

“It’s my…25th edition,” says Jovan Marjanovic, taking a moment or two to calculate just how long he has been working at the Sarajevo Film Festival, which holds its 29th edition from 11-18 August.

The festival born during the Bosnian war celebrates its 30th anniversary with a mission to unite filmmakers across Southeast Europe. "We always felt like it was important to build bridges and discuss, ...

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 started in ...