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REPORT: Sarajevo 2026

Cineuropa is covering the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival live with reviews, interviews, news...

REPORT: Sarajevo 2026
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63 articles available in total starting from 26/01/2026. Last article published on 28/08/2026.

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Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

Interview: Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

"By using elements of naivety and kitsch from the western genre, I wanted to make a mainstream film that would reach a wide audience"

We caught up with the Croatian director to talk about her film, which takes her to Bijeljina in search of Hari Džekson, a local amateur filmmaker who made his own westerns with the people around him  

28/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Martin Genovski • Director of Bear With Me

Interview: Martin Genovski • Director of Bear With Me

"What I learnt during the process of making this film is that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover"

The Bulgarian director explores human-animal friendship and the fading world of traditional circuses, approaching its problematic legacy from his own position as an animal-rights activist  

28/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Bojana Novaković • Director of The Forbidden Aunt

Interview: Bojana Novaković • Director of The Forbidden Aunt

"This is a film about sexual violence in the Balkans - and it’s funny"

The Serbian-Australian actor and filmmaker discusses the complicated legacy of female strength and the role of humour when dealing with trauma  

26/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Helena Maksyom • Director of Don't Ask Me if I Killed

Interview: Helena Maksyom • Director of Don't Ask Me if I Killed

"I realised that I could be killed at any moment, and I wanted my friends to have some kind of memory of me"

The Ukrainian filmmaker shares her experience of war trauma and what she thinks it takes to remain at least a little sane in an extreme reality  

26/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

The winners of the CineLink Industry Days

Interview: The winners of the CineLink Industry Days

"CineLink is a pivotal programme in the region, but also across Europe"

We caught up with some of the winners of the CineLink Industry Days awards at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival to hear about their projects and what the awards mean for their next steps  

26/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | CineLink Industry Days

Lucas Paleocrassas • Director of Bugboy

Interview: Lucas Paleocrassas • Director of Bugboy

“My hope was that the film would make us look at these insects and at people like Yorgos with a little more curiosity and empathy”

The Greek director shares his approach to his latest documentary, a topically unexpected coming-of-age tale entwined with a father-son relationship  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

REPORT: CineLink Industry Days 2026

REPORT: CineLink Industry Days 2026

We take a closer look at the works that won awards after a total of 32 film and TV-series projects were presented across three categories  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | CineLink Industry Days

Zvonimir Jurić • Director of Small Things

Interview: Zvonimir Jurić • Director of Small Things

"I like characters who have a radical form of empathy and who think about the bigger picture"

The Croatian helmer breaks down his intimate drama film, a chamber piece set over one winter weekend on a Croatian island  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Competition

Review: Don’t Ask Me If I Killed

Review: Don’t Ask Me If I Killed

Helena Maksyom’s Ukrainian frontline documentary shows us the labours of war through her eyes and her filmic diary as a civilian-turned-soldier  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Sister Sister takes flight at Sarajevo

Sister Sister takes flight at Sarajevo

The Bosnian festival has hosted the launch of a new initiative bringing together women working in the film world across the former Yugoslavia and beyond  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | CineLink Industry Days

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