24/07/2026 - Six fiction features and two feature-length documentaries are set to compete for three awards

Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days has announced the line-up for its Work in Progress showcase, consisting of feature-length projects in the post-production stage from Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. This year’s line-up consists of six fiction features and two feature-length documentaries. The selected films are presented to leading international industry professionals: funders, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters and festival programmers. They also compete for three industry awards: the HBO Award, worth €30,000 in cash; the Avanpost Media Award, consisting of post-production services worth €30,000; and the Post Republic Award, offering post-production services valued at €30,000.

Strong thematic coherence unites this year’s selected projects. All the films, whether they come from established filmmakers or debutants in feature-length format, revolve around family in one way or another. The list includes works by Bojan Vuletić (Requiem for Mrs. J.), György Mór Kárpáti (Guerilla) and Filip Mojzeš, among others.

In addition to this year's official selection, the CineLink Work in Progress programme will also feature a special session. Acclaimed Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić will present exclusive excerpts from her upcoming follow-up to her acclaimed Quo Vadis, Aida?, titled Quo Vadis, Aida? – The Missing Part, and discuss the creative and practical challenges of the film’s development and post-production process, offering participants a unique behind-the-scenes insight into the making of one of the most anticipated regional productions currently in progress.

Here is the full CineLink Work in Progress selection:

Pay the Bill – Assel Aushakimova (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan)
Production: Assel Yerzhanova, Film Film Film

It – Emin Firat Övür (Turkey/Bulgaria)
Production: Emin Firat Övür, Atilla Salih Yücer, Mercury Production, Alaz Film

About the End of the World – Jakob Krese (Slovenia/Germany/Italy/Croatia)
Production: Ivana Naceva, Annika Mayer, Potem, Majmun Films, Zero Stress Production, Restart

Marienhof – Nina Kusturica (Austria)
Production: Michael Kitzberger, Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

Lullaby – Keti Machavariani (Greece/Georgia)
Production: George Kyriakos, Costas Labropoulos, Effie Skrobola, Vassilis Tzanidis, Sopo Basgadze, Constantine Lusignan, Guka Rcheulishvili, View Master Films, Vineyard Films

The First Week of August – Filip Mojzeš (Croatia/Poland)
Production: Tamara Babun Zovko, Matija Drniković, Wolfgang&Dolly, Black Photon

Bubo Bubo – György Mór Kárpáti (Hungary)
Production: Eszter Lilla Kozma, Veronika Gál, Proton Cinema

The White Week – Bojan Vuletić (Serbia/Croatia/Slovenia/Montenegro)
Production: Jelena Mitrović, Boris T. Matić, Lana Matić, Danijel Hočevar, Ivan Đurović, Baš Čelik, Propeler Film, Vertigo, Artikulacija