Sarajevo 2017 / Competition 7 articles available in total starting from 14/08/2017. Last article published on 21/08/2017. Interview: Emanuel Pârvu • Director“There are many shades of the Romanian grey”We talked to Emanuel Pârvu, who explores the challenges in rural Romania with his first feature, Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things 21/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | Competition Review: Meda or the Not So Bright Side of ThingsRomanian director Emanuel Pârvu's first feature is a gloomy story directed with complete control 17/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | Competition Hostages: A breathtaking blend of thriller and social commentaryRezo Gigineishvili's fourth feature is both a relentless thriller and a well-developed and delivered social commentary 16/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | CompetitionDirections: A country in need of a new, functioning heartStephan Komandarev’s fourth feature explores some difficult issues in modern-day Bulgaria 16/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | CompetitionFILM FOCUS: Scary MotherGeorgian director Ana Urushadze tackles the restrictions that society and families force upon women, mothers and wives 16/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | CompetitionDaybreak: Between the ethical and the existentialAlbanian filmmaker Gentian Koçi's first feature is a film of psychological and emotional subtlety 14/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | CompetitionGrain: An existential dystopian tale dealing with mankind’s extinctionTurkish auteur Semih Kaplanoğlu delivers his most ambitious work of art after a seven-year absence, a quest towards humanity’s terminal threats 14/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | Competition