The Sarajevo Film Festival (16-23 August) has announced the titles for all four of its competitive sections. A total of 54 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards, while three more titles will be showcased out of competition. Regarding premiere statuses, 19 films will be shown as world premieres, nine as international, three as European, 23 as regional and three more as national premieres. The selection process, overseen by creative director Izeta Građević, required watching 940 films: 190 fiction features, 280 documentaries and 470 short and student films.

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Out of nine films in the Feature Film Competition, selected by Elma Tataragić, one will be showcased as a world premiere: Dwelling Among the Gods [+lire aussi :
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interview : Vuk Ršumović et Fereshteh …
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fiche film], world-premiered at Tribeca) and six regional premieres. These are Yorgos Zois’ Arcadia [+lire aussi :
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interview : Yorgos Zois
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interview : Andrei Cohn
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interview : Roman Bondarchuk
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Rada Šešić, the selector for the Documentary Film Competition, picked 21 films, 19 in competition and two out of it. Three of the competitive titles will enjoy their world premieres, five will be international, one European, eight regional and two national. Regarding the out of competition titles, one will be screened as a world premiere and one as a national one. Format-wise, the selection contains 13 feature-length films and 8 shorts.

The Short Film Competition selected by Elma Tataragić includes 12 titles, out of which four world and two international premieres, while the Student Film Competition selected by Asja Krsmanović features 15 films, including nine world and two international premieres. Films from the regions of Central, East and Southeast Europe, along with the South Caucasus, are eligible for selection for the programme of Sarajevo.

The festival will open with the latest film by Danis Tanović, My Late Summer [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of selected titles:

Fiction Features

Competition

The Editorial Office [+lire aussi :
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interview : Roman Bondarchuk
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Holy Week [+lire aussi :
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interview : Andrei Cohn
fiche film] – Andrei Cohn (Romania/Switzerland)
The Village Next to Paradise [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Mo Harawe (Austria/Germany/France/Somalia)
Holy Electricity [+lire aussi :
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interview : Tato Kotetishvili
fiche film] – Tato Koteshivili (Georgia/Netherlands)
Three Kilometers to the End of the World [+lire aussi :
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interview : Emanuel Pârvu
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Family Therapy [+lire aussi :
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interview : Sonja Prosenc
fiche film] – Sonja Prosenc (Slovenia/Italy/Croatia/Norway/Serbia)
Dwelling Among the Gods [+lire aussi :
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interview : Vuk Ršumović et Fereshteh …
fiche film] – Vuk Ršumović (Serbia/Italy/Croatia)
Arcadia [+lire aussi :
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interview : Yorgos Zois
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Out of Competition

Mother Mara [+lire aussi :
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Documentaries

Competition

A Picture to Remember [+lire aussi :
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Between Delicate and Violent – Şirin Bahar Demirel (Turkey/Netherlands) (short film)
Pavilion 6 [+lire aussi :
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interview : Goran Dević
fiche film] – Goran Dević (Croatia)
Dad’s Lullaby [+lire aussi :
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Pain – Ivan Faktor (Croatia) (short film)
What We Ask of a Statue Is That It Doesn’t Move – Daphné Hérétakis (Greece/France) (short film)
Our Children [+lire aussi :
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The Seagull – David Lušičić (Croatia) (short film)
Heterotopia – Nikola Nikolić (Serbia) (short film)
At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking [+lire aussi :
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interview : Maja Novaković
fiche film] – Maja Novaković (Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Belgium)
Cent’Anni [+lire aussi :
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Re:Visited Jasenovac – Admir Rahmanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Sweden) (short film)
Your Life Without Me [+lire aussi :
interview : Anna Rubi
fiche film] – Anna Rubi (Hungary/Sweden)
Like a Sick Yellow – Norika Sefa (Kosovo) (short film)
Fragments of Ice [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Maria Stoianova (Ukraine/Norway)
Biang Biang Express – Nikola Stojanović (Serbia/China) (short film)
Alice On & Off [+lire aussi :
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interview : Isabela Tent
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...Ned, Tassot, Yossot… [+lire aussi :
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interview : Brigitte Weich et Judith B…
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Loxy [+lire aussi :
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Out of Competition

Praslovan [+lire aussi :
interview : Slobodan Maksimović
fiche film] – Slobodan Maksimović (Slovenia/Croatia)
Bekim Fehmiu [+lire aussi :
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Short Film Competition

Plot Revenge – Recep Çavdar (Turkey/Spain)
Gaia – Enis Čišić, Nermin Hamzagić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Absent – Cem Demirer (Turkey)
September Dawn – Ivan Đurović (Serbia/USA)
Sanki Yoxsan – Azer Guliev (Azerbaijan/France)
On the Way – Samir Karahoda (Kosovo)
Alive – Vladlen Odudenko (Ukraine)
Tako Tsubo – Eva Pedroza, Fanny Sorgo (Austria/Germany)
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojša Slijepčević (Croatia/France/Bulgaria/Slovenia)
@TikTok_Cowboy – Anasteseu Ştefan (Romania)
Elene Dariani – Elene Tavadze (Georgia)
Bonaca – Luka Vlaho (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Student Film Competition

If I Float – Bogdan Alecsandru (Romania)
Age of the Dragon – Marcell Farkas (Hungary)
Mentor – Tinkara Klipšteter (Slovenia)
The Chaos She Left Behind – Nikos Kolioukos (Greece)
Gül – Lidija-Rukiye Kumpas (Austria)
Pitylos – Galatia Lagoutari (Greece)
Happy End Day – Anastasiia Mykhalchuk (Ukraine)
We Need to Talk About Dilan – Umut Şilan Oğurlu (Turkey)
Nothing Personal, Daddy – Tamara Pavićević (Montenegro)
The Smell of Fresh Paint – Nađa Petrović (Serbia)
Good Luck, Sarah! - Isidora Ratković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Beyond the Face – Anja Resman (Slovenia)
The Last Drop – Anna Tőkés (Hungary)
Assist – Maria Tsioli (Greece)
Children of the Bird – Júlia Tudisco (Hungary)