The selection committee of the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced last week that the country's submission for Best Foreign-language Film at the Academy Awards will be Aida Begić's Never Leave Me [+leggi anche:
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Meanwhile, the selection committee of the Montenegrin Ministry of Culture opted for Gojko Berkuljan's first feature film, Iskra [+leggi anche:
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