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22 ND
SARAJEVO
FILM
FESTIVAL
12-20/
AUGUST
/2016

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film: MUSTANG, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director Heart of Sarajevo - Special Jury Prize: SON OF SAUL, Clara Royer, writer and László Nemes director and writer
Honorary Heart of Sarajevo: Benicio Del Toro, actor
Honorary Heart of Sarajevo: Atom Egoyan, director
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor: Panos Kóronis, Yorgos Pyrpassópoulos, Makis Papadimitríou (CHEVALIER)
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress: Elit İşcan (MUSTANG)
21 ST
SARAJEVO
FILM
FESTIVAL
AWARDS
2015
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – FEATURE FILM
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film:
MUSTANG / Deniz Gamze Ergüven / Turkey, France, Germany,
Qatar / Financial Award, in the amount of 16,000 €, is provided by
Council of Europe
Heart of Sarajevo - Special Jury Prize
SON OF SAUL / SAUL FIA / László Nemes / Hungary /Financial
Award, in the amount of 10,000 €, is provided by Agnes B.
Special Jury Mention
CHEVALIER / Athina Rachel Tsangari / Greece
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress
Güneş Şensoy, Doga Doğuşlu, Tuğba Sunguroğlu, Elit İşcan,
Ilayda Akdoğan (main cast of MUSTANG / Turkey, France,
Germany, Qatar) / Financial award in the amount of 2,500 €
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor
Yorgos Kéntros, Vangelis Mouríkis, Panos Kóronis, Makis
Papadimitríou, Yorgos Pyrpassópoulos, Sakis Rouvás
(main cast of CHEVALIER / Greece) / Financial award in the
amount of 2,500 €
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – SHORT FILM
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Film
A MATTER OF WILL / BISERNA OBALA / Dušan Kasalica /
Montenegro / Financial award in the amount of 2,500 €
Special Jury Mentions
DAMAGED GOODS / KALO / Nermin Hamzagić /
Bosnia and Herzegovina
TUESDAY / SALI / Ziya Demirel / Turkey, France
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – DOCUMENTARY FILM
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary Film
TOTO AND HIS SISTERS / TOTO ŞI SURORILE LUI / Alexander Nanau /
Romania / Financial award, in the amount of 3,000 €, is provided
by The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
Special Jury Prize
TITITÁ / Tamás Almási / Hungary / Financial Award, in the
amount of 2,500 €, is provided by Al Jazeera Balkans.
Special Jury Mention
FLOTEL EUROPA / Vladimir Tomić / Denmark, Serbia
Human Rights Award
ONE DAY IN SARAJEVO / JEDAN DAN U SARAJEVU / Jasmila
Žbanić / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria / Award in the amount
of 3,000 € is provided by The Swiss Federal Department of
Foreign Affairs.
Honorary Heart of Sarajevo
ATOM EGOYAN, director
BENICIO DEL TORO, actor
Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award 2015
Ran Huang
21 st SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL PARTNERS AWARDS
Sarajevo Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards 2015
TRANSLATOR / CEVIRMEN Emre Kayiş / Turkey
Cineuropa Prize
SUPERWORLD / Karl Markovics / Austria
Cicae award
THE HIGH SUN / ZVIZDAN / Dalibor Matanić / Croatia, Serbia,
Slovenia
EDN Talent Grant
I LIKE THAT SUPER MOST THE BEST / LIJEPO MI JE S TOBOM,
ZNAŠ / Eva Kraljević / Croatia
HT Eronet Audience Award for Best Feature Film
MUSTANG / Deniz Gamze Erguven / Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar
HT Eronet Audience Award for Best Documentary Film
CHASING A DREAM / U POTRAZI ZA SNOM / Mladen Mitrović /
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia
Young Audience Award
NEXT TO ME / PORED MENE / Stevan Filipović / Serbia
Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Film: A MATTER OF WILL, Dušan Kasalica, director Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary Film: TOTO AND HIS SISTERS, Alexander Nanau, director

HIGHLIGHTS 2015
Open Air Gala Screening – THE SECOND MOTHER: Anna Muylaert, director and Mirsad Purivatra, Sarajevo Film Festival Director
Benicio Del Toro on the Red Carpet
“It’s truly an honor and a humbling experience to be here in this film festival and to receive this award.
Someone asked me what makes this award here in Sarajevo different. For me this award represents
courage, determination, inclusion and the spirit of going against all odds to bring something special to the
others, the spirit of the phoenix. “ Benicio Del Toro
“Screening of my film in such a venue for 3,000 people was very moving and a beautiful sort of tribute to
my work. It was a very good crowd because I know how respectful of cinema people here are, so it was a
very flattering, very moving experience.” Michel Franco
“I went to the Open Air Cinema at the end of the screening of my film. I have never seen so many people
watching a film. It was very impressive! The screening was very good and the sound was very good. I was
very moved... I’m really in love with this city and its people. They are very warm people.” Anna Muylaert
“This place is incredible. I like what Benicio Del Toro said in one interview about the importance of this festival
because it was born in the middle of a war, when people were looking for some beauty and a better life
in the middle of a horror. So I think this is why the festival is so special.” Fernando León de Aranoa
TIGERS film team and guests on the Red Carpet: writer and producer Andy Paterson with wife Olivia Hetreed, director Danis Tanović with wife Maëlys de Rudder Tanović, actor Danny Huston with daughter Stella Huston,
focus puller Edib Ahmetašević, producer Čedomir Kolar and cinematographer and Erol Zubčević
Michel Franco, director of the film CHRONIC
Kalieaswari Srinivasan and Jesuthasan Antonythasan, actors from the film DHEEPAN
Talents Sarajevo Masterclass by Benicio Del Toro, moderated by Mike Goodridge

FESTIVAL
IN
NUMBERS
259 FILMS FROM 57 COUNTRIES / 9 VENUES /
18 PROGRAMMES / OVER 1.500 ACCREDITED GUESTS
FROM 70 COUNTRIES / OVER 700 ACCREDITED
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES FROM 32 COUNTRIES /
OVER 100.000 VISITORS AT ALL THE PROGRAMMES

“People are very friendly, very hospitable. For me it’s always about
the city, about people, because you relate to and connect with the
people. People here are always friendly and they are always smiling.
When I go elsewhere in Europe I don’t see many people smiling.”
Brillante Mendoza
“To be here now, it is stunning at a number of levels. As an Armenian
being here; it just has a lot of significance because we’re obviously
dealing with a city that is still trying to repair itself. The Ideas of dealing
with trauma and dealing with history, reconciling conflicting of
views of what may or may not happen that is right up my alley as a
filmmaker, so I am really in the ideal festival for my type of work and
for my concerns. It seems almost too good to be true.” Atom Egoyan
“Sarajevo means a lot to me. Sarajevo always embodied the idea of
living together and it’s the right image for a generation of filmmakers
who have shown their films here. What had been under attack here
is also what has bloomed back to life here. So it’s a great honor to be
here.” Deniz Gamze Ergüven
“I’ve been here two times for CineLink. I always have very nice feelings
being here. I had this feeling that this festival is alive and that
it is a part of the city and that the city is a part of the festival. Many
times you don’t get such a feeling. It’s always a pleasure and something
special to come here.” László Nemes
Director Brillante Mendoza, Honorary guest of the Tribute to programme
Doha Film Institute delegation: Fatma Al Remaihi, Chief Executive Officer, Hanaa Issa,
Director of Strategy & Development, Abdulla Al Mosallam, Chief Administrative Officer
HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Jury of the Competition Programme – Feature Film: Călin Peter Netzer, director (Jury president), Maja Miloš, director, Diana Bustamante, artistic director of
Cartagena International Film Festival, Zrinka Cvitešić, actress and Mike Downey, producer
Dagur Kári, director of the film VIRGIN MOUNTAIN
Jury of the Competition Programme – Short Film: Alice Kharoubi, Head of Cannes Film Festival Short Films, Una Gunjak,
director and film editor, and Marion Döring, European Film Academy Director
Actress Arsinée Khanjian and director Atom Egoyan, Honorary guest of the Tribute to programme
Jury of the Competition Programme – Short Film: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, director/writer, Anka Schmid, filmmaker/video
artist and Boro Kontić, director of the Media Center in Sarajevo
Open Air Gala Screening - A PERFECT DAY: Mirsad Purivatra, Sarajevo Film Festival Director, Benicio Del Toro, actor, Patricia de Muns, executive producer, Antonio Franić, actor, Eldar Rešidović, actor, Feđa Štukan, actor and Fernando León de Aranoa, director

FESTIVAL
IN
BRIEF
Towards the end of the four-year siege of Sarajevo, in 1995,
Obala Art Centar initiated the Sarajevo Film Festival with the aim
of helping to reconstruct civil society and retain the cosmopolitan
spirit of the city.
Today, two decades later, the Sarajevo Film Festival is the leading
film festival in the region, recognized by both film professionals
and the wider audience. The Sarajevo Film Festival is an
international film festival with a special focus on the region of
South-East Europe and Southern Caucasus (Albania, Armenia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo*, Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey), shining
an international spotlight on films, talent and future projects
from the region.
Competition Programme - Feature and Short
Film presents a diversity of cinematic creation in Southeast
Europe and Southern Caucasus. It brings powerful films with
strong directors’ viewpoints, and it either discovers new talents,
or confirms young but already established filmmakers with
new and fresh ideas. Red carpet event is especially created to
honour the creativity of regional artists on whom the Festival’s
prestige depends.
Competition Programme - Documentary Film
presents and promotes the best and most recent documentary
production of Southeast Europe and Southern Caucasus.
In Focus is a showcase of exceptional regional films which
have already made considerable success at the prestigious film
festivals worldwide.
Open Air offers art-house films with a wide audience appeal
and an unforgettable experience of watching films under the
stars on the biggest screen in the region. Its sidebar programme
Coffee With hosts guests of the Open Air through series of live
interviews attended by the audience and media.
Tribute to... is dedicated to the authors whose uncompromising
creative outlooks brought down many taboos in film and
society alike, and attracted great attention of both the audiences
and the media. Guest auteurs were: Brillante Mendoza and Atom
Egoyan 2015 / Michael Winterbottom 2014/ Cristi Puiu 2013/,
Todd Solondz 2012/ Lucrecia Martel 2011/ Bruno Dumont 2010/
Jia Zhang-ke 2009/ Todd Haynes 2008/ Ulrich Seidl 2007/
Abel Ferrara and Béla Tarr 2006/ Alexander Payne 2005/ Dušan
Makavejev and Gaspar Noe 2004 / Peter Mullan 2003/ Stephen
Frears 2002/ Mike Leigh 2001 / Steve Buscemi 2000.
Kinoscope is the programme that comprises both narrative
and documentary films from around the globe, excluding the
Southeastern European territories. The focus is on distinctive
titles marked out for their mise-en-scene. The programme takes
in great auteurs as well as first and second time filmmakers.
European Shorts presents some of the most talented
emerging filmmakers, alongside Regional Shorts competing for
the Best European Film Nomination Award. The editorial line of
the programme presents filmmakers taking on various creative
challenges while exploring the potential of the short film form.
Laško Summer Nights consists of the best, mostly
European feature and documentary films based on music topics
and pop culture. The audience enjoys screenings in the atmosphere
of a night picnic under the starry sky.
Children’s programme and Teenarena aids the
education of the Festival`s youngest audiences and instills love
for films in our future generations. The programmes screen a
variety of carefully selected European films dealing with topics
relevant for children and teenagers.
Sarajevo Film Festival Partner Presents
Through partnership with Doha Film Institute the programme
presents films by Arab filmmakers, showcasing the most notable
titles from the past 12 months.
Sarajevo Film Festival Guests Present
This programme showcases films curated by the programmers
of the world film festivals who had been given “carte blanche”.
Operation Kino approaches target audiences, bringing
new and diverse cinema experiences through tailor made
activities, related to the promotion and understanding of films,
with significant results in the development of wider audiences
and new generation of talents. The project reaches out to more
than 40 cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing a part of
the Sarajevo Film Festival programme and atmosphere to audiences
throughout the whole year.
Our aim is to attract and engage encouraged film lovers eager
to expand their knowledge through different models and
approaches. The Video on Demand platform is available for
audiences coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a great
selection of European and worldwide titles, master classes and
interviews.
For further information check www.operacijakino.ba or contact
us at operationkino@sff.ba.
INDUSTRY
CineLink and Industry days
August 15-20, 2016
The business of film is the focus of the second half of the
Sarajevo Film Festival and putting the Southeast Europe’s film
industry in the international focus is what its all about. This is
when, for over a decade now, the international film industry hits
the town for five days of meetings, conferences, showcases and
extensive networking.
CineLink Co-Production Market presents the
most promising regional feature projects in development and
financing stages. The selection has traditionally been focused
on Southeast Europe but is since a few years also open for projects
from the Caucasus region. In addition, guest projects are
presented in partnership with the Doha Film Institute and other
international partners.
CineLink Work in Progress continuously showcases
future success stories on the festival circuit. Limited number of
brand new exciting titles in post-production stage is shown to
specifically invited international decision-makers. This section
is also open to projects from Central Asia and the North African
and Middle Eastern countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
At the Docu Rough Cut Boutique, 5 thrilling documentary
projects are provided with high-quality training in a safe
environment, bespoke meetings with top professionals and
presentations to key decision makers from the documentary
film arena.
Our industry focused programmes offer award funds totalling
more than 150.000 Euros in cash and services and boosts
an impressive track record with previous projects going on to
major international recognition - IF I WANT TO WHISTLE I WHISTLE
by Florin Serban (Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear and Alfred Bauer
Prize, Berlinale 2010), SOFIA’S LAST AMBULANCE by Ilian Metev
(France 4 Visionary Award, Critics Week, Cannes Film Festival,
2012), MOLD by Ali Aydın (Lion of the Future, Venice 2012),
HARMONY LESSONS by Emir Baigazin (Silver Bear, Berlinale
2013), WHITE SHADOW by Noaz Deshe (Lion of the Future,
Venice 2013), THE LAMB by Kutluğ Ataman (CICAE Art Cinema
Award, Berlin Panorama 2014), SON OF SAUL by Laszlo Nemes
(Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 2015) just to name a few more
recent films.
Industry Terrace and Avant-premiers Trailers
events bring together regional distributors and exhibitors with
international sales agents, as well as producers with service
offering business, while Minimarket’s activities focus on
business with the short films presented at the festival.
Regional Forum is the major annual conference for the
film industry in the region, tackling the key issues and setting
up future policy trends.
Launched last year, Sarajevo City of Film Fund aims
at galvanising co-production and distribution between Southeast
Europe and global, international partners.
Sarajevo City of Film Fund has a budget of approx. 500 000
Euro for the 2015-2016 period, and has been put into place
thanks to generous financial contributions of Atlantik Grupa,
Creative Europe MEDIA sub-programmes support to international
coproduction funds and an own investment from the
Sarajevo Film Festival.
It has two support schemes: an International coproduction
scheme and a P&A support scheme, both focused on opening
new market for Southeast Euroepan filmmakers outside of
geographical Europe. Submissions are open year round from
February 2015 until October 2016.
Talents Sarajevo
The programme was launched in 2007 in collaboration with
Berlin International Film Festival and Berlinale Talents. Over
the past nine years Talents Sarajevo has established itself
as the meeting hub for aspiring film professionals from
Southeast Europe and Southern Caucasus.
The 2016 edition will gather 70 emerging actors, directors,
DoPs, film critics, producers and screenwriters for an intensive
week of master classes, debates, screenings, various
networking and training opportunities. Participants will meet
their peers, exchange views with seasoned international
and regional film professionals, take part in the lab-based
environment, enter filmmaking collaborations with fellow
participants and enjoy the programme of the 22 nd Sarajevo
Film Festival.
Former Talents Sarajevo experts include a number of this
region’s and the world’s most prominent and renowned film
professionals like: Darren Aronofsky, Aida Begić, Nuri Bilge
Ceylan, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi, Leos Carax,
Benicio Del Toro, Bruno Dumont, Michael Fassbender,
Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Angelina Jolie, Semih
Kaplanoğlu, Charlie Kaufman, Hawk Koch, Mike Leigh,
Leon Lučev, Branko Lustig, Anamaria Marinca, Michael
Moore, László Nemes, Gaspar Noé, Alexander Payne,
Corneliu Porumboiu, Cristi Puiu, Stellan Skarsgård, Todd Solondz,
Kevin Spacey, Danis Tanović, Béla Tarr, Wim Wenders,
Jasmila Žbanić, and many more.
2016 is the jubilee year for Talents Sarajevo, which will take
place from August 14-20.
More about all applications and submissions deadlines at
www.sff.ba
CineLink Awards 2015
Eurimages Coproduction Development Award
A BALLADE / Aida Begić / Adis Đapo
Arte International Relations CineLink Award
HAMARAT APARTMENT / Huseyin Karabey / Su Baloglu
Macedonian Film Agency CineLink Award
THE SON / Ines Tanović / Alem Babić
Living Pictures Service CineLink Award
SOLDIERS / Ivana Mladenović / Ada Solomon
Synchro Film Vienna CineLink Award
A BALLADE / Aida Begić / Adis Đapo
HAMARAT APARTMENT / Huseyin Karabey / Su Baloglu
THE SON / Ines Tanović / Alem Babić
Eave Scholarship
Alem Babić
CineLink award winners and jury members
CineLink Work in Progress Awards 2015
Post Republic Award
THE FIXER / Adrian Sitaru / Anamaria Antoci
Restart Award
GODLESS / Ralitza Petrova / Rossitsa Valkanova
Docu Rough Cut Boutique Awards 2015
Work in Progress Digital Cube Award
KORIDA / Siniša Vidović
HBO Adria Award
KORIDA / Siniša Vidović
IDFA Award
LITTLE BERLIN WALL / Toma Chagelishvili
CAT &Docs Award
CINEMA, MON AMOUR / Alexandru Belc
Croatian Radiotelevision Award (HRT)
CINEMA, MON AMOUR / Alexandru Belc
Meeting Point Cinema
Docu Rough Cut Boutique award winners and jury members

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