Founded in 1995 after a four-year long siege of the city of Sarajevo. Today the Sarajevo Film Festival represents the main meeting place for all regional producers and authors and is recognized by film professionals from all over the world as the pinnacle point for networking for all wishing to learn more about the possibilities this region has to offer. The Festival presents a wide programme selection of both competitive and non-competitive films as well as a the CineLink co-production market. Sarajevo Film Festival Competition program is accredited by FIAPF as a Competitive Specialized Festival. The main focus is the region of Southeast Europe (Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece. Hungary, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Romania, SErbia, Slovenia, Turkey, UNMI Kosova) and it's filmmakers which compete in Feature, Short and Documentary film section.
Awards
- B4 Best BH Student Film - BH Film Student Programme Awards
- Garage People Audentia Award
- The Roots Special Jury Award - BH Film Student Programme
- Thrall Special Jury Mention: BH Film Student Programme Awards
- Digger Best Actor for Vangelis Mourikis
- Exile Best Feature Film
- Exile Cineuropa Award
- Mare Best Actress for Marija Škaričić
- Mare CICAE Award
- The Island Within Best Director
- Holy Father Special Jury Prize
- Merry Christmas, Yiwu Best Documentary