The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced its feature film competition jury for the festival’s upcoming edition in mid-August. British actress Emily Watson will preside over the panel, which includes five members representing diverse filmmaking and industry backgrounds.
The jury will comprise Matthijs Wouter Knol, CEO and director of the European Film Academy since 2021; Athina Rachel Tsangari, a prominent Greek filmmaker and producer known as a key figure in the Greek New Wave; Croatian director Igor Bezinović; and North Macedonian actress Sara Klimoska. The panel will determine the winners of the Heart of Sarajevo Awards in the feature film competition, with the award ceremony scheduled for Aug. 21.
Watson, a British performer with an extensive filmography, has appeared in numerous acclaimed productions including Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves, the Oscar-winning Gosford Park, and more recent projects such as Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet and the HBO/Max series Dune: Prophecy. Her selection continues a tradition of the Sarajevo Film Festival inviting distinguished international figures to lead its juries, with past presidents including directors Mike Leigh, Asghar Farhadi, and Ruben Östlund, as well as actors Jeremy Irons and Mia Wasikowska.
Bezinović, a Croatian filmmaker, garnered international recognition for his documentary Fiume o morte!, which won the European Film Award for best documentary and multiple other accolades. Tsangari’s career encompasses genre-bending narratives exploring themes of power and desire; her works Attenberg and Chevalier were submitted as Greece’s official Oscar entries. Klimoska, a North Macedonian actress, has participated in festival training programs and appeared in films screened at major venues including Venice and Sundance.
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