The Sarajevo Film Festival, a major showcase for South-East European cinema, revealed its competition program selections on Thursday. The festival’s 32nd edition will take place from Aug. 14 to 21 and will feature a total of 51 films across multiple categories, including 21 world premieres, six international premieres, one European premiere, and 23 regional premieres.
The narrative feature films section comprises nine films from the South-East European region. According to Elma Tataragić, the section’s programmer, the selection emphasizes both emerging filmmakers and established directors, with works spanning various genres including family dramas, coming-of-age stories, social realism, and formally experimental pieces. Six of the nine narrative features are directed by women, reflecting what organizers describe as growing diversity in regional cinema.
The festival’s additional competition categories include documentary features, documentary shorts, narrative shorts, and student shorts. The documentary feature section contains 14 submissions, while the shorts programs feature multiple entries across documentary and narrative categories. A single film, “Yugo Goes to America,” will screen out of competition as a national premiere.
The announcement details films from across Europe and beyond, representing productions from countries including Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Austria, Germany, Romania, Georgia, Bulgaria, and others. The programs collectively showcase a range of directorial debuts, sophomore efforts, and works by established filmmakers operating within and beyond the region.
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