PRODUCTION: Dino Mustafić Shoots Bosnian/Croatian/Macedonian Miniseries and Feature Film Armbands
SARAJEVO: Bosnian director Dino Mustafić is currently in production with the TV miniseries Armbands, about the massacre in Prijedor. He will start shooting a feature film with the same title…
BOX OFFICE: Mirza Begović's The Will Dominates Box Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 4th Week in a Row
SARAJEVO: With over 102,000 domestic admissions, The Will by Mirza Begović has greatly surpassed the success of Begović’s Amanet, which was 5th most watched film of 2022 in Bosnia and…
OBITUARY: Bosnian Producer Damir Ibrahimović
SARAJEVO: Prominent Bosnian producer Damir Ibrahimović passed away suddenly on 9 October, at the age of 60. Ibrahimović was best known for producing the Oscar-nominated film Quo Vadis Aida? directed…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny as Oscar Bid
SARAJEVO: The documentary Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny by the Academy Award- nominee Jasmila Žbanić has been chosen as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion…
Wind, Talk to Me Wins 2025 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnomby Serbian director Stefan Đorđević received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film at the 31st edition of the Sarajevo…
Al Jazeera Balkans Closes Operations
SARAJEVO: Al Jazeera Balkans, the regional leg of the Al Jazeera Media Network from Qatar, shuts down its operations in Sarajevo after 14 years.
Apply for DOC-CAMP 2025
SARAJEVO: Emerging filmmakers and artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Kosovo, and Montenegro can apply to the 5th DOC-CAMP 2025, which will be held 3…
PRODUCTION: Mirza Begović Shoots The Will, a Sequel to His Bosnian Box Office Hit
SARAJEVO: Bosnian director Mirza Begović is presently shooting The Will / Testament, a sequel to his debut feature Father’s Last Wish / Amanet, which was a massive theatrical success in…
PRODUCTION: First Bosnian Horror Film Evil Eye in Postproduction
SARAJEVO: After years of waiting for The Lake / Jezero (SCCA/pro.ba) by Timur Makarević, which was supposed to be the first Bosnian horror film, it seems that Adnan Hrustemović’s debut…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects My Late Summer as Oscar Contender
SARAJEVO: Danis Tanović's comedy drama My Late Summer / Nakon ljeta has been selected by the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the…
Romanian Film Three Kilometers to the End of the World Wins 2024 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Three Kilometers to the End of the World / Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii by Romanian director Emanuel Pârvu, received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film…
CineLink Co-production Market 2024 Announces First Selected Projects
SARAJEVO: The CineLink Co-production Market announced the first eight Southeastern European projects in development selected for its upcoming edition (18 – 23 August 2024).
Docu Rough Cut Boutique 2024 Announces Selected Projects
SARAJEVO: Five projects from countries including Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Poland were selected for the 14th edition of Docu Rough Cut Film Boutique.
BOX OFFICE: Cinema Attendance in Bosnia and Herzegovina Rises by 15% in 2023
SARAJEVO: With 4,512,856 EUR / 8,826,380 KM gross and 1,284,834 admissions, the cinema market in Bosnia and Herzegovina saw a 20 percent increase in revenue in 2023 and 15 percent…
GRANTS: Film Fund Sarajevo Cancels 2023 Grants and Opens New Call
SARAJEVO: The Acting Members of the Board of Directors of Film Fund Sarajevo have annulled their funding decisions taken in 2023 and opened new calls following a decision of the…
PRODUCTION: Dino Mustafić in Production with Sophomore Feature The Pavilion
SARAJEVO: After a 20-year-long hiatus, Bosnian director Dino Mustafić, whose debut film Remake (Refresh) won a Special Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003, is currently in production…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Excursion as Oscar Candidate
SARAJEVO: Una Gunjak’s debut feature Excursion / Ekskurzija has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best…
FESTIVALS: Cinema Parallels Film Festival 2023 Kicks Off in Banja Luka
BANJA LUKA: The documentary-media art film festival and educational platform Cinema Parallels has chosen for its 4th edition the theme Documenting Realities: The Facto Fiction Films. Cinema Parallels starts in…
FNE Podcast: Maša Marković: Head of Industry, Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: FNE spoke to Maša Marković, head of industry of the Sarajevo Film Festival, about the general goals and activities of the CineLink industry platform in 2023. CineLink was held…
GRANTS: Ministry of Culture of Kanton Sarajevo Announces Grants
SARAJEVO: The Ministry of Culture of Kanton Sarajevo has distributed 414,658 EUR / 811,000 KM as production grants for feature films, long documentaries and short films. The biggest grants went…
