“The Hollow” won the Heart of Sarajevo Award for best TV drama series at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Sunday, and also came away with a host of other awards.
The in-competition series came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia. The winners were decided by a jury of more than 450 film professionals from the region.
“The Hollow” won the best director award for Danis Tanović, best known for directing Oscar winner “No Man’s Land,” and Aida Begić.
Other awards for the series included leading actor for Feđa Štukan, supporting actress for Ida Keškić, supporting actor for Boris Ler, and screenplay for Tanović, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Nikola Kuprešanin and Adnan Lugonić.
The Bosnian series starts with the discovery of a body in the National History Museum in Sarajevo, and the theft of a precious artifact. Inspector Edib Pašić’s search for answers leads him into...
The in-competition series came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia. The winners were decided by a jury of more than 450 film professionals from the region.
“The Hollow” won the best director award for Danis Tanović, best known for directing Oscar winner “No Man’s Land,” and Aida Begić.
Other awards for the series included leading actor for Feđa Štukan, supporting actress for Ida Keškić, supporting actor for Boris Ler, and screenplay for Tanović, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Nikola Kuprešanin and Adnan Lugonić.
The Bosnian series starts with the discovery of a body in the National History Museum in Sarajevo, and the theft of a precious artifact. Inspector Edib Pašić’s search for answers leads him into...
- 8/14/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Heart of Sarajevo awards for TV series, the Sarajevo Film Festival’s awards strand for TV shows, unraveled this evening, and they were dominated by two shows, the Serbian comedy Mom and Dad Are Playing War 2 (Tata Se Igraju Rata 2) and the Bosnian drama The Hollow (Kotlina).
Mom and Dad Are Playing War 2 took all six comedy awards during the ceremony. The series was created by the popular Serbian actor Gordan Kičić, who also serves as the lead actor, writer, and producer. The series, produced by Filmkombajn and Rts, follows Veljko, who gets the news his father has died. Upon returning to his family in Belgrade, many home truths are uncovered, and he stays longer than expected.
Speaking with Deadline following the sweep, Kičić said: “It’s a great feeling. I really didn’t believe we’d win all six awards. It’s a success for my production company and my team.
Mom and Dad Are Playing War 2 took all six comedy awards during the ceremony. The series was created by the popular Serbian actor Gordan Kičić, who also serves as the lead actor, writer, and producer. The series, produced by Filmkombajn and Rts, follows Veljko, who gets the news his father has died. Upon returning to his family in Belgrade, many home truths are uncovered, and he stays longer than expected.
Speaking with Deadline following the sweep, Kičić said: “It’s a great feeling. I really didn’t believe we’d win all six awards. It’s a success for my production company and my team.
- 8/13/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sarajevo International Film Festival has unveiled the nominees for its second annual TV awards with 17 series from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia represented across the nominees.
The local series up for awards are: Advokado, Besa 2, Block 27, Black Wedding, Strange Kind of Loves, Dolina rož, Awake, Lenin’s Park, Crazy, Confused, Normal, Underneath 2, Mrkomir I, Bad Blood, The Last Socialist Artefact, United Brothers, Killers of My Father 5, The Silence and Time of Evil.
This year, the award categories have expanded to include drama series and comedy and winners will be honored with the fest’s lauded Heart of Sarajevo award, a prize usually given to the festival’s competition winner.
The Sarajevo Film Festival established the awards for TV series last year, with the aim of promoting and showcasing the highest quality regional television series in the past 12 months to promote their international placement.
The local series up for awards are: Advokado, Besa 2, Block 27, Black Wedding, Strange Kind of Loves, Dolina rož, Awake, Lenin’s Park, Crazy, Confused, Normal, Underneath 2, Mrkomir I, Bad Blood, The Last Socialist Artefact, United Brothers, Killers of My Father 5, The Silence and Time of Evil.
This year, the award categories have expanded to include drama series and comedy and winners will be honored with the fest’s lauded Heart of Sarajevo award, a prize usually given to the festival’s competition winner.
The Sarajevo Film Festival established the awards for TV series last year, with the aim of promoting and showcasing the highest quality regional television series in the past 12 months to promote their international placement.
- 6/10/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Lecturers include Finland’s Juho Kuosmanen, US producer Peter Spears.
US duo Frances McDormand and Joel Coen will be ‘masters’ for the second edition of Ponta Lopud Film Festival, on the island of Lopud near Dubrovnik, Croatia.
McDormand and Coen will give invite-only masterclasses to directors, actors and cinematographers from Southeast Europe, in the festival from June 22 to 27.
Ponta Lopud was started last year by Miro Purivatra, founder and long-time director of Sarajevo Film Festival; and Tilda Grossel Bogdanovic.
The festival will also host lectures from Juho Kuosmanen, Finnish director of Compartment No. 6; Peter Spears, US producer of titles including...
US duo Frances McDormand and Joel Coen will be ‘masters’ for the second edition of Ponta Lopud Film Festival, on the island of Lopud near Dubrovnik, Croatia.
McDormand and Coen will give invite-only masterclasses to directors, actors and cinematographers from Southeast Europe, in the festival from June 22 to 27.
Ponta Lopud was started last year by Miro Purivatra, founder and long-time director of Sarajevo Film Festival; and Tilda Grossel Bogdanovic.
The festival will also host lectures from Juho Kuosmanen, Finnish director of Compartment No. 6; Peter Spears, US producer of titles including...
- 5/13/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Nine films will participate in the feature film competition including ‘Heidi’.
Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 25th edition, with nine feature world premieres playing in the two main competitive sections.
Scroll down for the full list of titles
These include Romanian filmmaker Cătălin Mitulescu’s fourth film Heidi in the feature competition, about an ageing police officer tasked with finding two prostitutes who he needs to testify in an organised crime case.
Mitulescu debuted with The Way I Spent The End Of The World which won Dorotheea Petre the best actress prize in Un Certain Regard...
Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the line-up for its 25th edition, with nine feature world premieres playing in the two main competitive sections.
Scroll down for the full list of titles
These include Romanian filmmaker Cătălin Mitulescu’s fourth film Heidi in the feature competition, about an ageing police officer tasked with finding two prostitutes who he needs to testify in an organised crime case.
Mitulescu debuted with The Way I Spent The End Of The World which won Dorotheea Petre the best actress prize in Un Certain Regard...
- 7/18/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Actress Jovana Stojiljkovic and director Teona Strugar Mitevska also join jury.
The 2019 Sarajevo Film Festival has finalised its Competition jury, which will feature Bero Beyer, festival director at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), and Funa Maduka, director of international original films and acquisitions at Netflix.
Also on this year’s jury are Serbian actress Jovana Stojiljkovic and Teona Strugar Mitevska, a filmmaker from North Macedonia.
The four join previously announced jury president Ruben Ostlund.
Maduka joined Netflix in 2014, initially in La, before relocating to London earlier this year as part of the new-look international team. Beyer has been the director...
The 2019 Sarajevo Film Festival has finalised its Competition jury, which will feature Bero Beyer, festival director at International Film Festival Rotterdam (Iffr), and Funa Maduka, director of international original films and acquisitions at Netflix.
Also on this year’s jury are Serbian actress Jovana Stojiljkovic and Teona Strugar Mitevska, a filmmaker from North Macedonia.
The four join previously announced jury president Ruben Ostlund.
Maduka joined Netflix in 2014, initially in La, before relocating to London earlier this year as part of the new-look international team. Beyer has been the director...
- 6/25/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The final Panorama selection includes 45 films from 38 countries, including 34 world premieres.
The final titles for the 2019 Berlin Film Festival (Feb 7-17) Panorama programme have been revealed.
Among the new additions is Light Of My Life, directed by and starring Casey Affleck and co-starring Elisabeth Moss.
Titles revealed back in December include Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, Seamus Murphy’s Pj Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money and Rob Garver’s documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael.
The final Panorama selection includes 45 films from 38 countries, including 34 world premieres. There are 29 features, 16 documentaries and 19 directorial debuts.
The full list...
The final titles for the 2019 Berlin Film Festival (Feb 7-17) Panorama programme have been revealed.
Among the new additions is Light Of My Life, directed by and starring Casey Affleck and co-starring Elisabeth Moss.
Titles revealed back in December include Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, Seamus Murphy’s Pj Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money and Rob Garver’s documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael.
The final Panorama selection includes 45 films from 38 countries, including 34 world premieres. There are 29 features, 16 documentaries and 19 directorial debuts.
The full list...
- 1/21/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
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