Film productions from Romania chosen for competitive sections at Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival is once again a platform for showcasing new films that transcend national boundaries, reflecting the diverse and vibrant filmmaking scene in Southeast Europe. This year, the competition programs feature a significant presence of Romanian cinema.
One of the notable entries is "Three Kilometers to the End of the World," directed by Emanuel Parvu. This film competed in the International Feature Competition section and won the Best Director award for Parvu. The film tells a poignant story of a young gay man attacked in his conservative village in the Danube Delta.
In the main competition, Hana Jušić's "God Will Not Help," a co-production between Croatia, Romania, Italy, France, Greece, Slovenia, and starring Romanian actor Bogdan Farcaș, is also featured.
Vasile Todinca's Alișveriș, a Romanian production that premiered at Semaine de la Critique, a parallel section to the Cannes Film Festival, will be screened in the short film competition of the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc's Dad, a Romania-Germany-Netherlands co-production, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been selected for 15 international festivals. It is included in the documentary film competition of the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Radu Muntean's Index is another Romanian production that will be screened in the short film competition.
Ivana Mladenović's Sorella di Clausura, a co-production between Romania, Serbia, Italy, and Spain, is also part of the main competition.
Marius Papară's After Hours and Andrei-Tache Codreanu's Cookies and Milk will be screened in the student film competition.
Jovan Marjanović, director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, stated that the competition programs are a platform for new voices from Southeast Europe, showcasing artistic courage, social relevance, and a diversity of perspectives. Izeta Građević, the creative director of the festival, added that the competition programs offer a space to remember the shared need for meaning, closeness, and understanding.
The competition programs of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival explore how individuals live and survive within complex and unstable social frameworks. They showcase universal stories that shape our lives, from topics that deal with the present to those that question the past.
The festival's main competition sections generally include feature, documentary, and short film categories, with Romanian cinema represented within these sections. The competition programs feature 16 world premieres, 5 international premieres, 28 regional premieres, and 2 national premieres.
The Sarajevo Film Festival will take place from August 15 to 22. The festival's competition programs are a celebration of the universal stories and shared experiences that connect people across borders.
The Sarajevo Film Festival's competition programs feature a variety of movies and TV series as a showcase for entertainment from diverse filmmaking scenes, among which is a significant presence of Romanian cinema. The festival's main competition, for instance, includes Hana Jušić's "God Will Not Help," a co-production between several European countries and featuring a Romania-based actor.
