Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Wins Best Film in Sarajevo, Ana Urushadze Crowned Best Director

Sandra Wollner’s Everytime has been awarded the Honorary Heart for best narrative feature film at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival . As this year’s edition drew to a close on Friday night, filmmakers gathered at the city’s National Theatre where the jury members — including Igor Bezinović, Sara Klimoska, Matthijs Wouter Knol and Athina Rachel Tsangari, led A final Honorary Heart of Sarajevo was awarded to Emir Hadžihafizbegović, one of the most prominent actors in Bosnian-Herzegovinian and regional cinema, in recognition of his contribution to film.

He joined Watson, Diego Luna, Woody Harrelson and Asghar Farhadi in receiving an Honorary Heart. The festival officially closed with a screening of a restored No Man’s Land Related Stories TV Meghan Markle in Advanced Talks to Join Netflix Show After She and Prince Harry Move Back to the U.K.

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Led Wollner sat down with THR in Sarajevo to discuss taking the movie on the festival circuit. “The festival being founded during the siege in 1995, I think that’s very powerful,” she stated about the Bosnian event. “And you can still feel something of that history here.

I felt it yesterday when I had a radio interview. Just from some of the questions, you could get the sense that there might be a different way of approaching trauma or loss here, simply in the way people talked about the film.” The jury stated their decision was unanimous.

“Moments of cinematic grace float through this mesmerically elastic and transcendental grief-soaked ghost story,” they wrote.

The best director prize went to Georgian filmmaker Ana Urushadze for Supporting Role , winning her 10,000 Euros for her next project. It follows Niaz Ninua (played After meeting with a young, female director, who offers him the chance to play a bizarre and deeply unsympathetic character in her debut feature, Niaz leaves the audition unconvinced (and pretty offended).

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But he soon embarks on something of an odyssey around the city and gradually surrenders to the role. Urushadze stated to THR earlier this week : “To me, ultimately, it’s a film about realizing the elusive nature of reality, and taking control of your life.” The judges stated they were “enchanted ” Elsewhere, Eva Kostić was awarded best actress for her performance in 17 , winning 2,500 Euros.

“A fearless emergence of a young talent. Raw, visceral and deeply instinctive,” the jury stated. Best actor, meanwhile, went to Adrian Văncică for You Don’t Belong Here , which comes with the same cash prize as best actress.

“For a performance marked The documentary film jury was headed up K. They gave the Heart of Sarajevo to To Hold a Mountain from Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, who asserted 4,000 Euros. “With astonishingly epic cinematography, this touching portrait of two extraordinary women and a disappearing way of life enchanted us,” stated the jury.

“Tied together ” The Heart of Sarajevo for best short documentary film was given to Croatia’s Karla Jelić and her project Holy Defiance . She was awarded 2,000 Euros. “This short and extremely powerful film featured a brave act of defiance against resurgent male misogyny,” stated the jury.

“We salute the film‘s courageous artist who stood alone against reactionary crowds trying once again to confine society and silence women.” The special jury award in this selection went to The Ferry Flows from Zhora Papoian, who also takes home 2,500 Euros. “Without being didactic, this short film showed the power of images to tell stories.

We were given time and space to experience the lives of a music teacher and his pupils who are forced to endure grief and loss as part of their daily lives.” Check the full list of winners from the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival below. Honorary Heart of Sarajevo for Narrative Feature Film Everytime , Sandra Wollner Supporting Role , Ana Urushadze Adrian Văncică, You Don’t Belong Here To Hold a Mountain , Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić Holy Defiance , Karla Jelić The Ferry Flows , Zhora Papoian Nobody Stated Anything , Tamara Todorović Porkatal , Sis Gürdal Unwellness, Réka Pinczés Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality Don’t Ask Me If I Killed, Helena Maksyom Special Youth Perspectives Award Skateboarding Is Not for Girls , Dima Duma Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award