Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa has been appointed president of the jury for the main competition at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, which will run from August 15 to 22. This prestigious role was announced on Friday, highlighting Loznitsa’s significant contribution to cinema.
Joining Loznitsa on the jury are Serbian actor Dragan Mićanović, Romanian director and actor Emanuel Pârvu, Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević, and Berlin International Film Festival director Tricia Tuttle. This diverse panel will be responsible for selecting the recipients of the Heart of Sarajevo awards, which honor outstanding achievements in the feature film category.
Loznitsa has an impressive filmography, encompassing 28 documentaries and five feature films. His debut feature, “My Joy,” debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. Notably, he received the FIPRESCI Prize in 2012 for his film “In the Fog” and won Best Director in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes for “Donbass” in 2018.
Mićanović is recognized for his roles in both local and international productions. His notable works include the 1998 film “Barking at the Stars” and the globally acclaimed films “Rocknrolla” (2008) and “Coriolanus” (2011). Recently, he portrayed Zoran Đinđić in “Operation Sabre,” which received the Best Ensemble award at Canneseries, and played Tomo Buzov in “A Man Who Could Not Remain Silent,” a film that won the Palme d’Or for Best Short and was nominated for an Oscar.
Pârvu’s recent work includes “Three Kilometers to the End of the World,” which premiered in competition at Cannes 2024, securing the Queer Palm and serving as Romania’s Oscar entry. Last year, his film won the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Feature Film at the Sarajevo Film Festival and was also honored with the Best Director award at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Pârvu has appeared in over 30 films, collaborating with prominent directors from the Romanian New Wave.
Sendijarević’s debut feature, “Take Me Somewhere Nice,” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019, obtaining the Special Jury Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Heart of Sarajevo Award. Her latest project, “Sweet Dreams,” premiered in competition at the Locarno Festival in 2023, winning the Pardo for Best Performance and being submitted by the Netherlands for the 2024 Academy Awards. In 2024, she was recognized as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch.
Tuttle, originally from the United States, has held prominent positions at the British Film Institute and BAFTA, as well as at the National Film and Television School in the U.K. She spent a decade at the BFI, ultimately becoming festivals director and overseeing the BFI London Film Festival and the BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. Since April 2024, she has led the creative direction of the Berlin Film Festival.
As the festival approaches, anticipation grows regarding the jury’s selections for the Heart of Sarajevo awards, which will be announced during the awards ceremony on August 22.
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