 OBJAVLJEN PROGRAM DVADESET PRVOG FESTIVALA BOSANSKOHERCEGOVAČKOG FILMA, KOJI SE ODRŽAVA 23. – 26. APRILA U NEW YORKU; U ZVANIČNOM PROGRAMU PREDHODNI DOBITNIK OSKARA I REŽISERI NOMINOVANI ZA OSKARA; AMRI BAKŠIĆ ČAMO SPECIJALNA NAGRADA ZA DOPRINOS BH KINEMATOGRAFIJI; ULAZNICE USKORO U PRODAJINjujork, mart 2025. — Bosanskohercegovački filmski festival (BHFF) u New Yorku sa zadovoljstvom objavljuje program dvadeset prvog izdanja. Ukupno dvanaest filmskih uradaka je selektirano za ovogodišnji festival. Oni uključuju filmove prethodnog dobitnika Oskara (Danis Tanović), režiserke ranije nominirane za Oskara i dobitnice brojnih nagrada Europske Filmske Akademije (Jasmila Žbanić), kao i film koji je nedavno nominiran za Oskara i dobitnik Zlatne palme Kanskog filmskog festivala za najbolji kratki film (Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti, Nebojša Slijepčević). Producentici Amri Bakšić Čamo će biti dodijeljena specijalna Zlatna jabuka za istaknuti doprinos BH kinematografiji. Dvadeset prvi festival će uključiti i seriju interaktivnih razgovora sa gostima festivala, koji će trajati od srijede, 23. aprila do subote, 26. aprila u SVA kinu u New Yorku. Prodaja ulaznica počinje uskoro. Ovogodišnja selekcija filmova još jednom dočarava raznovrsnost tema i stilističkih pristupa filmu koju donose režiseri iz Bosne i Hercegovine, regije, i bosanske dijaspore širom svijeta. BHFF sa uzbuđenjem zastupa rad kako priznatih filmskih radnika sa obje strane kamere, tako i filmskih stvaralaca mlađe generacije, uključujući i četiri studentska filma. Kao što je postala već ustaljena tradicija BHFF-a, i ove godine će biti prikazan zavidan broj filmova ženskih režisera, kako etabliranih tako i novijih imena. Filmovi izabrani za ovogodišnji program su raznovrsni, uzbudljivi i inkluzivni, i bave se bitnim kulturološkim, političkim i društvenim pitanjima kroz lepezu različitih pristupa filmskom stvaralaštvu.“Uzbuđene smo što možemo podijeliti ovogodišnji filmski program sa našom uvijek odanom festivalskom publikom. Kao što je bio slučaj sada već više od dva desetljeća, BHFF nastavlja biti platforma za lepezu raznovrsnih glasova kako ispred tako i iza kamere. Naročito smo ponosne činjenicom što ćemo predstaviti filmove režisera koji su dobitnici mnogobrojnih nagrada, i kao i uvijek, time što ćemo prikazati filmove značajnog broja ženskih režisera, kako etabliranih, tako i mlađih stvaralačica. Također, ove godine ćemo prikazati četiri sjajna kratka BH studentska filma. Filmovi odabrani za ovogodišnji takmičarski program su dokaz impresivne vitalnosti bosanskohercegovačke kinematografije kako u zemlji tako i u dijaspori. Filmski stvaraoci čije filmove predstavljamo ne zaziru od bavljenja provokativnim temama u vrijeme kada su umjetnički integritet i aktivizam urgentno potrebni”, izjavile su nova direktorica BHFF-a Ivona Boroje i dugogodišnja programska direktorica Dijana Jelača.Takmičarski program dvadeset prvog BHFF-a sastoji se od tri dugometražna igrana filma, tri dugometražna dokumentarna filma, dva kratka dokumentarna filma i četiri kratka igrana filma, kako etabliranih tako i režisera mlađe generacije. Dvanaest filmova odabranih za prikazivanje na ovogodišnjem BHFF-u takmiči se za Zlatne jabuke žirija BHFF-a za najbolji dokumentarni film, najbolji kratki igrani film, najbolji dugometražni igrani film, najbolju glumačku izvedbu, kao i za posebno priznanje žirija. Svi filmovi u takmičarskom programu su takođe u natjecanju za BHFF Zlatnu jabuku po izboru publike za najbolji film. PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN FILM FESTIVAL’S TWENTY FIRST EDITION, BEING HELD APRIL 23TH – APRIL 26TH IN NEW YORK CITY; PREVIOUS OSCAR-WINNING AND OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMMAKERS IN THE OFFICIAL LINE UP; AMRA BAKŠIĆ ČAMO TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO BH FILM; TICKETS ON SALE SOONNew York City, March 2025 — The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City is excited to announce the lineup for its 21st edition. A total of twelve films were selected for the festival’s official competition program. They include new films by Academy Award winner (Danis Tanović), Oscar-nominated director and winner of numerous European Academy Awards (Jasmila Žbanić), and a recent Oscar-nominated film and winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for Best Short Film (The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, by Nebojša Slijepčević). Producer Amra Bakšić Čamo will be awarded a special Golden Apple for Outstanding Contributions to BH Film. The 21st Annual festival will include a series of interactive Q&As and conversations with filmmaker guests, running from Wednesday, April 23rd through Saturday, April 26th at the SVA Theatre in New York City. Tickets go on sale soon. This year’s film selection yet again showcases a multitude of themes and aesthetic approaches to cinema from filmmakers working in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the region, and Bosnian diaspora worldwide. BHFF is excited to present films that feature established names in front and behind the camera, as well as young and emerging filmmakers, including four student films. As has become our long-standing tradition, we proudly continue to champion the work of both established and emerging women directors this year as well. The selected films are diverse, engaging and inclusive, and deal with an array of important cultural, political and social issues through a number of varied filmmaking approaches.“We are excited to share this year’s program with our ever devoted festival audiences. As has been the case for more than two decades now, BHFF continues to platform a range of diverse voices on both sides of the camera. We are particularly proud to feature a number of award-winning filmmakers, and as always, including a number of both established and emerging women film directors. Additionally, this year we feature four amazing short films by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s student filmmakers. The films selected for this year’s final competition program reflect the impressive vitality of Bosnian-Herzegovinian cinema, both in the country and across its diaspora. The filmmakers whose work we feature are not afraid to tackle provocative topics at a time when artistic integrity and engagement are sorely needed,” said the new BHFF Director Ivona Boroje and long-time Programming Director Dijana Jelača.The official BHFF 2025 competition program consists of three narrative feature films, three feature-length documentaries, two short documentaries, and four short narrative films by a mixture of both veteran and emerging filmmakers. The twelve films selected for this year’s BHFF are eligible to win the BHFF Golden Apple Jury Awards for Best Documentary Film, Best Short Narrative Film, Best Feature Narrative Film, Best Acting Performance, and the Jury Special Mention. All in-competition films are also in the running for the BHFF Golden Apple Audience Award for Best Picture.BHFF 2025 PROGRAMPRESENTATION 1 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 7:30 PMTHIS WAS A GRAFFITI Valeriya Boyko | 12 min Short Documentary (North American Premiere) “This is Serbia. This is a post office, you fool” was a graffiti that appeared in Sarajevo briefly before the onset of the Bosnian war. In a series of conversations with local personalities, the film explores the story behind the graffiti that everyone knows yet few have seen.GYM Srđan Vuletić | 85 min Feature Narrative (North American Premiere) *Followed by a Q&A Riki works for a struggling catering company. Ado, his misogynistic colleague and brother in law wants to fix the business by beating up Melisa, a former top cake maker coworker, and force her to work with them again. All the employees dismiss the plan as totally stupid and senseless. However, Ado is a stubborn savage and his colleagues know he won’t give up unless stopped. Riki is divided between a sense of justice and norms in which we tolerate family or friends no matter what they do.PRESENTATION 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 7PMMY LATE SUMMER Danis Tanović | 98 min Feature Narrative (North American Premiere) *Followed by a Q&A When Maja travels to a remote island to resolve family inheritance issues, she does not expect to stay longer than planned. Overcome by new emotions and through a series of unforeseen situations, Maja will finally be forced to confront some issues from her past. Residents of the island live their usual unusual lives and particularly contributing to that are local mayor, Ico, and his partner in eco-friendly marijuana growing business, Nediljko. Only after she becomes friends with Saša, the extent of Maja’s unresolved family issues becomes apparent. Her quest for inheritance becomes a quest for personal identity and forgiveness.PRESENTATION 3 FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 6PMTHE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT Nebojša Slijepčević | 14 min Short Narrative Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1993. A passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the story of a man who could not remain silent. Based on true events.AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE, WHO WILL COME KNOCKING Maja Novaković | 84 min Feature Documentary (New York Premiere) Set in the harsh yet beautiful landscape of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the film reveals inner, intangible realms through the patient observation of the natural world. It follows an elderly man living in isolation, weaving together a tapestry of dreamlike visuals as it records the routines of his daily life. Surrounding mountains, a burning stove and animal companions offer solace and warmth.PRESENTATION 4 FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 8:15 PMMY FATHER’S DIARIES Ado Hasanović | 93 min Feature Documentary (North American Premiere) *Followed by a Q&A It is August 1993, when Bekir Hasanović exchanges a gold coin for the camera he will use to film everyday life in Srebrenica from then on. The images he records during the days of the war with his improvised crew, called Dzon, Ben & Boys, give life to the unexpected portrait of a population lost, though able to maintain a solid connection with reality without giving up its typical humor. Ado, Bekir’s son, starts from these images and from the pages of the diaries kept by his father to reconstruct the image of his father and, together with his mother Fatima, finally be able to understand how he survived the Death March and the Srebrenica genocide.PRESENTATION 5 SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2:30 PMBHFF PRESENTS: STUDENT SHORTSIn this screening, BHFF proudly showcases the work of four Bosnian-Herzegovinian student filmmakers and their diverse and exciting films. The themes they tackle are contemporary and urgent, as they pertain to the experiences of young people in Bosnia today. From topics such as coming of age with queer identity and sexuality, to facing the dilemmas of whether to leave the country or stay, living in a rural area and being a rare young woman who excitedly partakes in bull rearing, to issues that any filmmaker may encounter when making a film, these four shorts display an amazing stylistic, formal and thematic range. *Followed by a Q&AGOOD LUCK, SARA Isidora Ratković | 21 min Short Narrative (North American Premiere)TOMORROW WE WILL BUY THE FISH Sara Ristić | 18 min Short Narrative (North American Premiere)ALL BECAUSE OF A BULL Emir Solaković | 29 min Short Documentary (North American Premiere)ZANZIBAR COLORIZED 4K Lea Tošić | 12 min Short Narrative (North American Premiere)PRESENTATION 6 SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 5PMBLUM: MASTERS OF THEIR OWN DESTINY Jasmila Žbanić | 75 min Feature Documentary Jasmila Žbanić’s documentary sheds light on an extraordinary historical figure, Emerik Blum. A Bosnian Jew of Hungarian descent, Blum managed in 1944 to escape two of the most notorious concentration camps run by the Croatian fascist Ustaše. He thrived during the early postwar years of Marshal Tito’s Yugoslavia by ascending to top ministerial positions in the power sector, leading him to become the founding director of Energoinvest, one of Europe’s largest (and still-preeminent) engineering conglomerates.PRESENTATION 7 SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 7:30 PMWHEN SANTA WAS A COMMUNIST Emir Kapetanović | 86 min Feature Narrative A dark comedy about a troupe of actors deep in the provinces trying to bring holiday joy to children in a post-war, religiously divided country by putting on a Santa Claus play. But they face bans on the play due to ethnic and religious prejudices between the Catholics and Muslims who live and rule in Bosnia. A big problem is that in the old days before the war, Santa Claus in the country was also a communist. The story is based on true events. |
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