25th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards Presented

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - On the penultimate day of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, awards for the best achievements were presented. A total of 53 films competed for the Heart of Sarajevo awards in the Competition Programs. In four competitive selections of feature, documentary, short, and student films.

The Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film, along with a cash prize of 16,000 euros, was awarded to Ena Sendijarević for the film "Take me somewhere nice". This award was co-financed by the Tourist Board of Sarajevo Canton.

Emin Alper was declared Best Director, receiving a cash prize of 10,000 euros. Levan Gelbakhiani and Irini Jambonas were declared Best Actors, winning a cash prize of 2,500 euros each.

The Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Film was awarded to Stefan Đurić for the film "Posljednja slika o ocu" (The Last Picture of Father), winning a cash prize of 2,500 euros.

Nikola Stojanović's film "Šerbet" (Sorbet) was declared the Best Student Film. It received a cash prize of one thousand euros.

The Best Documentary Film award went to "Kad su rasle japanske jabuke" (When Japanese Apples Grew), directed by Halil Baydarov. It won a cash prize of 3,000 euros.

Sjara Subašić's film "Gomila materijala" (A Pile of Material) won the Special Jury Award and a cash prize of 2,500 euros.

The Human Rights Award was given to director Réka Szabó, along with a cash prize of 3,000 euros.

The Eurimages Co-production Development Award of 20,000 euros was won by the film "The Happiest Man in the World", directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska.

The Film Centre of Montenegro Award of 10,000 euros was won by the film "Third Kind". The Artekino International Award of 6,000 euros was won by the film "Mignon".

The TRT Award of 25,000 euros was won by the film "Fish Eye". The Iridium Cinelink Award of 20,000 euros was won by the film "Neve Shaanan".

The post-production services award worth 50,000 euros was won by the feature film "Things Worth Weeping For".

The post-production services award worth 20,000 euros was won by Petya Nackova.