Preparations for the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival Underway

(Patria) - Preparations for the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival screenings are in full swing! One of the most attractive festival locations – Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema, where films from the Open Air program are shown, has been divided into sectors. There is additional space between each row, allowing for the necessary physical distance, and each viewer gets more space for themselves. People who come together can sit next to each other.

Enjoy the unique atmosphere of watching films from the Open Air program on the largest cinema screen in the region! The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival is a COVID-safe event that will be held in accordance with the opinion of the Ministry of Health of Sarajevo Canton and according to the measures and instructions issued by the Public Health Institute of Sarajevo Canton for the Sarajevo Film Festival.

The festival begins on Friday, August 13, with the world premieres of two Bosnian-Herzegovinian films: DESET U POLA by Danis Tanović and the omnibus PISMA S KRAJEVA SVIJETA by the film collective Bistrik7, an international group of first-generation directors at the film.factory of the cult director Béla Tarr.

Anti-COVID measures include all festival visitors being registered as vaccinated, recovered, or tested, and include mandatory disinfection of hands and shoes, physical distancing, and wearing a protective mask when entering and leaving closed festival locations. Wearing a mask is also recommended during the screening. Due to reduced cinema capacities, it is necessary to sit in marked seats.

To facilitate and speed up access to festival locations for visitors, the Festival will issue COVID-safe accreditations.

How to get a COVID-safe accreditation at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival?

1. Online
Fill out the e-form at this link: https://vp.eventival.com/sarajevoff/2021, upload one of the three possible proofs. After verifying the validity of the documents, our team will send you a COVID-safe accreditation to your email address. If you already have an Eventival account, fill out the e-form at this link: https://vp.eventival.com/sarajevoff/2021/custom-form/covid-19-accreditation/show.

2. On location

At the main Box Office (Bosanski kulturni centar, Branilaca Sarajeva 24), provide your details and present one of the three possible proofs*. After verifying the validity of the documents, our team will send you a COVID-safe accreditation to your email address, or the accreditation will be printed on the spot.

What is a COVID-safe accreditation needed for at the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival?

You do not need a COVID-safe accreditation to buy tickets for the 27th Sarajevo Film Festival, but you do need it to enter all cinemas where the Festival is held. Upon entering the cinema, you will first show your printed or digital valid COVID-safe accreditation, and then your cinema ticket.

CAN I ENTER SCREENINGS WITHOUT A COVID-SAFE ACCREDITATION?

Yes, upon entering the cinema with your tickets, show a document confirming vaccination, or that you have recovered from COVID, or a valid negative test and your personal document.

What else is the Sarajevo Film Festival doing to facilitate obtaining a COVID-safe accreditation for its visitors?

Partner laboratories Eurofarm and Alea Genetic Center will have their points at the festival locations where you can get tested at reduced prices of 15 KM for an antigen test, along with your tickets.

WHAT YOU NEED

1. Received both doses of the vaccine, and at least 14 days have passed since the second dose of the vaccine, or 14 days from the vaccine (Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine) which is administered in a single dose, or

2. Have a certificate of having recovered from COVID-19 no older than 6 months from the illness, or

3. A negative test (PCR or antigen) no older than 48 hours.

The 27th Sarajevo Film Festival will be held from August 13 to August 20, 2021.