Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Full Competition Lineup

The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed its full lineup for the 32nd edition of the festival, with a total of 51 films set to screen across its four competition selections, narrative feature film, feature and short documentary film, narrative short film and student short film.

The lineup will screen 21 world premieres, six international premieres, one European premiere and 23 regional premiers. One film screening out of competition will have its Bosnian-Herzegovinian premiere.

This year, the selection team led by Izeta Građević, Creative Director of the Sarajevo Film Festival , has seen 1,215 films: 210 narrative features, 305 documentaries, and 700 narrative short and student short films. Related Stories Festivals Sarajevo Film Festival 2026 Awards Austria's 'Everytime' Best Film -- See All Winners News International Insider: Canada's Streaming Stress; Love For Lucy Davis; Marc Turtletaub Interview

Award in the amount of €10,000, sponsored by the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with UNESCO

EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH YOU / VSE, KAR JE NAROBE S TABO , Urša Menart (Slovenia, Germany, Serbia, 2026, 97 min.), World Premiere SMALL THINGS / MALE STVARI , Zvonimir Jurić (Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, 2026, 80 min.), International Premiere SKATEBOARDING IS NOT FOR GIRLS / SKEJTANJETO NE E ZA DEVOJCHINJA , Dina Duma (North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia, 2026, 82 min.), European Premiere 17 , Kosara Mitić (North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, 2026, 105 min.), Regional Premiere DUA , Blerta Basholli (Kosovo*, Switzerland, France, 2026, 101 min.), Regional Premiere EVERYTIME , Sandra Wollner (Austria, Germany, 2026, 121 min.), Regional Premiere SHAME AND MONEY , Visar Morina (Germany, Kosovo*, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium, 2026, 129 min.), Regional Premiere SUPPORTING ROLE / MEOREKHARISKHOVANI ROLI , Ana Urushadze (Georgia, Estonia, Türkiye, 2026, 139 min.), Regional Premiere YOU DON’T BELONG HERE / NU E LOCUL TĂU AICI , Florin Șerban (Romania, 2026, 154 min.), Regional Premiere

HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM, AN OSCAR® QUALIFYING FILM

Award in the amount of €4,000, sponsored by the Government of Switzerland

BEAR WITH ME , Martin Genovski (Bulgaria, 2026, 84 min.), World Premiere GOOD PEOPLE / DOBRI LUGJE , Milcho Manchevski (North Macedonia, 2026, 86 min.), World Premiere THE BALKAN COWBOY, Dragana Jurišić (Croatia, Ireland, 2026, 93 min.), World Premiere THE FORBIDDEN AUNT / ZABRANJENA TETKA , Bojana Novaković (Serbia, Australia, 2026, 82 min.), World Premiere WE SHALL LIVE TOGETHER / ŽIVJEĆEMO ZAJEDNO , Damir Markovina (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2026, 75 min.), World Premiere DON’T ASK ME IF I KILLED , Helena Maksyom (Romania, Netherlands, Germany, Ukraine, 2026, 103 min.), International Premiere FRAGMENTS OF BELONGING / TRAGOVI PRIPADANJA , Tatjana Božić (Croatia, Netherlands, Germany, 2026, 80 min.), International Premiere WHEN I GET OUT / KO PRIDEM VEN , Metod Pevec (Slovenia, 2026, 106 min.), International Premiere 32 METERS , Morteza Atabaki (Türkiye, Iran, Qatar, 2025, 83 min.), Regional Premiere BUGBOY , Lucas Paleocrassas (Greece, France, Denmark, 2026, 87 min.), Regional Premiere ELECTING MS SANTA , Raisa Răzmeriță (Moldova, Romania, 2025, 95 min.), Regional Premiere FOR LIFE / ÖMÜR BOYU , Ahmet Seven (Türkiye, 2026, 89 min.), Regional Premiere TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN / PLANINA , Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić (Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, 2026, 105 min.), Regional Premiere Competition Programme, Documentary Shorts: BRO RAM / RAM BHAI , Branko Schmidt (Croatia, 2026, 14 min.), World Premiere FAHRUDIN , Alen Drljević (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2026, 20 min.), World Premiere OF LIGHT GHOSTS / VON LICHTERGEISTERN , Isabella Fellinger (Austria, 2026, 27 min.), World Premiere THE CAPTAIN AND THE CASPIAN SEA / KAPITAN VƏ XƏZƏR DƏNİZİ , Turkan Huseyin (Azerbaijan, 2026, 30 min.), World Premiere DEAR ORCHID , Hana Selena Sokolović (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Netherlands, 2026, 18 min.), International Premiere ASPARAGUS BEAR / MEDO U ŠPAROGAMA , Ivan Grgur (Croatia, 2025, 18 min.), Regional Premiere HOLY DEFIANCE / TIHA MISA , Karla Jelić (Croatia, 2026, 15 min.), Regional Premiere THE FERRY FLOWS / PAROM PLYVE , Zhora Papoian (Ukraine, United Kingdom, 2026, 18 min.), Regional Premiere Out of Competition: YUGO GOES TO AMERICA / YUGO IDE U AMERIKU , Filip Grujić, Aleksa Borković (Serbia, Croatia, 2026, 87 min.), National Premiere

HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM, AN OSCAR® QUALIFYING FILM

DITCH / MIRHÓ , Marianna Vas (Hungary, 2026, 24 min.), World Premiere HIDDEN IN FRAME / DAMALULI , Anna Sarukhanova (Georgia, United Kingdom, 2026, 16 min.), World Premiere MAMAMA , Danica Dakić (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2026, 8 min.), World Premiere PATCH / ZAKRPA , Luka Galešić (Croatia, 2026, 13 min.), World Premiere PORKATAL , Sis Gürdal (Türkiye, France, United Kingdom, 2026, 16 min.), World Premiere ADGWA-ATA , Zsuzsanna Krief (Hungary, France, 2026, 15 min.), Regional Premiere COSMONAUTS / KOZMONAVTI , Leo Černic (Slovenia, Italy, 2026, 14 min.), Regional Premiere GO OUTSIDE AND HUG A TREE , Irina Alexiu (Romania, 2026, 14 min.), Regional Premiere MOTHERHOOD , Anca Damian (Romania, Belgium, France, 2026, 18 min.), Regional Premiere NOBODY SAID ANYTHING / NIKO NIŠTA NIJE REKAO , Tamara Todorović (Serbia, France, Slovenia, Croatia, 2026, 15 min.), Regional Premiere

Award in the amount of €1,000, sponsored by the Regional Cooperation Council

HYENA / HYÄNE , Fanny Rösch (Austria, 2026, 23 min.), World Premiere NEIGHBOUR / KOMŠIJA , Dan Grabnar (Serbia, 2026, 17 min.), World Premiere SISTERS / SESTRE , Sara Ećimović (Serbia, 2026, 21 min.), World Premiere THE GO-BETWEEN / POSREDNIK , Emir Solaković (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2026, 7 min.), World Premiere UNWELLNESS , Réka Pinczés (Hungary, 2026, 21 min.), World Premiere WATER WALLS / FÜSTFAL , Bianka Szelestey (Hungary, 2026, 34 min.), World Premiere THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS, BUT WHY NOT LEND IT TO THE SPECIALISTS? / VIITORUL ȚI-L FACI CU MÂNA TA, DAR DE CE SĂ NU Îl LAȘI PE MÂNA UNOR SPECIALIȘTI?, Alexandra Schinteie (Romania, 2026, 18 min.), International Premiere A. WANTS OUT (ON NEUTRALITY) / A. WILL RAUS (ÜBER NEUTRALITÄT), Zorah Berghammer (Austria, 2026, 18 min.), Regional Premiere BONEFUZZ , Márk László (Hungary, 2026, 10 min.), Regional Premiere OVER THE THRESHOLD / PREKO PRAGA, Tara Gajović (Serbia, 2026, 15 min.), Regional Premiere RABBIT DON’T RUN / HASENFUSS , Maximilian Conway, Elisabeth Jakob (Austria, 2026, 30 min.), Regional Premiere