While Sarajevo has become known as a city of festivals, the Sarajevo Film Festival is the most notable one.

In 2001 the European Film Association made the Sarajevo Film Festival one of eleven festivals that can nominate a film for the award “Europe’s Best Short Film.” In the same year the movie “No Man’s Land” winner of the Sarajevo Film Festival won an Oscar. Contrary to most, it has not become famous for its glamorous side with tuxedos and paparazzi but as a festival dedicated to art and the support of regional filmmakers, actors and directors. In 2007 it started as cooperation with the Berlin International Film Festival and the Berlinale Talent Campus to introduce the Sarajevo Talent Campus, an educational platform for young and aspiring film professionals.

During the festival Sarajevo shines in lights and the streets are filled with life. It has become a festival not only dear to the domestic audience but for many foreigners too. If you are catching a breaking between excellent movies, just take a walk through the centre of Sarajevo and visit some of the local bars that are open the entire night and where the locals will meet you with warmth.