Oscar-winning Bosnian film ‘Death in Sarajevo’ screens at FIFF

Oscar-winning Bosnian film ‘Death in Sarajevo’ directed by Danis Tanovic has been screened at the first night of 35th Fajr International Film Festival.

The 35th Fajr International Film Festival made its official opening to public on Friday, although – as it has been the tradition for quite some time – the event opened one day early on Thursday for the press and the media.

‘Death in Sarajevo’, written and directed by Oscar-winning Bosnian director of No Man’s Land, Danis Tanovic, and co-produced by France and Bosnia, was screened on the first day of the 35th FIFF Friday night. The movie was selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s submission in the best foreign-language film Oscar category this year, which brought about Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s second Academy Award for ‘The Salesman’. Although ‘Death in Sarajevo’ failed to secure an Oscar nomination, it did win the Silver Bear Jury Grand Prix, as well as FIPRESCI at 2016 Berlin Film Festival in which it premiered.

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