Bosnian crime drama “I Know Your Soul,” created by Jasmila Žbanić – who directed Berlinale Golden Bear winner “Grbavica” and Oscar-nominated “Quo Vadis, Aida?” – and Damir Ibrahimović – who was a producer on those films – was named best drama series Sunday at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival. “Smashing It” was named best comedy show.
Eight series were nominated in 14 categories. Entries came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia. The awards were decided by a jury of more than 500 film professionals from the region.
“I Know Your Soul” dominated the drama category, taking home seven Heart of Sarajevo awards. These included best drama series, best actress for Jasna Đurčić, European Film Award winner for “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” best supporting actress for Jelena Kordić Kuret, best supporting actor for Mirvad Kurić, Rising Star for Lazar Dragojević, best screenplay for Žbanić and Elma Tataragić, and best direction for Nermin Hamzagić.
Eight series were nominated in 14 categories. Entries came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia. The awards were decided by a jury of more than 500 film professionals from the region.
“I Know Your Soul” dominated the drama category, taking home seven Heart of Sarajevo awards. These included best drama series, best actress for Jasna Đurčić, European Film Award winner for “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” best supporting actress for Jelena Kordić Kuret, best supporting actor for Mirvad Kurić, Rising Star for Lazar Dragojević, best screenplay for Žbanić and Elma Tataragić, and best direction for Nermin Hamzagić.
- 8/19/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
I Know Your Soul, a six-part drama series from Oscar-nominated Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Zbanić (Quo Vadis, Aida?) took the top TV honors at this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival, winning best drama series and nearly sweeping the drama categories, taking best directing, best script and most of the acting categories. Zbanić, in addition to co-writing the series, also produced and served as showrunner. In addition to Quo Vadis, Aida?, Zbanić directed the Golden Bear-winning Grbavica (2006) and an episode of HBO’s Emmy-winning The Last of Us.
The series, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, follows Nervena, a prosecutor in the process of a divorce raising her teenage son. Her investigation into a teen suicide sets off a series of events that transform her personal and professional life. Jasna Duricić, who plays Nervena, won the best actress honor for her performance. Co-star Jelena Kordić Kuret took the best...
The series, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, follows Nervena, a prosecutor in the process of a divorce raising her teenage son. Her investigation into a teen suicide sets off a series of events that transform her personal and professional life. Jasna Duricić, who plays Nervena, won the best actress honor for her performance. Co-star Jelena Kordić Kuret took the best...
- 8/19/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bosnian drama I Know Your Soul was the biggest winner at this year’s Heart of Sarajevo awards for TV Series, the Sarajevo Film Festival’s awards strand for TV shows, as the show nearly swept the drama categories. The six-part series, which is written by Oscar-nominated Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić, took seven wins including Best Drama, Best Script – Drama, Best Directing – Drama and many of the drama acting categories.
The series, which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, saw Žbanić take home the award for Best Script – Drama Series while Nermin Hamzagić won for Best Directing – Drama.
The show’s lead actress, Jasna Duričić, won Best Actress – Drama, while Jelena Kordić Kuret won Best Supporting Actress – Drama and Mirvad Kurić took Best Supporting Actor – Drama. Lazar Dragojević also took the Rising Star – Drama award.
I Know Your Soul is a six-part series that sees Duričić play Nervena,...
The series, which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, saw Žbanić take home the award for Best Script – Drama Series while Nermin Hamzagić won for Best Directing – Drama.
The show’s lead actress, Jasna Duričić, won Best Actress – Drama, while Jelena Kordić Kuret won Best Supporting Actress – Drama and Mirvad Kurić took Best Supporting Actor – Drama. Lazar Dragojević also took the Rising Star – Drama award.
I Know Your Soul is a six-part series that sees Duričić play Nervena,...
- 8/18/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
New York City Mayor Eric Adams with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro on the opening night of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival before the screening of Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss the Future, edited by Eric Burton Photo: Arturo Holmes, Getty Images
Tribeca co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal attended with Brendan Fraser (Oscar-winner for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale), Shirin Neshat, West Duchovny, Elvira Lind, Alfredo Jaar, Patty Jenkins, Mark Ruffalo, and Peter Coyote the Opening Night Gala of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival screening of Nenad Cicin-Sain’s terrific documentary Kiss The Future, which includes on-camera interviews with U2 members Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, plus Bill Clinton, Christiane Amanpour, Enes Zlatar (Sikter), Srdan Gino Jevdević (Kulture Shock), Vesna Andree Zaimović (journalist), and Senad Zaimović (editor-in-chief of Rat Art).
Eric Burton with Anne-Katrin Titze on the multicultural diversity in Sarajevo:...
Tribeca co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal attended with Brendan Fraser (Oscar-winner for Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale), Shirin Neshat, West Duchovny, Elvira Lind, Alfredo Jaar, Patty Jenkins, Mark Ruffalo, and Peter Coyote the Opening Night Gala of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival screening of Nenad Cicin-Sain’s terrific documentary Kiss The Future, which includes on-camera interviews with U2 members Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, plus Bill Clinton, Christiane Amanpour, Enes Zlatar (Sikter), Srdan Gino Jevdević (Kulture Shock), Vesna Andree Zaimović (journalist), and Senad Zaimović (editor-in-chief of Rat Art).
Eric Burton with Anne-Katrin Titze on the multicultural diversity in Sarajevo:...
- 6/13/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tribeca Film Festival Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer on Pierfrancesco Favino, star of Andrea Di Stefano’s The Last Night with Amore: “He’s an extraordinary actor.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Opening Night Gala selection of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival is Nenad Cicin-Sain’s terrific documentary Kiss the Future, which includes on-camera interviews with U2 members Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, plus Bill Clinton, Christiane Amanpour, Enes Zlatar (Sikter), Srdan Gino Jevdev (Kulture Shock), Vesna Andree Zaimović (journalist), and Senad Zaimović (editor-in-chief of the Rat Art).
Frédéric Boyer with Anne-Katrin Titze on Pier-Philippe Chevigny’s Richelieu: “This is about workers, the actors are extraordinary in the film.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In the second instalment with Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer on the 2023 selections we discuss Robert De Niro’s A Bronx Tale (Closing Night Gala selection) Andrea Di Stefano’s (the priest in Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi...
The Opening Night Gala selection of the 22nd edition of the Tribeca Film Festival is Nenad Cicin-Sain’s terrific documentary Kiss the Future, which includes on-camera interviews with U2 members Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton, plus Bill Clinton, Christiane Amanpour, Enes Zlatar (Sikter), Srdan Gino Jevdev (Kulture Shock), Vesna Andree Zaimović (journalist), and Senad Zaimović (editor-in-chief of the Rat Art).
Frédéric Boyer with Anne-Katrin Titze on Pier-Philippe Chevigny’s Richelieu: “This is about workers, the actors are extraordinary in the film.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In the second instalment with Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer on the 2023 selections we discuss Robert De Niro’s A Bronx Tale (Closing Night Gala selection) Andrea Di Stefano’s (the priest in Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi...
- 5/28/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Audiences are one step closer to the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
This year’s Tribeca Gala events, including the Opening, Closing, and Centerpiece film selections were unveiled Thursday. The 2023 Tribeca Festival will kick off June 7 with the North American premiere of “Kiss the Future,” a documentary following the story of a community of underground musicians and creatives throughout the nearly four-year-long siege of Sarajevo, as well as the 1997 U2 concert celebrating the liberation of the Bosnian capital.
The film serves as a testament to art’s enduring ability to cast light even in the darkest of circumstances and reflects Tribeca’s founding mission of utilizing the power of storytelling to heal communities. “Kiss the Future” is produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Anthony, and features U2’s Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton.
“Ben and I are proud of this film and are honored that it has been selected to open the Tribeca Festival,...
This year’s Tribeca Gala events, including the Opening, Closing, and Centerpiece film selections were unveiled Thursday. The 2023 Tribeca Festival will kick off June 7 with the North American premiere of “Kiss the Future,” a documentary following the story of a community of underground musicians and creatives throughout the nearly four-year-long siege of Sarajevo, as well as the 1997 U2 concert celebrating the liberation of the Bosnian capital.
The film serves as a testament to art’s enduring ability to cast light even in the darkest of circumstances and reflects Tribeca’s founding mission of utilizing the power of storytelling to heal communities. “Kiss the Future” is produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Anthony, and features U2’s Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton.
“Ben and I are proud of this film and are honored that it has been selected to open the Tribeca Festival,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
For almost four years of siege in the 1990s, the city of Sarajevo concussed from shelling, the rumblings of armored vehicles and the repeated pop of sniper fire.
But in stolen moments, other more hopeful sounds broke through: music coming from underground clubs and through TV sets whenever electricity wasn’t interrupted. Songs like U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “One.” The human need for the joy and release of music underpins the documentary Kiss the Future, which recounts how Bono and band took up the cause of Sarajevo. The documentary produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Anthony, and Drew Vinton and directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain made its world premiere tonight at the Berlin Film Festival.
The film (a sales title at the Berlinale) takes us back to 1992 when Serbia, under the barbaric leadership of President Slobodan Milošević, embarked on a campaign of territorial expansion and ethnic cleansing in...
But in stolen moments, other more hopeful sounds broke through: music coming from underground clubs and through TV sets whenever electricity wasn’t interrupted. Songs like U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “One.” The human need for the joy and release of music underpins the documentary Kiss the Future, which recounts how Bono and band took up the cause of Sarajevo. The documentary produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Anthony, and Drew Vinton and directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain made its world premiere tonight at the Berlin Film Festival.
The film (a sales title at the Berlinale) takes us back to 1992 when Serbia, under the barbaric leadership of President Slobodan Milošević, embarked on a campaign of territorial expansion and ethnic cleansing in...
- 2/19/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Out of competition screening for My Craft about artist Arsen Dedic.
The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced its documentary competition for 2014.
Themes explored include non-violent protests and civil disobedience (Everyday Rebellion); refugee immigration and growing xenophobia (Evaporating Borderes); a controversial Stalin statue in a small town (The Ruler); Egyptian women in the Arab Spring (Private Revolutions); and It engineers searching for love (Love and Engineering).
Also, the festival will host a gala screening, out of competition, with the international premiere of Mladen Matičević’s My Craft from Croatia and Serbia, about the music, poetry and life of the artist Arsen Dedić.
Documentary Competition
Azemina
Enes Zlatar, Ajdin Kamber (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Ghetto 59
Ines Tanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Naked Island
Tiha Klara Gudac (Croatia) [world premiere]
Private Revolutions – Young, Female, Egyptian
Alexandra Schneider (Austria) [world premiere]
The Ruler
Shalva Shengeli (Georgia) [world premiere]
Scandal
Elton Baxhaku, Eriona Cami (Albania) [world premiere]
Children Of Transition
Matija Vukšić (Croatia)
The Forest
Siniša Dragin (Romania-Serbia)
Mitch - The Diary...
The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced its documentary competition for 2014.
Themes explored include non-violent protests and civil disobedience (Everyday Rebellion); refugee immigration and growing xenophobia (Evaporating Borderes); a controversial Stalin statue in a small town (The Ruler); Egyptian women in the Arab Spring (Private Revolutions); and It engineers searching for love (Love and Engineering).
Also, the festival will host a gala screening, out of competition, with the international premiere of Mladen Matičević’s My Craft from Croatia and Serbia, about the music, poetry and life of the artist Arsen Dedić.
Documentary Competition
Azemina
Enes Zlatar, Ajdin Kamber (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Ghetto 59
Ines Tanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Naked Island
Tiha Klara Gudac (Croatia) [world premiere]
Private Revolutions – Young, Female, Egyptian
Alexandra Schneider (Austria) [world premiere]
The Ruler
Shalva Shengeli (Georgia) [world premiere]
Scandal
Elton Baxhaku, Eriona Cami (Albania) [world premiere]
Children Of Transition
Matija Vukšić (Croatia)
The Forest
Siniša Dragin (Romania-Serbia)
Mitch - The Diary...
- 7/22/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Out of competition screening for My Craft about artist Arsen Dedic.
The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced its documentary competition for 2014.
Themes explored include non-violent protests and civil disobedience (Everyday Rebellion); refugee immigration and growing xenophobia (Evaporating Borderes); a controversial Stalin statue in a small town (The Ruler); Egyptian women in the Arab Spring (Private Revolutions); and It engineers searching for love (Love and Engineering).
Also, the festival will host a gala screening, out of competition, with the international premiere of Mladen Matičević’s My Craft from Croatia and Serbia, about the music, poetry and life of the artist Arsen Dedić.
Documentary Competition
Azemina, Enes Zlatar, Ajdin Kamber (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Ghetto 59, Ines Tanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Naked Island, Tiha Klara Gudac (Croatia) [world premiere]
Private Revolutions – Young, Female, Egyptian, Alexandra Schneider (Austria) [world premiere] [pictured]
The Ruler, Shalva Shengeli (Georgia) [world premiere]
Scandal, Elton Baxhaku, Eriona Cami (Albania) [world premiere]
Children Of Transition, Matija Vukšić (Croatia)
The Forest, Siniša Dragin...
The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced its documentary competition for 2014.
Themes explored include non-violent protests and civil disobedience (Everyday Rebellion); refugee immigration and growing xenophobia (Evaporating Borderes); a controversial Stalin statue in a small town (The Ruler); Egyptian women in the Arab Spring (Private Revolutions); and It engineers searching for love (Love and Engineering).
Also, the festival will host a gala screening, out of competition, with the international premiere of Mladen Matičević’s My Craft from Croatia and Serbia, about the music, poetry and life of the artist Arsen Dedić.
Documentary Competition
Azemina, Enes Zlatar, Ajdin Kamber (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Ghetto 59, Ines Tanović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) [world premiere]
Naked Island, Tiha Klara Gudac (Croatia) [world premiere]
Private Revolutions – Young, Female, Egyptian, Alexandra Schneider (Austria) [world premiere] [pictured]
The Ruler, Shalva Shengeli (Georgia) [world premiere]
Scandal, Elton Baxhaku, Eriona Cami (Albania) [world premiere]
Children Of Transition, Matija Vukšić (Croatia)
The Forest, Siniša Dragin...
- 7/22/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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