Among the cancelled events was a masterclass with Lynne Ramsay, which the festival is planning to rearrange.
The Sarajevo film festival has cancelled all screenings and public events today (August 16) as Bosnia and Herzegovina enters a day of mourning for the victims of a high-profile triple murder.
On Friday, Nermin Sulejmanovic killed his partner while broadcasting the crime on Instagram, before killing two other people and himself. The crime has shocked the country with demonstrations in various cities, including Sarajevo, taking place earlier this week.
In a statement, the festival said all previously announced public events were cancelled as a...
The Sarajevo film festival has cancelled all screenings and public events today (August 16) as Bosnia and Herzegovina enters a day of mourning for the victims of a high-profile triple murder.
On Friday, Nermin Sulejmanovic killed his partner while broadcasting the crime on Instagram, before killing two other people and himself. The crime has shocked the country with demonstrations in various cities, including Sarajevo, taking place earlier this week.
In a statement, the festival said all previously announced public events were cancelled as a...
- 8/16/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Sarajevo Film Festival has canceled all screenings and all but one of its events on Wednesday after the Bosnia and Herzegovina government declared it to be a “Day of Mourning” following three murders committed in the northeastern Bosnian town of Gradačac on Friday.
The perpetrator, Nermin Sulejmanovic, a bodybuilder, reportedly livestreamed the murder of his first victim, his former wife Nizama Hećimović, on Instagram. He then killed a man and his son, and injured a further three people, before committing suicide. Officials later said some 12,000 people watched the slaying live, and the video received 126 likes.
The festival had previously said it would cancel social events but continue with screenings, workshops, lectures and presentations on Wednesday, but it has now shut down its activities almost entirely.
The only public event to take place on Wednesday is a panel titled “Femicide in Film, Television and New Media,” which will discuss the...
The perpetrator, Nermin Sulejmanovic, a bodybuilder, reportedly livestreamed the murder of his first victim, his former wife Nizama Hećimović, on Instagram. He then killed a man and his son, and injured a further three people, before committing suicide. Officials later said some 12,000 people watched the slaying live, and the video received 126 likes.
The festival had previously said it would cancel social events but continue with screenings, workshops, lectures and presentations on Wednesday, but it has now shut down its activities almost entirely.
The only public event to take place on Wednesday is a panel titled “Femicide in Film, Television and New Media,” which will discuss the...
- 8/16/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Sarajevo Film Festival canceled all screenings and social events on Wednesday, August 16, after the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared a day of mourning following a triple murder-suicide that has shocked the country.
The festival, which runs through August 18, suspended its program for the day. The festival also suspended screenings in partner cities Mostar and Tuzla. In place of screenings, organizers will hold a public discussion on the topic of “Femicide in Film, Television, and New Media” at the festival square in downtown Sarajevo.
The discussion will look at artistic and media representations of violence against women and will include filmmakers who have addressed the theme through their own work and social engagement, among them Aida Begić, Vanja Juranić, Kumjana Novakova, director Ademir Kenović, and the actress Nadine Mičić. Nebojša Jovanović will moderate the talk.
“We will observe the Day of Mourning with dignity, sending a message of Solidarity...
The festival, which runs through August 18, suspended its program for the day. The festival also suspended screenings in partner cities Mostar and Tuzla. In place of screenings, organizers will hold a public discussion on the topic of “Femicide in Film, Television, and New Media” at the festival square in downtown Sarajevo.
The discussion will look at artistic and media representations of violence against women and will include filmmakers who have addressed the theme through their own work and social engagement, among them Aida Begić, Vanja Juranić, Kumjana Novakova, director Ademir Kenović, and the actress Nadine Mičić. Nebojša Jovanović will moderate the talk.
“We will observe the Day of Mourning with dignity, sending a message of Solidarity...
- 8/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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