The Bosnian-Herzegovinian-American co-production MY ENSLAVED HEART, directed by Džan Harba and produced by Zoran Kovačević, has been selected for the Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action at PÖFF Shorts 2026, where it will have its world premiere on 11 November.
Shot in Sarajevo and East Sarajevo, the film brings together a local and international film crew. The leading roles are played by Jasna Žalica and Izudin Bajrović, while the cinematography is by award-winning Macedonian cinematographer Samir Ljuma.
The film follows Avdo and Zlatka, who return to Bosnia and Herzegovina for the first time since fleeing during the war in the 1990s. Their journey reveals how much the country has changed and raises the question of whether they can find the home they remember.
The film has received two 2026 awards from the National Board of Review: the NBR Student Grant and the Norman T. Strauss Award.
