In collaboration with the Association of Filmmakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian and Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) will take place from 11th to 14th April at two Manhattan venues. A total of 15 films will be screened at the festival, which also includes a series of Q&A and discussion panels with filmmakers. The BHFF will kick off with a special event on Wednesday, April 11, with a screening and discussion panel at Anthology Film Archives before moving to the SVA Theatre for three exciting nights featuring screenings, events with with filmmakers, and much more. This year's program is incredibly diverse and tackles a range of important social and cultural themes, including family dynamics in contemporary Bosnia, exploring one’s own identity, masculinity, and the ongoing efforts to come to terms with the legacies of the Bosnian War. The fifteenth annual BHFF and will consist of five narrative feature films, four narrative shorts and six documentary films. All films selected to screen at the 15th Annual BHFF program are eligible to win a number of honors including the Golden Apple audience and jury awards. Films in competition are:
FEATURE FILMS
BIRDS LIKE US | Faruk Šabanović, Amela Ćuhara | 84 min
THE FROG (ŽABA) | Elmir Jukić | 78 Minutes
MEN DON’T CRY (MUŠKARCI NE PLAČU) | Alen Drljević | 98 Minutes
NEVER LEAVE ME (BIRAKMA BENI) | Aida Begić | 97 min
NOTHING BUT THE WIND (NIŠTA, SAMO VJETAR) | Timur Makarević | 87 min
SHORT FILMS
GREAT WALL OF CHINA (KINESKI ZID) | Aleksandra Odić | 36 min
HEDGEHOG’S HOME (JEŽEVA KUĆICA) | Eva Cvijanović | 10 min
PINK ELEPHANT | Ado Hasanović | 17 min
STALEMATE | Amir Karagić | 13 min
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
ŠTO TE NEMA | Rialda Zukić | 8 min
SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO | Tarik Hodžić | 95 min
TO BE FAR (BITI DALEKO) | Samira Kameli, Sajra Subašić | 9 min
TWO SCHOOLS (DVIJE ŠKOLE) | Srđan Šarenac | 43 min
UNDERCOVERED | Nejra Latić Hulusić, Sabrina Begović Ćorić | 53 min
WINTER SUN (ZIMSKO SUNCE) | Pilar Palomero | 37 min
The BHFF also presents a jury award for Best Acting Performance, awarded to an actor or actress in a lead or supporting role in any of the narrative short and feature films. The festival is honored to extend the following nominations for the BHFF 2018 Jury Award for Best Acting Performance to:
Emir Hadžihafizbegović, lead actor in the role of Zeko in THE FROG
Ermin Bravo, lead actor in the role of Ahmed in MEN DON’T CRY
Elena Matić, lead actress in the role of Maja in GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Boris Glibušić, lead actor in the role of Vedran in NOTHING BUT THE WIND
Izudin Bajrović, supporting actor in the role of Sead in PINK ELEPHANT
Jasna Žalica, supporting actress in the role of Zlata in PINK ELEPHANT
Isa Demlakhi, lead actor in the role of Isa in NEVER LEAVE ME
Emir Hadžihafizbegović, lead actor in the role of Merim in MEN DON’T CRY
