Sarajevo Film Festival 2024 Awards

Emanuel Parvu’s Three Kilometers To The End Of The World took the Best Feature Film prize at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival, which gave out its awards yesterday (Friday, August 23).

The Romanian film, which debuted in Competition in Cannes earlier this year, received the €16,000 prize, co-funded by the Tourism Association of Canton Sarajevo.

Scroll down for the full list of feature winners

Set in a conservative Danube Delta community, it follows a gay teenager’s journey of self-discovery, which clashes with the traditional values of his parents and neighbours.

Yorgos Zois won Best Director for Greece-Bulgaria-US co-production Arcadia, which is made in co-production with UK company Two & Two Pictures. The acting awards went to Anab Ahmed Ibrahim – Best Actress for Village Next To Paradise – and Doru Bem – Best Actor for Holy Week.

The Feature Film Competition awards were chosen by a jury of president Paul Schrader, Juho Kuosmanen, Noomi Rapace, Una Gunjak and Sebastian Cavazza.

Sarajevo Film Festival 2024 awards

Competition Programme – Feature Film

Best Feature Film – Three Kilometers To The End Of The World (Rom) dir. Emanuel Parvu

Best Director – Yorgos Zois, Arcadia

Best Actress – Anab Ahmed Ibrahim, Village Next To Paradise

Best Actor – Doru Bem, Holy Week

Competition Programme – Documentary Film

Best Documentary Film – A Piccture To Remember (Ukr-Fr-Ger) dir. Olga Chernykh

Human Rights Award – Your Life Without Me (Hun-Swi) dir. Anna Rubi

Special Environmental Awareness Award – The Sky Above Zenica (Den-Bos/Her) dirs. Zlatko Pranic, Nanna Frank Moller

Special Award For Producing Gender Equality – Cent’anni (Slovenia-It-Pol- Ser-Austria)

Conclusion

The Sarajevo Film Festival 2024 awards recognized outstanding films and filmmakers from around the world. The winners were chosen by a jury of industry professionals and film enthusiasts.

FAQs

Q: Who won the Best Feature Film prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival 2024?
A: Emanuel Parvu’s Three Kilometers To The End Of The World took the Best Feature Film prize.

Q: Who won the Best Director prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival 2024?
A: Yorgos Zois won the Best Director prize for Arcadia.

Q: Who won the Best Actress prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival 2024?
A: Anab Ahmed Ibrahim won the Best Actress prize for Village Next To Paradise.

Q: Who won the Best Actor prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival 2024?
A: Doru Bem won the Best Actor prize for Holy Week.