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Bosnia sets early election in Serb region as crisis deepens
Audio By Carbonatix By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic will hold an early election on November 23, the Balkan country’s election commission announced on Thursday, despite opposition from the region’s...
Plum fair opens in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 52nd International Fair of Agriculture and Food Industry - Plum Fair - opened on Wednesday in Gradacac, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). More than 150 exhibitors from BiH, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro,...

Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow
26/08/2025 - Animators Konstantīns Višņevskis and Mārtiņš Upītis shared their experience of working on the highly successful, Oscar-winning feature by Gints Zilbalodis Flow by Gints Zilbalodis Technological advancements have been shaping...

The 35th Anniversary of the biggest Mining Accident in BiH was marked
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the largest mining accident in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Let us recall that on August 26, 1990, 180 miners, whose average age was 27, died in the Dobrnja – Jug pit of the Kreka Mine. This was the youngest shift of...

Sarajevo Film Festival Crowns New Regional Voices
The 31st Sarajevo Film Festival concluded on 22 August, awarding the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film to Wind, Talk to Me by Serbian director Stefan Đorđević. The festival, which has become a flagship cultural event in Southeast Europe,...

Bosnia’s Republika Srpska votes for referendum, escalating standoff with central authorities
Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated region of Republika Srpska voted late on August 22 to call a referendum rejecting a state court ruling that barred nationalist leader Milorad Dodik from holding office, escalating the standoff between the...

Judge the Actually Existing Trump Economy, Not the Theory
One of the biggest biases in American life is the idea that Republicans are “good for business.” But if you’re a business with any need to receive commercial parcels from other countries, Republicans are pretty bad for you right now. Numerous...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
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Bosniaks Of Stolac Built A Wall Around The Cemetery – The City Approved, Then Annulled The Decision
In Stolac, more than a hundred Bosniaks built a wall around the cemetery at the Poprati – Poprzen location near Radimlja. In doing so, they continued the work started a month ago, and took the solution to the years-long problem of the lack of...

Europe must remember: Burning of Sarajevo’s City Hall
I grew up in a house my parents built in a small neighborhood at the top of the hilly part of Sarajevo’s Old Town. My mum and dad, practicing Muslims who fought for Bosnia’s independence, struggled a lot during communism, and found it extremely...

Dorka Vermes’ ‘Places Half Empty,’ Zeynep Koprulu’s ‘Rain Country’ Win at Sarajevo Industry Awards
Dorka Vermes’s “Places Half Empty,” Zeynep Köprülü’s “Rain Country” and Miroslav Terzić’s “Who Are We” won big at the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days, the festival’s industry sidebar focusing on projects in different formats and...

Serbian Drama ‘Who Are We’ Tackles Bullying and Peer Violence, Wins Big at Sarajevo Industry Awards
Serbian filmmaker Miroslav Terzić (“Stitches”) is wrapping post-production on his third feature, “Who Are We,” which explores the world of teenagers and the dynamics of peer violence. The film took home the top prize Thursday among Works in...

Romanian cinema: Ivana Mladenović wins best director at Sarajevo Film Festival for ‘Sorella di Clausura’
Serbian-Romanian filmmaker Ivana Mladenović received the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director on Friday night at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival for her feature film Sorella di Clausura. The Romanian-Serbian-Italian-Spanish co-production competed...
Wind, Talk to Me Wins 2025 Sarajevo Film Festival
The Heart of Sarajevo for best director went to Serbian-Romanian Ivana Mlađenović for Sorella di clausura, a coproduction between Romania, Serbia, Italy, and Spain. Hungarian project Places Half Empty by Sára Törley-Havas received the Eurimages...

Sarajevo Film Festival 2025 Awards: ‘Wind, Talk to Me,’ ‘Our Time Will Come’ Win Top Prizes
The 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival is wrapping up late on Friday after the unveiling of this year’s winners. The Heart of Sarajevo for the best feature film went to Wind Talk to Me, directed by Stefan Đorđević, while Ivette Löcker’s...

The Finnish Film Affair unveils 45 promising projects from the Nordics and beyond
28/08/2025 - The Helsinki-based event celebrates its 14th edition with an expanded showcase, a strong international outlook and the return of the daring F-Weird pitching series Director Antti J Jokinen, who has been selected with Son of Revenge -...

American Military Power and World Peace: A Strategic Paradox?
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has maintained an unparalleled global military posture, embodying what some analysts have called an “empire of bases” (Johnson, The Sorrows of Empire, 2004). With nearly 750 military facilities...

World-Famous DJ Layla Benitez Set Sarajevo Dancing in Titova Street
Sarajevo once again turned into an open-air dance floor tonight, as thousands of Sarajevans and tourists gathered in Titova Street for one of the most spectacular parties of this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival. The star of the evening was...

Documentary about Bulgarian Singer-Songwriter Ivo Dimchev Wins Special Jury Award in Sarajevo
Kristina Nikolova's documentary In Hell With Ivo won the Special Jury Award at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, which ended on Friday night, the festival's website said. The film, which had its world premiere in Munich on May 9, follows the...

Chichester International Film Festival 2025 wraps up with record audiences, community spirit and unforgettable screenings
This year’s Festival saw more than 1,700 people flock to the hugely popular Open Air Screenings in Priory Park, supported by local businesses who added to the vibrant atmosphere. Guests enjoyed delicious woodfired pizzas from The Three-Wheeling...