German film-maker Wim Wenders on Friday received a special award at the Sarajevo film festival in recognition of his "extraordinary" contribution to cinema. The veteran director received the Heart of Sarajevo Award at the festival's launch ceremony, marking its reopening to the public after being organised online last year.

Wim Wenders receives special award at Sarajevo film festival

Two feature films dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on peoples` lives and the economy will on Friday open the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), the largest film showcase in a region spreading from Vienna to Istanbul.

Films set in coronavirus pandemic to open Sarajevo Film Festival

he Sarajevo Film Festival will be launched entirely online on Friday after a spike in coronavirus cases forced organisers to cancel plans to stage Europe`s first in-person movie fair since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Virus spike pushes Sarajevo Film Festival online

Some of the world's top filmmakers, including two-time Oscar-winning director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, will show their movies and hold master classes honouring the 25th Sarajevo film festival in August, the festival director said on Friday.

Top world filmmakers to honour 25th Sarajevo film festival