Azerbaijan Materials 7 August 2024 04:35 (UTC +04:00)
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Baku. Azerbaijan. August 7. Azerbaijan will be represented at the “Sarajevo Film Festival” (SFF) film festival, which will be held in Sarajevo from August 16 to 23, with the film “Sanki Yoxsan” by director Azer Guliyev, Trend reports.
The film was previously included in the competition program of the 77th Cannes International Short Film Festival.
The 16-minute film written by director Azer Guliyev and Nijat Mukhtarov was included in the short films program of the festival. Milana Hasanova, Ogtay Mehdiyev and Elshan Mammadov starred in the film. The movie “As if You’re Not There” will be shown on August 21 and 23.
At the 30th festival, laureates will participate in the screening of their popular films, present their latest productions and hold master classes. Meg Ryan will present a special screening of her 1998 romantic comedy “I’ve Got a Letter” in the 2,000-seat outdoor theater, as well as her starring role in “What Happened Next.”
The organizers added that the “Heart of Sarajevo” honorary award will be presented to Palestinian director Eliya Suleiman. SFF director Jovan Maryanovic said it was a “great advantage” to bring such film industry figures to Sarajevo and introduce them to the region’s youth: “It’s a long-term relationship and we see people coming back, allowing the festival to grow and develop.”
The festival will open with the world premiere of the film “My Delayed Broadcast” by Bosnian director, Oscar winner Danis Tanovic. SFF was founded by a group of film enthusiasts at the end of the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995 and has since gained the support of film industry figures from around the world. This year, 240 films will be shown at the festival. 54 films from Southeast Europe, Ukraine and the South Caucasus, including 19 world premieres, will compete for the “Heart of Sarajevo” award in four categories – feature, short, documentary and student films.
