Romanian film Three Kilometers to the End of the World , from director Emanuel Pârvu, won the Heart of Sarajevo prize on Friday for Best Feature Film at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival . The film focuses on the violent attack on a 17-year-old boy and and the aftermath in his home village in the Danube Delta wetlands region in Romania. “I can honestly say that I really want people, when they are leaving the cinema, to think about themselves,” Pârvu said.
“I think that was my goal when I was shooting it. I wanted to make a movie where, at the end, I wanted you not to be happy, not to be sad, but to think very, very much about yourself and your decisions regarding the ones you love.” Yorgos Zois was named Best Director for Arcadia , a Greek/Bulgarian/U.
S. production. Anab Ahmed Ibrahim was tapped for Best Actress for Village Next to Paradise , and Doru Bem was Best Actor for Holy Week .
The competition jury included Paul Schrader as president (director/screenwriter, USA); Sebastian Cavazza (actor, Slovenia); Una Gunjak (director/screewriter/editor, Bosina and Herzegovina); Juho Kuosmanen (director/screenwriter, Finland); and Noomi Rapace (actress/producer, Sweden) The Heart of Sarajevo prize for Best Documentary went to A Picture to Remember from director Olga Chernykh, and Absent , from Cem Demirer, was the top Short Film. RELATED: Alexander Payne Talks ‘Election’ Sequel & Teases Upcoming Western With ‘The Holdovers’ Scribe David Hemingson — Sarajevo Here are the winners at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival: Awards of the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival HONORARY HEART OF SARAJEVO Philippe Bober Christof Papousek Alexader Payne Meg Ryan Paul Schrader Elia Suleiman John Turturro HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST FEATURE FILM THREE KILOMETERS TO THE END OF THE WORLD Romania Director: Emanuel Pârvu Producer: Miruna Berecsu The monetary prize in the amount of €16,000 is co-funded by the Tourism Association of Canton Sarajevo. HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST DIRECTOR Yorgos Zois, ARCADIA Greece, Bulgria, USA The monetary prize in the amount of €10,000 is sponsored by the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with UNESCO.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTRESS Anab Ahmed Ibrahim, VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE Austria, France, Germany, Somalia Monetary prize in the amount of €2,500. HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTOR Doru Bem, HOLY WEEK Romania, Switzerland Monetary prize in the amount of €2,500. HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM A PICTURE TO REMEMBER Ukraine, France, Germany Director: Olga Chernykh The monetary prize in the amount of €4,000 is sponsored by the Government of Switzerland.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM LIKE A SICK YELLOW Kosovo* Director: Norika Sefa Monetary prize in the amount of €2,000. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD YOUR LIFE WITHOUT ME Hungary, Switzerland Director: Anna Rubi The Human Rights Award is presented for the best film from the Competition Programme – Documentary Film that addresses human rights issues. The monetary prize in the amount of €3,000 is sponsored by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD WHAT WE ASK OF A STATUE IS THAT IT DOESN’T MOVE Greece, France Director: Daphné Hérétakis Monetary prize in the amount of €2,500. HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST SHORT FILM ABSENT Türkiye Director: Cem Demirer Qualifies the winning film for consideration for the Academy Award® for Best Short Film. Monetary prize in the amount of €2,500.
SPECIAL MENTION TAKO TSUBO Austria, Germany Director: Eva Pedroza, Fanny Sorgo HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST STUDENT FILM THE SMELL OF FRESH PAINT Serbia Director: Nađa Petrović The monetary prize in the amount of €1,000 is sponsored by the Regional Cooperation Council. SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AWARD THE SKY ABOVE ZENICA Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina Director: Zlatko Pranjić, Nanna Frank Møller Award in the amount of €5,000 sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme in BiH. SPECIAL AWARD FOR PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY CENT’ANNI Slovenia, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Austria Director: Maja Doroteja Prelog The monetary prize in the amount of €7,500 is sponsored by Mastercard.
* This label does not prejudge the status of Kosovo and is in accordance with Resolution 1244 and the opinion of the ICJ on Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
