Sarajevo Film Festival names Watson-led jury for main competition
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The Sarajevo Film Festival has confirmed the jury for its main feature competition, led by actress Emily Watson as previously announced, with winners to be revealed at the close of the event. She is joined by filmmakers Athina Rachel Tsangari and Igor Bezinović, actress Sara Klimoska, and European Film Academy CEO Matthijs Wouter Knol, bringing together figures from across acting, directing and film industry leadership to judge the festival's top prize.
Tsangari, a key figure of the Greek New Wave, is known for "Attenberg", "Chevalier" and "Harvest"; Bezinović, from Croatia, made the award-winning documentary "Fiume o morte!"; and Klimoska, from North Macedonia, has starred in acclaimed features including "You Won't Be Alone" and "Housekeeping for Beginners". Wouter Knol previously led programming at Berlinale Talents and directed the European Film Market. The 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival runs from 14 to 21 August, with the jury's award winners announced on the final day.
- Emily Watson to lead Sarajevo Film Festival's main competition jury.
- Jury also includes Tsangari, Bezinović, Klimoska and Wouter Knol.
- Winners announced 21 August at the 32nd festival's close.
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Sarajevo Film Festival is one of south-east Europe's major cinema events, held annually in Bosnia and Herzegovina since it began during the Bosnian War siege of the city in the 1990s. Each year its main competition awards prizes to feature films, chosen by a panel of judges drawn from the international film world, and this recognition can help raise a film's profile and boost its prospects for wider release.
This year's jury will be led by British actress Emily Watson, known for films including "Breaking the Waves" and "Punch-Drunk Love", alongside Greek New Wave filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari, Croatian director Igor Bezinović, North Macedonian actress Sara Klimoska, and Matthijs Wouter Knol, chief executive of the European Film Academy.
The 32nd edition of the festival runs from 14 to 21 August, with the jury's chosen winners to be announced at the closing ceremony.
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Originally published by Variety as “Emily Watson Joined on Sarajevo Film Festival Jury by Athina Rachel Tsangari, Igor Bezinović, and More”.