# Sarajevo Film Festival reveals 2026 competition lineup with 21 world premieres

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sarajevo-film-festival-unveils-competition-programs-with-21-world-premieres-six-international-premieres/
- Published: 2026-07-23T10:02:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:51:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/sarajevo-competition-programs-1236818473/
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- Sarajevo announces 2026 competition programmes
- Line-up includes 21 world premieres
- Festival runs from 14 to 21 August

## Summary

The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced the competition line-ups for its 32nd edition, highlighting new work from South-East European filmmakers. The programme includes 21 world premieres, underlining the festival’s role as a major platform for cinema from the region when it runs from 14 to 21 August.

Across four competition sections, the festival will also host six international premieres, one European premiere and 23 regional premieres. Its narrative feature competition contains nine films, including six directed by women, with selections ranging from family dramas and coming-of-age stories to social realism; notable titles include Urša Menart’s “Everything That’s Wrong With You” and Zvonimir Jurić’s “Small Things”.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Sarajevo Film Festival reveals 2026 competition lineup with 21 world premieres](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/sarajevo-competition-programs-1236818473/)
- [Deadline: Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Full Competition Lineup](https://deadline.com/2026/07/sarajevo-film-festival-unveils-full-competition-1237001047/)

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