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Belvedere
Director: Ahmed Imamovic
Winner of the BHFF 2011 Audience Award for the Best Feature Film
Ruveyda is like most residents of the Belvedere refugee camp: a widow yearning to forget the tragedy of war, fifteen years after the ethnic cleansing of Bosnia and Herzegovina. But unlike those around her, she spends most of her days in a bittersweet routine of caring for her extended family, and searching for the remains of her husband and son. Both of these activities offer a precarious hope, that is one day tested when her nephew is selected to participate in a reality show in a former enemy enclave.
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I See You My Friend
Director: Cazim Derviševic
Winner of the BHFF 2006 Audience Award for the Best Documentary Film
“I See You My Friend” is the inspiring story of Robert and Halid, two teenagers living in the turbulence of adolescence, shared by many of their generation. The story of their friendship is only seemingly typical, as Robert and Halid are both blind, but together they help each other overcome life’s many challenges.
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Grbavica
Director: Jasmila Žbanic
Winner of the BHFF 2007 Audience Award for the Best Feature Film
Single mother Esma lives with her 12-year-old daughter Sara in Sarajevo’s Grbavica neighbourhood, where life is still being reconstructed after the recent war. Sara’s father becomes an issue when she requires a certificate proving that he died a shaheed, or a martyr, so that she can receive a discount for an upcoming school trip. Esma claims that acquiring the certificate is difficult since his body has yet to be found. Realizing her mother paid full price for the school trip, Sara aggressively demands the truth.
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AgapE
Director: Slobodan Maksimovic
Winner of the BHFF 2009 Audience Award for the Best Short Film
In a remote convent, nuns decide to install broadband Internet access. A young nun meets a somewhat clumsy Internet installer and forbidden love finds its way into their lives. In addition to winning awards at Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier, International Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, AgapE was also screened at film festivals in Croatia, Slovenia, Portugal, Turkey, Czech Republic and Macedonia.
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Storm
Director: Hans Christian Schmid
Winner of the BHFF 2010 Audience Award for the Best Feature Film
Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal, is leading a trial against a former Yugoslavian National Army commander who is accused of the mass murder of Bosnian Muslim civilians. When a key witness is ensnared in the contradictions of his testimony, the Tribunal sends a delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shortly afterwards, his body is found. Hoping to uncover new findings, Hannah travels to the witness' burial in Sarajevo and meets his sister Mira.
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Sevdah
Director: Marina Andree
Winner of the BHFF 2010 Audience Award for the Best Documentary Film
Sevdah is a feeling about life that is imbued with melancholy, yearning and beautiful sorrow. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is expressed through the traditional type of song, sevdalinka. The death of their mutual friend and passionate fan of sevdalinka brings musician Damir and director Marina together. Trying to confront their loss, they create a film about sevdah as an emotional, musical, lyrical and visual journey through the soul of Bosnia.
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The Ninth Annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF™) to take place May 3 through 5 at Tribeca Cinemas In New York City
March 15th is the official call for entries deadline
Dear friends,
We are gearing up for our ninth annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF™), which will take place May 3 – 5, 2012 at Tribeca Cinemas in New York City.
We have announced a call for entries with the official deadline of March 15. For more information about the submissions process and to download our entry form please see BHFF Documents and Information bar. BHFF now also offers service for online submission of your films to participate in BHFF 2012 film selection. Your film can now be uploaded to our secured server directly from your computer. If you wish to make an online submission of your film please contact BHFF Online (bhffonline@bhfnyc.org) to make proper arrangements.
The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival is an annual event, which features contemporary Bosnian Herzegovinian cinematography and films with Bosnia and Herzegovina as their theme. Since its founding in 2003, BHFF has gained a reputation as an important showcase. This unique cultural event organized by two New York area-based not-for-profit organizations, Voice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Inc. and Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, provides a platform for the exposure of up-and-coming and internationally-renowned filmmakers, thus contributing to a greater understanding of this country, its diverse culture and complex history. To date, BHFF has screened more than 80 feature length, short, documentary and animated films viewed by several thousand people.
We are grateful to all those who donated in the past – without your generous support, BHFF could not have been realized. Those interested in supporting the ninth annual festival should contact Almir Lucevic (almir@bhffnyc.org or 917-250-1200) and Selma Avdicevic (selma@bhffnyc.org or 917-975-9034).
You may also donate by visiting our Facebook Causes page. And if you are on Facebook and you are celebrating an event in your life, such as a birthday, wedding, or a 10k run, you can create a Causes Wish and ask friends to give money to BHFF by going to BHFF Cause Website. Every penny counts!
Helping us spread the news about BHFF is also important. Reporters, editors and potential media partners should reach out to Amra Turalic.
Don't forget to check our website regularly for news and updates and if you haven't done this already, please sign up for our mailing list. Also, follow us on Facebook for important updates.
Once again, we greatly appreciate your support. We look forward to seeing you in May!
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