Heart of Sarajevo


The Heart of Sarajevo is the highest prize awarded in all the competition categories at the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Heart of Sarajevo

The official Heart of Sarajevo have been awarded since 2004, and the 10th anniversary of the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Its design, as a visual identity for the festival, was chosen in 2004 from the shape that has been in informal circulation since the very beginning of the festival in the early 1990s, a heart designed by French fashion designer Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé a.k.a. Agnès B., a friend and patron of the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Feature Film

YearFilmOriginal titleDirectorNationality of Director
1996Breaking the WavesBreaking the Waves
1997My Life in PinkMa Vie en Rose
1998I Stand AloneSeul contre tous
1999December 1–31Dezember, 1-31
2000BleederBleeder
2001No Man's LandNičija zemlja
2002SaturdaySábado
2003FuseGori vatra
2004Mila from MarsMila ot Mars
2005Lady ZeeLeydi Zi
2006FrauleinDas Fräulein
2007Takva
2008Buick RivieraBuick Riviera
2009Ordinary PeopleObični ljudi
2010Tilva RošTilva Roš
2011BreathingAtmen
2012Everybody in Our FamilyToată lumea din familia noastră
2013In BloomGrdzeli nateli dgheebi and Simon Groß
2014Song of My MotherAnnemin Şarkısı
2015MustangMustang
2016AlbumAlbüm
2017Scary MotherSashishi deda
2018ÁgaÁga
2019Take Me Somewhere NiceOdvedi me na neko lijepo mjesto

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Director

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actress

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actor

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Short Film

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Student Film

Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Documentary Film

Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award

Since 2005, the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo has been also awarded to individuals who have contributed to the development of the festival, as well as regional film in general, term which comprise filmmaking in broad area of Former Yugoslavia, Balkans, and Southeast Europe. In 2016, the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for lifetime achievement was introduced. Its first recipient was Robert De Niro.
YearWinnerNote
2005Director of Rome Film Festival
2006Former Minister of Culture and Sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2006Film director
2007Actor and film director
2008Film producer
2009Executive director of Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
2010Director of Berlin International Film Festival
2011Actress and film director
2011Film director
2011President of Atlantic Grupa
2012Film producer
2013Executive director of Eurimages
2013Film director
2014Actor
2014Film director
2014Fashion designer
2015Film director
2015Actor
2016Actor, film director and producer
Lifetime Achievement Award
2016Film director
2016Former Deputy Chief of Mission and Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2017Actor and film producer
2017Film director and producer
2018Film director
2018Owner and founder of the ASA Prevent Group and founder of the Hastor Foundation
2019Film director
2019Actress
2019Film director
2019Actor