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Ambassador Farrell and Jovan Marjanović, direktor SFF
Introducing 'The Balkan Cowboy' Documentary at SFF 2026 in the Botantic Garden at the Museum
Documentary Narrative:
Artist Dragana Jurisic travels to the town of Bijeljina, Bosnia to stage a short film in the style of a cult Western director Hari Dzekson. In meeting the local community, she asks the town and herself to confront the ghosts of the past.
Enjoying Irish Hospitality in Sarajevo
At the lauch of 'The Balkan Cowboy' in the Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine
Hosted by Ambassador Adrian Farrell
Tom Lynam and Joe Gleeson, Celebrating Ireland at Sarajevo Film Festival 2026
The Embassy Reception celebrating Ireland at Sarajevo Film Festival 2026, Venue: Botanical Garden of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turtles at the Botantical Gardens, Sarajevo 2026
Photo shot at the Irish Ambassador's Do for 'The Balkan Cowboy.' in The Botanic Garden.
It (The Garden) was started in 1912–13 under the supervision of the famous botanist Karl Malý (1874–1951).
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The Embassy Reception celebrating Ireland at Sarajevo Film Festival 2026,
Venue: Botanical Garden of the National Museum of Bosnis and Herzegovina
Outdoor Concert Venue, Sarajevo 2026
One of the free concerts available to the public during the Sarajevo Film Festival 2026
Street Party
The town is swinging ...
Fatherland Cinema Sarajevo 2026
In early for the show ...
Me and Thos
Taken on Sunday afternoon just before the start of Blue Heron one of the set films for the 2026 Sarajevo festival.
Warm August Night, Sarajevo Film Festival 2026
It's My Life rang out over speakers ... Man. And the stylc echoed across the generations.
Fatherland, Sarajevo Film Festival 2026
Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film, Fatherland (2026), opened the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. .. it might even be considered a narrative vignette as it depicts numerous layered pathways for the viewer to draw down. But it has a beginning, middle and end. Families handle personal grief in their own way. And the sets depicted and pinpointed the harrowing loss suffered by all.
National Theatre Sarajevo, Susan Sontag Square, 2026
Waiting on the celebs to arrive spectators gather around the main entrance as journalists and radio personalities wait to interview the actors, directors and their associates.
Fatherland Queues in Sarajevo 2026
And within the hour the streets of Sarajevo teemed with people. The film festival was underway with Emily Watson serving as the jury president for the Competition Programme.
The opening ceremony was held in Susan Sontag Square, with the red carpet laid down in the front of the Sarajevo National Theatre. Hosted by Kerim Čutuna. Festival director Jovan Marjanović presented the opening film
Marie Fitzpatrick and Tom Lynam
Enjoying Irish Hospitality at the lauch of 'The Balkan Cowboy' in the Zemaljski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine. Hosted by Ambassador Adrian Farrell with an introduction by Jovan Marjanović, SFF
Photos: Sarajevo Events Calendar
04 Sep 2026
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Mari Lynam Fitzpatrick
An in progress scroll through the days of the festival ...
A shout out for the Sarajevo Europa Hotel Terrace Staff. I stopped for morning coffee and left my phone behind me. Remembered it 4 hours later. Legged it back from the far side of the city. I was sure it was long gone, and I had only myself to blame!! And lo and behold the guys had it waiting for me at reception. I wasn't a guest but they had me on camera at the table and they'd been googling me to see if they could contact me. Honestly, where would you get service like that in this day and age.
