The feature film ‘When the Day Comes’ by Goran Paskaljević officially opened the film program of the second festival of Jewish Film in Sarajevo in Kino Meeting Point last night.
Branko Lustig, the double Oscar-winner and winner of last year’s acclaimed ‘Heart of Sarajevo’, officially opened the festival and Jakob Finci greeted those present on behalf of La Benevolencija.
The festival includes 14 films (feature, documentary and short film) and a part of the program is of regional character. In the regional part of the program along with ‘When the Day Comes’, is also the film ‘Third Half-Time’ with Rade Šerbedžija in the main role.
The festival of tolerance began in 2007 in Zagreb, and a part of the Zagreb program is transferred to Sarajevo. Such a festival was held for the first time in Sarajevo in 2008, and a longer break between the two festivals was caused by purely financial reasons.
Festival Director Nataša Popović told Fena that there is a planned visit of the festival for the beginning of next year in Belgrade, and there is also interest from Ljubljana and Montenegro.
Popović said that special recognition will be sent to Sarajevo at the official closing of the festival on Sunday, when the lifetime achievement award will be given to Branko Lustig.
‘’He received this award recently, but he was prevented from going to Vienna, so he will be given the award in Sarajevo’’, said Popović.
The festival of tolerance will last until 27 October. The supporting program of the festival is the exhibition ‘Anti-masonic plaques’, which will be on display in Gallery 11/07/95 in Sarajevo until 4 November.
(Source: klix.ba)
