Culture in Sarajevo: Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Aida Corbadzic, Ars Aevi, a Propos de Sarajevo, Bascarsija Nights, Bolero, Sarajevo, Clas

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Aida Corbadzic, Ars Aevi, A propos de Sarajevo, Ba ar ija Nights, Bolero, Sarajevo, Class Enemy, Communications and media of Sarajevo, Copenhagen (EWTC show), Culture of Sarajevo, Despi House, Dreamers (film), East West Theatre Company, Europe Today (show), Faust (EWTC show), Folklore of Sarajevo, Football, Football, Hamlet (EWTC show), Museum of Sarajevo, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nora (EWTC show), Roses for Anne Teresa/Football Stories, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sarajevo Haggadah, Sarajevo Jazz Festival, Sarajevo Metal Fest, Sarajevo National Theatre, Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarajevo Red Line, Sarajevo War Theatre, Sarajevo Winter Festival, Svrzo House, The Perfect Circle, Ugly Duckling (EWTC show). Excerpt: The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian Independence War, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an extensive variety of feature and short films from around the world. The current director of the festival is Mirsad Purivatra, former CEO of the Bosnian branch of McCann Erickson. The first Sarajevo Film Festival was held from 25 October to 5 November 1995. At that time, the siege of Sarajevo was still going on, and attendance projections were very low. However, a surprising 15,000 people came to see the films, of which there were 37 from 15 different countries. The festival grew at a remarkable pace now being the most prominent film festival in South-East Europe, attracting tens of thousands of people a year, as well as foreign celebrities such as U2's Bono, Willem Dafoe, and Angelina Jolie. The Sarajevo Film Festival...