Sarajevo Film Festival 2026 Winners — Full List

The 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival wrapped up on Friday, with Austria taking home the top prize.

During the awards ceremony at National Theatre Sarajevo, the jury awarded Austrian director Sandra Wollner’s Everytime with the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Narrative Feature Film, which comes with a prize of 16,000 euros.

“Moments of cinematic grace float through this mesmerically elastic and transcendental grief-soaked ghost story. Our decision was unanimous,” said the jury, which consisted of SFF President Emily Watson, director Igor Bezinović, actress Sara Klimoska, European Film Academy CEO/director Matthijs Wouter Knol and Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari.

Scroll on to see all the winners of the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival.

Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award
Emir Hadžihafizbegović, actor

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Narrative Feature Film
Everytime, dir. Sandra Wollner
Producers: Lixi Frank, Viktoria Stolpe, David Bohun
(Austria, Germany)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Director
Ana Urushadze, Supporting Role (Meorekhariskhovani Roli)
(Georgia, Estonia, Türkiye)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress
Eva Kostić, 17
(North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor
Adrian Văncică, You Don’t Belong Here (Nu E Locul Tǎu Aici)
(Romania)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary Feature Film
To Hold a Mountain (Planina), dir. Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić
(Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Documentary Film
Holy Defiance (Tiha Misa), dir. Karla Jelić
(Croatia)

Special Jury Award
The Ferry Flows (Parom Plyve), dir. Zhora Papoian
(Ukraine, United Kingdom)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Narrative Short Film
Nobody Said Anything (Nitko Ništa Nije Rekao), dir. Tamara Todorović
(Serbia, France, Slovenia, Croatia)

Special Mention:
Porkatal, dir. Sis Gürdal
(Türkiye, France, United Kingdom)

Heart of Sarajevo for Best Student Short Film
Unwellnes, dir. Réka Pinczés
(Hungary)

Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality
17, dir. Kosara Mitić
(North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)

Special Mention:
Don’t Ask Me If I Killed, dir. Helena Maksyom
(Romania, Netherlands, Germany, Ukraine)

Special Youth Perspectives Award
Skateboarding Is Not for Girls (Skejtanjeto Ne E Za Devojchinja), dir. Dina Duma
(North Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia)

Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award 2026
Lana Daher, director
(Lebanon)