The 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its Open Air Program, consisting of two sections, Open Air and Open Air Premiere.
The program set for the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema will be “showcasing some of the most important arthouse films of the year, as well as cinematic classics,” organizers said. “Some of the films in this program will be presented by acclaimed directors, actors, and screenwriters, [2025] recipients of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, including Paolo Sorrentino, Willem Dafoe, Ray Winstone, Stellan Skarsgård, and Michel Franco,” who received the honor several years ago.
Meanwhile, the new Open Air Premiere lineup will “showcase films from the former Yugoslav region in the unique setting of the Uniqa Open Air Cinema Stari Grad,” fest organizers highlighted.
Check out the full Sarajevo open air lineups below.
OPEN AIR PROGRAM
The Pavilion (Paviljon) – opening film
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, 2025, 100 min.
Director: Dino Mustafić
Cast: Rade Šerbedžija, Zijah Sokolović, Miralem Zubčević, Ksenija Pajić, Jasna Diklić, Branka Petrić, Meto Jovanovski, Vladimir Jurc Lali, Kaća Dorić, Muhamed Bahonjić
Brides
United Kingdom, 2025, 93 min.
Director: Nadia Fall
Cast: Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar, Leo Bill, Arthur Darvill, Sinead Matthews, Yusra Warsama, Ali Khan, Cemre Ebuzziya, Aziz Capkurt
Case 137/Dossier 137
France, 2025, 115 min.
Director: Dominik Moll
Cast: Léa Drucker, Jonathan Turnbull, Mathilde Roehrich, Pascal Sangla, Claire Bodson, Florence Viala, Hélène Alexandridis
Dreams
Mexico, United States, 2025, 95 min.
Director: Michel Franco
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Isaác Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez, Mercedes Hernández
Leave One Day (Partir un Jour)
France, 2025, 96 min.
Director: Amélie Bonnin
Cast: Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, François Rollin, Tewfik Jallab, Dominique Blanc, Mhamed Arezki, Pierre-Antoine Billon, Amandine Dewasmes
Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi)
Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, United Kingdom, Türkiye, 2025, 132 min.
Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
The Birthday Party
Greece, Spain, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 2025, 103 min.
Director: Miguel Ángel Jimenéz
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Vic Carmen Sonne, Emma Suárez, Joe Cole, Carlos Cuevas
The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza)
Italy, France, 2013, 141 min.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Cast: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi, Galatea Ranzi, Massimo De Francovich, Roberto Herlitzka, Isabella Ferrari
Sarajevo FIlm Festival 2025 Open Air Premiere films
OPEN AIR PREMIERE PROGRAM
Bosnian Knight (Bosanski Vitez)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, 2025, 79 min.
Director: Tarik Hodžić
Cat’s Cry (Mačiji Krik)
Serbia, Canada, Croatia, 2024, 94 min.
Director: Sanja Živković
Cast: Jasmin Geljo, Andrijana Đorđević, Sanja Mikitišin, Marija Škaričić, Denis Murić
Radio Rambo Amadeus
Serbia, 2025, 73 min.
Director: Dušan Varda
Surviving Earth
United Kingdom, 2025, 100 min.
Director: Thea Gajić
Cast: Slavko Sobin, Olive Gray, Stuart Martin, Peter Coonan, Toni Gojanović, Ann Ogbomo
The Lost Dream Team (Izgubljeni Dream Team)
Croatia, Serbia, Italy, Slovenia, 2025, 82 min.
Director: Jure Pavlović
The Track
Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025, 92 min.
Director: Ryan Sidhoo
Whites Wash at Ninety (Belo Se Pere Na Devetdeset)
Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, 2025, 142 min.
Director: Marko Naberšnik
Cast: Lea Cok, Anica Dobra, Jurij Zrnec, Tjaša Železnik, Žiga Šorli, Mei Rabič, Jaka Mehle, Vladimir Tintor, Iva Krajnc Bagola, Saša Tabaković, Jure Rajšp, Polona Juh, Blaž Dolenc