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    • New Talents Open Call
      Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) began in The Netherlands in 2008 with the idea to offer Dutch and international audiences a unique glimpse into the cinema of their neighbors from Eastern and Southern Europe. This annual event presents the most recent, exciting, and thought‐provoking films, from countries with small, but often powerful film industries, that… Read more: New Talents Open Call
    • ENFF 2023 On Demand!
      Unable To attend the festival in person? No problem! From November 27th to December 3rd, we’re thrilled to bring you a curated selection of this year’s films available for online viewing! Catch our captivating Opening Film Ivan’s Land, or the touching Closing Film Seventh Heaven. Or explore a collection of shorts from the New Talents Competition! Follow along… Read more: ENFF 2023 On Demand!
    • What’s up in Slovak Cinema? A conversation with Monika Lostakova
      We talked with Monika Lošťáková about contemporary Slovak cinema.
    • ENFF and the Eastern European Film Festival Network!
      The Eastern European Film Festival Network brings together five film festivals dedicated to promoting and showcasing Eastern European cinema, alongside one partner organisation.
    • Masterclasses
      Through these masterclasses we approach two memory in film from different angles: memories from a personal or collective recollection through archive material.
    • Work in Progress
      In Work in Progress, emerging filmmakers and artists will present their works in development to the audience and engage in discussions with Dutch experts.
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    • Check out the catalogue for our 2023 edition!
    • Music at ENFF
      Every year, ENFF brings special musical guests who bring beauty to the program and further represent the rich cultures of their countries to a Dutch audience.
    • Film Marathon
      Join us for the Film Marathon, a new concept in which we merge two components, Short Films, Big Stories, and New Talents Competition into a whole-day screening of short films!

Watch this film for free on Friday 22 April at 14:00 hours in Filmhuis Den Haag. Get your FREE tickets here.

The screening is presented by European Parliament and EFA.

Moderated by Rada Sesic. Film talk by prof. Nenad Fiser.

Nenad Fiser taught philosophy at the University of Sarajevo, until the war broke out in 1992 and he resettled in The Netherlands. He worked 20 years at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia in The Hague as an Analyst and Research Officer. His specialty is in the domain of acquisition of information from Internet-based sources. His major research subject is the phenomenon of propaganda, the mechanisms of its work, and legal issues in dealing with indictable forms of propagandistic action.

Inspired by true events, director Jasmila Zbanic, herself a survivor of the war, revisits Bosnia’s Srebrenica massacre. Winner of European Film Awards, an Oscar nominee and this year’s LUX Audience Award finalist. A breathtaking story, masterfully performed. 

Synopsis

Bosnia, 11 July 1995. Aida is a translator for the United Nations in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of civilians seeking shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations, Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What fate awaits her family and people – rescue or death? What move should she make?

Festivals & Awards (selection)

European Film Awards, 2021 – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress | Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2021 – Audience Award | Venice Film Festival, 2020 – World Premiere | Academy Awards, 2021 – Oscar nominee for Best International Feature | LUX Audience Award, 2022 – Finalist for the European Parliament’s film prize

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Austria, Romania, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Turkey, Norway Year: 2020 Lenght:102 min Subtitles: Dutch Director: Jasmila Zbanic Production: Damir Ibrahimovic, Jasmila Zbanic – Deblokada; Coop99, Digital Cube, Extreme Emotions, Indie Prod, N279 Razor Film, Torden Film, Österreichischer Rundfunk, ZDF Arte, Radio Television of BiH, TRT Cast: Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic, Boris Isakovic Screenplay: Jasmila Zbanic (inspired by ‘Under the UN Flag’by Hasan Nuhanovic) DOP: Christine A. Maier Editing: Jaroslaw Kaminski

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