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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
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      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!
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      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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      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!

ENFF On Tour in LUX Nijmegen – Scream for Me Sarajevo

In the winter of 1994, Bruce Dickinson from IRON MAIDEN and his musicians risked their lives to perform in war-torn Sarajevo for people who risked their lives to listen to them. A triple winner at the Sarajevo Film Festival.

One of the most exciting films from the Eastern European documentary scene in the last decade that was successfully released in cinemas in the UK. SCREAM FOR ME SARAJEVO, will be screened as part of ENFF ON TOUR in LUX Nijmegen. The audience will hear more about this great documentary via special video message from Alex Elena, former Bruce Dickinson drummer. The film will be introduced by Rada Sesic, ENFF’s artistic director, and followed by traditional Balkan snack and drink after the screening. Come and join this special event in LUX Nijmegen.

Screening: 16th November, 19:30 hours | LUX | Mariënburg 38 – 39, 6511 PS Nijmegen

Synopsis

The first time Iron Maiden’s frontman Bruce Dickinson was in Sarajevo, the city was cut off from the world, its citizens brutally terrorized by sharp shooters, bombing and starvation. Right in the middle of a raging war, Bruce and his then solo band drove through the frontlines and gave a legendary concert in the Bosnian Culture Centre on December 14, 1994. After 963 days, or 23.566 hours, or simply 1.415.520 minutes of the siege of Bosnian capital, the British singer entered the stage and shouted ‘Scream for me Sarajevo’. What this gig meant to the audience and the band itself is told in this award winning film; one of the most valuable documentaries about the Sarajevo siege ever made.

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year: 2016
Length: 95 min
Director: Tarik Hodzic
Editing: Tarik Hodzic
Cast: Bruce Dickinson, Alex Elena, Chris Dale, Jasenko Pasic, Fedja Stukan, Erol Gagula, Milomir Kovacevic – Strasni
Production: Prime Time

Festivals & Awards (selection)

Sarajevo Film Festival, 2016 – Special Jury Award, Human Rights Award, Audience Award for Best Documentary (scoring 4.98/5, the highest score ever awarded in the Film Festival’s twenty-one year history) | Solo Positivo Film Festival, Croatia 2017 – Jury Special Mention | Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden 2017 | LET’S CEE Film Festival, Vienna 2017 | Vilnius Film Festival, Lithuania 2017 | DokuArt Bjelovar – Audience Award, Young Jury Award | dokuMfest, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Best Documentary | Tuzla Film Festival – Best Documentary | Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, 2017 – Best Feature Documentary