Emily Watson Joined on Sarajevo Film Festival Jury by Athina Rachel Tsangari, Igor Bezinović, and More

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Leo Barraclough

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The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the jury for its main feature competition, which is headed by actress Emily Watson, as previously announced.

Joining Watson are filmmakers Athina Rachel Tsangari and Igor Bezinović, actress Sara Klimoska and CEO of the European Film Academy Matthijs Wouter Knol. The winners will be announced on Aug. 21.

Tsangari, one of the leaders of the Greek New Wave, broke through with “Attenberg” (2010), which won the Coppa Volpi award for best actor and the Lina Mangiacapre directing award at Venice. “Chevalier” (2015) won best film at the London Film Festival and was nominated for best foreign film at the Independent Spirit Awards. “Harvest,” a neo-western starring Caleb Landry Jones and Harry Melling, premiered in Venice competition in 2024.

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