Folk Horror ‘Wolf Days,’ Family Drama ‘The First Week of August’ Win at Sarajevo Industry Awards

By Christopher Vourlias

Christopher Vourlias

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Emilija Gašić’s folk horror “Wolf Days” and Filip Mojzeš’ family drama “The First Week of August” won the top prizes in the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days, the industry section focused on projects in different stages of development from Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

Gašić’s sophomore feature, which is produced by Serbia’s Non-Aligned Films and co-produced by Istok Films and Restart, won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, a cash prize of €20,000 ($23,000).

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