1939-1945: World War II. Nazis occupy Sarajevo, then place it under control of pro-Hitler Croatian fascists, who send thousands of Serbs, Jews and Roma (then commonly called Gypsies) to death camps.

Sarajevo Film Festival Gets Dramatic Facelift for Historic 30th Edition With New Event and Industry Hub: ‘We Are Fully Focused on the Future’ ...

A look back at scenes of Sarajevo taken after the 44-month siege of the city and today, 20 years later. More than 11,500 men, women, and children were killed in the bombardment of the city by ...

This city, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was besieged for almost four years and 11,000 people died in Sarajevo alone. Now the city is fighting a very different kind of war.

Two Decades After Siege, Sarajevo Still A City Divided Twenty years ago this week, the Bosnian war began with the siege of Sarajevo, the longest in the history of modern warfare. The siege ended ...

April 5 marks 25 years since the first casualties in what would turn out to be a 1,425-day siege of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, by Bosnian Serb forces. More than 10,000 residents died as a ...

The Siege of Sarajevo and the Rebirth of La Benevolencija. In April 1992, Sarajevo plunged into war. What followed was one of the longest sieges in modern history, lasting nearly four years.

More than 10,000 people were killed during the siege of Sarajevo which lasted over three and a half years. Bosnian government forces were outgunned by heavily-armed Bosnian Serbs who held the ...

The Sarajevo Film Festival, now 30 years old, grew out of underground screenings during the siege of the city. Those roots still define the event’s character.

In Sarajevo it is, once again, the Year of the Rat. Social media posts from residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital have shown an abundance of rodents swimming in the Miljacka river which ...

Four decades after the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo is contending with what to do with its Olympic venues. Many are abandoned and crumbling.

Italian director, screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino will receive a 2025 Sarajevo Film Festival award, the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo, and retrospective.