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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Bulgarian drama “Tarika” has its world premiere at the London Film Festival. Variety spoke to its director, Milko Lazarov, whose previous film, “Ága,” premiered in the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival, and debuts its trailer (below). The film centers on Ali and his daughter Tarika, who live peacefully, but isolated, from their community in rural Bulgaria.

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‘Mother Mara’ Review: A Melodrama About a Grieving Matriarch Who Defies Convention and Rediscovers Her Mojo

Alissa Simon Film Critic Throughout her storied career as a screen and theater actress, Mirjana Karanović has never run away from a challenge. In the melodrama “Mother Mara,” her second feature as a director, co-writer and star, she gives herself challenges aplenty, including showing herself both physically and emotionally naked. Her Mara is a tough, successful businesswoman with platinum curls à la Marilyn Monroe, whose carefully constructed identity falls apart after the death of her 21-year-old son.

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Films Boutique Picks Up Venice Entries ‘January 2’ by Zsofia Szilagyi, ‘Wishing on a Star’ by Peter Kerekes (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has picked up international rights to “January 2” by Zsófia Szilágyi and “Wishing on a Star” by Peter Kerekes ahead of their premieres at the Venice Film Festival. “January 2” marks Szilágyi’s return to the festival circuit after her debut feature “One Day” premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2018, where the film won the Fipresci award.

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Zsofia Szilagyi’s ‘January 2’ Debuts Trailer Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Zsófia Szilágyi’s “January 2” has debuted its trailer ahead of the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Films Boutique is handling international sales. “January 2,” which screens as part of the Biennale College selection, follows Klára, who moves out of the place she shares with her husband.

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Mirjana Karanović on the World Premiere of ‘Mother Mara’ and Her Roles as Director, Actor and Woman

Alissa Simon Film Critic On the eve of the world premiere of “Mother Mara,” her second feature as a director, multi-hyphenate Mirjana Karanović, the Balkan region’s most famous star, visited the Variety Lounge presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom. Just as with her first feature, “The Good Wife,” Karanović stars and takes co-writing credits in “Mother Mara.” She discusses how her roles as director, actor and woman sometimes came in conflict on her second feature, while her first was very easy. Karanović notes that “Mother Mara”, about a grieving woman, who rediscovers her life force through a relationship with a friend of her late son, shows a successful woman defying convention, doing something that might be considered inappropriate for her age.

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Paul Schrader Announces ‘The Basics of Philosophy’, Gives ‘Non Compos Mentis’ Update

Paul Schrader has a busy few months ahead as he shares an update on two upcoming films.

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Noomi Rapace Talks About The Power of Film As Art And Her Upcoming Film ‘Mother’

Alissa Simon Film Critic Noomi Rapace, who is serving on the Sarajevo competition jury, visited the Variety Lounge presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom to share her history with the Balkan region. Although it is her first time in Sarajevo, Rapace grew up with films from the Balkan region and praises their bravery and passion.

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Sarajevo Film Festival 2024 Awards: ‘Three Kilometers To The End Of The World’ Takes Top Prize

Romanian film Three Kilometers to the End of the World, from director Emanuel Pârvu, won the Heart of Sarajevo prize on Friday for Best Feature Film at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival. The film focuses on the violent attack on a 17-year-old boy and and the aftermath in his home village in the Danube Delta wetlands region in Romania.

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Milica Tomovic on Sarajevo Industry Prizewinner ‘Big Women’ and Why Audiences Are Afraid of ‘Bad’ Women ‘Who Do Bad Things’

Christopher Vourlias Serbian filmmaker Milica Tomović, whose sophomore feature, “Big Women,” was one of the big winners at the Sarajevo Film Festival’s industry awards on Thursday, thinks audiences are afraid of women behaving badly. “People are not that interested to watch movies with bad female characters who do bad things,” the director told Variety.

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‘Three Kilometers to the End of the World’ Wins Sarajevo Film Festival

Christopher Vourlias Romanian director Emanuel Pârvu’s “Three Kilometers to the End of the World,” a Palme d’Or contender at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, took home the top prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival Friday night. The third feature from the actor-turned-director was awarded by the jury headed by U.S.

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Milica Tomovic’s ‘Big Women,’ Philip Sotnychenko’s ‘Times New Roman’ Win Big at Sarajevo Industry Awards

Christopher Vourlias Milica Tomović’s “Big Women” and Philip Sotnychenko’s “Times New Roman” won big at the Sarajevo Film Festival‘s CineLink, its industry section that featured projects from Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Serbian director Tomović’s sophomore feature, which is produced by Dragana Jovović of Non-Aligned Films and Jelena Radenković for Big Time Production, won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, a cash prize of €20,000 ($22,200).

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John Turturro On His Role In Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ and His Own Directing Career

Alissa Simon Film Critic John Turturro, one of this year’s recipients of an honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for career achievement took time between his sold-out masterclass and presenting an open-air screening of “Barton Fink” to visit the Variety Lounge, presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom. Turturro, who said he was making his first visit to the Bosnian capital, described visiting various mosques, the Jewish Museum, Grand Synagogue and Jewish cemetery along with other historical sites.

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Berlin Film Festival Unveils New Selection Committee Under Tricia Tuttle’s Leadership

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Under the new leadership of Tricia Tuttle, the Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the members of its selection committee for different Berlinale sections including the Competition, Berlinale Special and Perspectives. The upcoming edition will mark the first spearheaded by Tuttle, who succeeds to Carlo Chatrian and Mariëtte Rissenbeek. The four members of the new-look selection board are Mathilde Henrot, programmer, a producer and the co-founder of Festival Scope.

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Noomi Rapace Teases ‘Punk Rock’ Portrayal of Mother Teresa in Upcoming Film ‘Mother’: ‘She Was No Saint’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Vourlias Noomi Rapace is teasing her portrayal of Mother Teresa in the upcoming film “Mother,” in which the multi-faceted Swedish talent tackles the role of the Catholic saint when she was just an ordinary woman. Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival this week, where she’s part of a competition jury headed by Paul Schrader, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and “Prometheus” star said she was drawn to the offbeat portrait of Teresa because she wasn’t interested in doing a conventional biopic.

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Alexander Payne On ‘The Holdovers’ Plagiarism Accusation, Theatrical Designs For An ‘Election’ Sequel & Chances Of A TV Return – Sarajevo

EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Payne has lambasted a report from earlier this year that the script for his five-time Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers, which he directed from a script by David Hemingson, was plagiarized.

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Erol Mintas’ ‘Earth Song’ Reveals Cast, First-Look Photos: ‘The Streets in Finland Are More Diverse Than the Screens’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Marta Balaga Erol Mintaş has revealed the cast for his upcoming feature “Earth Song.” Dilan Gwyn (“Da Vinci’s Demons,” “Dracula Untold”), Ali Seçkiner Alıcı (“Burning Days”), Feyyaz Duman (“Yalan”) and Zenan Tünc will star in the film written by Mintaş and Mikko Viljanen, which also debuts first-look photos. Previously, Mintaş directed Duman in his debut “Song of My Mother,” awarded at Sarajevo. Produced by Mete Sasioglu and Mintaş for Sons of Lumière, “Earth Song” is co-produced by Anna Blom for Jamedia Production (Finland) and Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer for Elemag Pictures (Germany).

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Meg Ryan on Writing and Directing Her First Rom-Com, Trio of Upcoming Projects and Life in Hollywood After 60: ‘I Am the Luckiest Person’ Alive

Christopher Vourlias Rom-com queen Meg Ryan charmed a packed house during an appearance at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Tuesday, reprising some of her iconic roles in movies including “When Harry Met Sally” and “You’ve Got Mail” while also opening up about her life and career in the movie business since turning 60. “I don’t look at the downside very often.

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Venice-Bound Documentary ‘Possibility of Paradise’ Picked Up by Taskovski (EXCLUSIVE)

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Taskovski Films Sales has picked up Serbian filmmaker Mladen Kovačević‘s documentary “Possibility of Paradise,” which will have its world premiere on Sept. 3 at Venice Days, an independent sidebar to the Venice Film Festival.

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Balkan Dramas Build on Region’s Rich Storytelling and ‘Creative Energy’ in Search of Global Breakouts

Christopher Vourlias Two buzzy Balkan series were under the spotlight this week at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where local creatives dished on their recipe for turning regional stories into potential breakout hits. Sunday night saw the red-carpet regional premiere of “Operation Sabre,” a Serbian crime drama that premiered in Canneseries’ Long Form Competition this year.