Buick Riviera wins best film at the 14th Sarajevo Film Festival

August 24, 2008

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The 14th annual Sarajevo Film Festival closed on Saturday, when Buick Riviera, a Croatian-Bosnian co-production filmed in the U.S. was announced as the winner.

Directed by Goran Rusinovic, Buick Riviera follows two refugees from opposite sides of the war, played by Slavko Stimac and Leon Lucev, who are unable to pull away from the aftermath of the events in the 1990s no matter how far they go. The two actors shared the Heart of Sarajevo award for their performances in the film.

Acting honours also went to Turkish actress Ayca Damgaci for her role in the cross-cultural romance My Marlon and Brando.

Bulgarian feature-length film Corridor 8 won the prize for best documentary and Bosnian animation Tolerance was voted best short film.

Here are all the winners:

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION

HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST FILM

BUICK RIVIERA
Director: Goran Rusinovic
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, USA

SPECIAL JURY AWARD

MARCH
Director: Handl Klaus
Austria

HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTRESS

AYCA DAMGACI
MY MARLON AND BRANDO
Turkey

HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTOR

LEON LUCEV
SLAVKO STIMAC
BUICK RIVIERA
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, USA