ASSOCIATION OF FILMMAKERS OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Founded in 1950, this professional association has brought together over three generations of directors and other representatives of BIH film, including many winners of major international film festivals and winners of other national and international awards. The president of the association is Elma Tataragić, who, together with Melina Alagić and Asja Krsmanović, is once again forming the selection team for this year's BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA LOOKS AROUND festival.
The association plays an important role in the development and orientation of the film industry in BIH. Since 2003, it has organised the annual BIH Film Festival as part of the Sarajevo Film Festival. As a platform, it not only connects young talents from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Bijeljina and Tuzla, but also provides a stage for foreign productions about Bosnia and Herzegovina and for films by Bosnian authors living and working abroad. Its annual BIH Cinema catalogues are considered the most important promotional material for BIH films at festivals such as Cannes and Berlin.
An important part of the festival is the student competition programme, which gathers film students from all over the country in Sarajevo. In 2015, the association became a member of European Film Promotion and Film New Europe for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since March 2016, film actors have also been part of the membership.
