8th VIVA FILM FESTIVAL OPENS THE DOCUMENTARY FILM “THIS IS TOMA”

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8th VIVA FILM FESTIVAL OPENS THE DOCUMENTARY FILM “THIS IS TOMA”
The 8th Viva Film Festival, an international festival of environmental, touristic, religious and youth films from December 1 to 4, will be held in the BiH Cinematheque. movie.
The 8th VIVA film festival will be opened with the premiere of the documentary film "It's Toma", about the popular singer Toma Zdravković, at the BiH Cinematheque in Sarajevo. In the film directed by Vladimir Ristić, numerous recordings and photographs taken during the career of this legendary folk music singer are shown.
In the film about Tom, among others, his wife Gordana Zdravković, manager Sadik Paja Pašić, journalist and author of the book about Tom Zdravković Nikola Kankaraš, musicians Zoran Kalezić, Hasan Dudić, actresses Tanja Bošković, Danica Maksimovć...


On the same day, the audience will be able to remember the city of the prix achievement of the VIVA film festival, the film "Our Roots" by the French director André Russel.

Within this edition of the Festival, the Sarajevo audience will be shown 45 films from 28 countries of the world in the categories of ecology, religion, tourism and Bosnia and Herzegovina. youth movie.
1,420 films were submitted to the competition this year, so a total of 12 hours of quality programming were selected for fans of documentaries and short films, said the artistic director of Bosnia and Herzegovina. director Ratko Orozović.
 
All screenings will be held in the BiH Cinematheque, admission is free, and a detailed program with screening schedules
you can find it on the official portal of the VIVA film festival www.vivaba.com or scan it on the following
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OPEN CALL FOR SUBMITIONS 2022

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OPEN CALL FOR SUBMITIONS 2022

It is an honor and great pleasure to invite you to upcoming 7th
International festival of documentary and short feature films
VIVA FILM
FESTIVAL 2022
, to be held 14th – 18th September 2022 in Sarajevo and 19 other towns in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Viva Film Festiva expects representatives of 30 countries with over 60 films from
all categories, according to the propositions of the Festival.

Prizes will be awarded for:
Competition – Prizes,

Religion (its themed films that promote the specifics of religion, in order to rapprochement, understanding and inter-religious tolerance);

Ecology (films that its theme promote the natural heritage of their countries in order to encourage the development of environmental awareness);

Tourism (films that its theme promote the tourism potential of country of origin).

Youth BiH (films produced by the youth and young filmmakers from Bosnia And Herzegovina)

We would be honored to see the film (s) of your production,
or your country at VIVA Film Festival.
Deadline for Submission of your film and the application is May 15th 2022.

For any questions you may have a more information on
Festival and application and accreditation list, you can find on our web
site at: http://www.vivaba.com/

” SOMOSAMAZONIA ” BEST FILM OF THE 7TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL

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” SOMOSAMAZONIA ” BEST FILM OF THE 7TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL

The 7th VIVA Film Festival, an international festival of ecological, tourist, religious and youth film, was closed at the House of the Armed Forces in Sarajevo with the proclamation of the best film achievements. In the past four days, 31 documentaries and short feature films from 27 countries of the world were shown in the competition part of the program, and in the revival part, 10 youth films made at the VIVA School of Film in the past three years.

The Grand Prix for the best film achievement of the 7th International VIVA Film Festival was won by Iaou Inacio from Brazil for the film “SamosAmazonia”.

The first prize, a golden tree in the category of religions, by the decision of the jury, was won by the film “Homo Peregrinus”, author Andrzej Świech from Poland. Second place, silver wood, went to the film “AJAW Q’IJ” by Chiara Faggionato from Italy, and bronze wood, third place in the category of religions, was won by the author from Romania Daniel Barnuti for the film “Letters from Mecca” .

In the tourism category, she won the golden klapa for the best tourist film of the 7th VIVA Film FestivalInna Makieva from Russia for the film “Pilot, Jacobs and Dunta”. The second prize, a silver klapa, went to Antea Ratković from Croatia for the film “Your Pag”, and the third place and a bronze klapa went to the film “Food for the Soul”, by Mladjen Minić from Serbia.

The best ecological film, according to the jury’s decision, is “Beyond Borders”, produced by the Environmental Justice Foundation from England, and won the golden butterfly of the 7th VIVA Film Festival. The second place, a silver butterfly, was won by the film “Antarctic”, author Jivko Konstantinov from Bulgaria, and the bronze butterfly for the third place in the category of ecology went to the author duo Harrison & Matt Thane from Australia for the film “Community under fire”.

After the announcement of the winners and the closing of the 7th VIVA Film Festival, screenings of the awarded films will be held on the summer stage in the park “Ravne 2” in Visoko on Sunday, September 26, at 6 pm. The audience will have the opportunity to watch the best tourist, ecological and religious films from this year’s Viva Festival.

COMPETITION PROGRAM OF THE 7TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL COMPLETED

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COMPETITION PROGRAM OF THE 7TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL COMPLETED
Today, 10 films from the category of ecological film were shown in the program of the 7th VIVA Film Festival.
For seven years, on the third day of the Viva Film Festival, we have been presenting selected films from the category of ecological film. Through these films we want to point out the importance of environmental protection, preservation of natural resources, cultural heritage, but also to encourage the development of environmental awareness. Tonight, 10 films from Peru, England, Slovakia, Canada, Spain, Bulgaria, Australia, Brazil, Serbia and Argentina were screened, and the best environmental films will be awarded the Golden, Silver and Bronze Butterfly.

The competition part of the 7th Viva Film Festival ends with today's screenings of selected ecological films. On Saturday, the 4th day of the Festival, the 10 best youth films made at the VIVA School of Film in the past few years will be screened. These are short films by elementary and high school students from various BiH cities who have won significant awards at previous festivals.

Screenings of youth films in Sarajevo begin at 6 pm in the House of the Armed Forces of BiH.
After the screenings of youth films from 8 pm, the closing of the Festival and the announcement of the winners will take place.

Screenings of films from the youth film category will also be available online from 6 pm, and the closing of the Festival and the announcement of winners from 8 pm on www.vivaba.com and the Vivafilmfest Facebook page.

        

OFFICIAL SELECTION RESULTS 2021

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OFFICIAL SELECTION RESULTS 2021

Final results of the competition for the 7th Viva Film Festival 2021

From February 15th to April 30th, 2021, as long as the competition for submitting films lasted, 1775 films from 131 countries of the world arrived at our address.

The competition was strong in allcategories of the festival, namely ecology, tourism and religion.

After three months of reviewing and evaluating the submitted films, The Selection Committee selected the 31 best films from 28 countries. It was really hard to make a decision because it was about the nuances, but we hope to satisfy fans of short feature and documentary films with this choice.

We would like to thank all the authors who responded to the competition and wish them good luck in the continuation of their work. Also good luck to our finalists on the way to the GRAND PRIX – VIVA Film Festival 2021.

As in previous years, the categories of the upcoming VIVA Film Festival are:

  1. ecology (films that promote the natural heritage of the countries they come from in order to encourage the development of environmental awareness)
  1. tourism (films that promote the tourist potentials of the countries they come from)
  2. religion (films that promote the specifics of religion with their themes, with the aim of rapprochement, understanding and interreligious tolerance)
  3. youth film (films produced by students from BiH primary and secondary schools within the VIVA film school)

The festival will be held according to the plan, from September 22nd to 26th, 2021.

In what form it will be held depends on the global situation, and the measures of the competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina related to COVID-19, and about which you will be notified in time.

Regardless of everything, we are sure that this year we will allow you to have a wonderful time together, and watch top short films from around the world. We remind you that the competition for films of BiH youth is open until August 15, 2021.

VIVA Film Festival Team

7th International VIVA FILM FESTIVAL will be held from September, 22nd to 26th

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7th International VIVA FILM FESTIVAL will be held from September, 22nd to 26th

‘It is an honor and a great pleasure to invite you to the upcoming 7th VIVA FILM FESTIVAL 2021, International Documentary and Short Film Festival, which will take place in Sarajevo and in 17 other cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina this year.’ ‘We invite all film artists to submit their films, so that we can exchange ideas and expand our views together’, said the Festival Directorate. ‘We expect representatives from 30 countries with over 60 films from all categories. The films which get selected for the official selection will be screened during the four days of the festival in all cities – at the same time.

This year as well, the authors will compete for prestigious awards in the four festival categories: Religion (films whose theme promotes diversity of religion, with a goal of rapprochement, understanding and tolerance between religions);

Ecology (films whose theme promotes the natural heritage of countries of film’s origin with a goal of promoting ecological awareness);

Tourism (films whose themes promotes tourism potential of the countries from which they originate);

Youth film BiH (films made by the youth of Bosnia-Herzegovinian elementary and high schools through Viva School of Film)

‘It would be a great honor to watch films from your production, i.e. your country at this year’s 7th Viva Film Festival’, said Ratko Orozović, professional film director, and the festival’s artistic director.

The deadline for submitting films and applications is May 15th, 2021 The official selection results will be announced no later than June 1st, 2021 Further details on the Festival itself, the application form and the credentials list can be found on our web address: http://www.vivaba.com More comprehensive information about the Festival, as well as the Entry form and accreditation list, can be found on our web site: http://www.vivaba.com/

The Grand Prix for the best film achievement of the 6th International VIVA Film Festival was won by Waleska Santiago from Brazil, for the film “Sweet Poison”

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The Grand Prix for the best film achievement of the 6th International VIVA Film Festival was won by Waleska Santiago from Brazil, for the film “Sweet Poison”

The Grand Prix for the best film achievement of the 6th International VIVA Film Festival was won by Waleska Santiago from Brazil, for the film “Sweet Poison”.

 

The first prize, a golden butterfly in the category of ecological film, was won by the jury’s decision: “Kostoberine, beard of the winds”, Spain, Manu Mateo Second place, a silver butterfly, went to the film “Ka Mano Moana”, the Netherlands, Lotte Twaalfhoven, and a bronze butterfly, third place in the category of ecology was won by the author from Kenya Teeku Patel, for the film “Do rhinos have a future?”

In the tourism category, he won the Golden Klapa for the best tourist film of the 6th VIVA Film Festival
Mario Orozco from Mexico for the film “Flag”. The second prize, a silver klapa, went to the film “Adventure of Scents”, Sahin Yigit, Turkey, and the third place and a bronze klapa went to the film “Cork Mask”, Tiago Cerveira from Portugal.
 
Najbolji religijski film, odlukom žirija je ‘’(M)adam: Revidirano Adamovo rebro”, USA, Lizzie Berne DeGear i Martha Mapes, njemu je pripalo zlatno drvo 6. VIVA film festivala. Drugo mjesto, srebreno drvo, osvojio je film ”Grančice i kistovi”, autora Komeil Sohelli iz Irana, a bronzano drvo za treće mjesto u kategoriji religija pripalo je Emiru Valinezhadu iz Rusije za film ”Noqte”.
   
As a reminder, in the official selection of the 6th VIVA Film Festival in the categories of tourism, ecology and religion, 30 films from 23 countries were shown, and festival screenings and awards were organized online, in accordance with epidemiological recommendations due to the global corona pandemic.
YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE COMPLETE AWARD CEREMONY OF THE 6TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL (ONLINE) HERE:

6th VIVA FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS CATEGORY RELIGIOUS FILM

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6th VIVA FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS CATEGORY RELIGIOUS FILM

The program of the 6th VIVA Film Festival today includes screenings of 10 selected films in the category of religions.

On the third day of the Festival, meet an unusual group of people who reject traditional methods of practicing religion and find their own way to spirituality by watching the film “Sowers of the Soul” (Malgorzata Szyszka). How to present Buddhist motifs and products of the global market and entertainment industry on the same screen? Find out in Komeil Soheili’s film “Branches and Brushes”. The combination of old and new, past and modern reality, a mixture of native and Christian culture will evoke the story of a miraculous festival in the film “Amazon, the Holy Hills” (Lia Beltrami). A unique festival is also held in northeastern India. Prayer street performances are organized to clean the streets. “Spiritual Message of Sualkuchiia” is a film by Anupama Baishya, and it presents an incredible idea of ​​purity that makes this Indian village special.
Lizzie Berne DeGear and Martha Mapes present “Adam (Adam’s Revised Rib), an animated short film about a biblical story (we thought we all knew).
“Osmildo” (Pedro Daldegan), fights to save the mother tongue, differentiated indigenous schools, sacred rituals, traditional medicine and the land of the Kuntanawa tribe.
The film on calligraphy, an art that depicts Islamic heritage, culture and tradition (“Noqte” is brought to us by Emir Valinezhad), and Simone Pizzi, author of “Like You”, will describe interpersonal relationships through meetings of believers from different countries within the Milan area.
Immerse yourself in the world of ancient pagan magic through the eyes of a young person of the modern world in the film “Whispers” directed by Weronika Frycz, after which we travel to Serbia where you will meet an unusual Orthodox priest, his way of life and understanding of the universe in the film “Father Arsenija”, directed by Svetlana Cemin .

Online screenings of films are held in three terms, in order to be available to authors from different time zones, starting at 12.00, 20.00 and 01.00 after midnight, and it is possible to watch the films on www.vivaba.com.

SCREENINGS OF ECOLOGICAL FILMS 2nd DAY IN THE PROGRAM OF THE 6TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL

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SCREENINGS OF ECOLOGICAL FILMS 2nd DAY IN THE PROGRAM OF THE 6TH VIVA FILM FESTIVAL

With screenings of selected environmental films, in three terms from 12.00, 20.00 and 01.00 after midnight on the website www.vivaba.com, we continue the online edition of the 6th VIVA Film Festival.

On the second day of the Festival, we dive beneath the surface of the ocean in the film “Ka Manō Moana” (Lotte Twaalfhoven), a documentary about the importance of sharks for our ecosystem.  (Miguel Cortes Costa & Ricardo Guerreiro), and getting to know the Pyrenees from a different perspective brings us Manuu Mataeo and the film “Costaberine, the Beard of the Winds”.
In the film “Wasted Effort” (Muhammed Bozbey), we will follow the path of a loaf of bread and ask ourselves what is our attitude towards the valuable resources we have.
“Dying” (Zerina Oručević) is a story about the ecological problems of the City of Mostar, and in the film “Three Days to Freedom” Milica Alavanja presents the villagers who are trying to prevent an ecological catastrophe due to the announcement of building a small hydroelectric power plant in the village of Topli Do in southern Serbia. . A similar struggle is being waged by the local population of a city in northeastern Brazil, “Sweet Poison” (Waleska Santiago), a film about the incredibly dark side of pesticide use.
In a different way, Luis Enrique Cruz Trujillo presents us with “Coatlán” (Snakes), which are indiscriminately killed in Mexico due to repulsion, myths and legends. The film “Part of the Pack” (Emily Cross) is a story about the endangerment of the African wild dog, and Teeku Patel from Kenya through the film “Do rhinos have a future?” Indicates that this species is threatened with extinction, they are killed because of the horns that are highly esteemed in Asian folk medicine. Is it possible to preserve these animals?

The variety of themes of this year’s films selected in the category of ecology will surely attract the attention of a larger number of viewers.
We remind you that online film screenings are held daily in three terms, in order to be available to authors from different time zones, starting at 12.00, 20.00 and 01.00 after midnight, and it is possible to watch movies on www.vivaba.com.

All additional information can be obtained on the Festival website www.vivaba.com and at https://www.facebook.com/vivafilmfest

The 6th Viva Film Festival begins today with screenings of tourist films

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The 6th Viva Film Festival begins today with screenings of tourist films

The festival of ecological, religious, tourist and youth documentary film Viva Festival in the first online edition begins with screenings of selected tourist films in three terms from 12, 20 and 01 hours on the website www.vivaba.com

Within the category of tourist film, 10 films will be shown today in which the authors will take viewers in specific ways to the Argentine “El Salto” (Melissa Giordano and Hernan Rimoldi), a town of sunken memories, introduced to the making of ceremonial oak masks in villages Portuguese region Serra da Lousã ” Cork Mask ” (Tiago Cerveira), making perfume in ancient Egypt ” Adventure of Scents ” (Sahin Yigit), fiery rituals and folk customs of the Qashqai clan through the film ” Ojagh ”, by Iranian author Ali Bolandnazara.
With the film “Lu-lu lu-lu”, directed by Predrag Todorović, we travel to the mountainous regions of eastern Serbia, where pastoral “songs without words” are kept from oblivion, and the film “I’m losing you” (Aleksa Ristović) is inspired by Azure window on the Maltese island of Gozo. In today’s program, the film “Flag” (Mario Orozco) will be shown, with which the author takes us to Mexico, the cradle of Aztec civilization, from where “Roads of Japan” (Lucas Rue), we follow the French blogger Aal Kanzali on 105 kilometers long a pilgrimage through the beautiful landscapes of Japan. The tourist postcard ” Visit South Styria ” (Christian Taferner) is the best way to get to know this pearl of Austria, and the French filmmaker couple Candice and Jean-Emmanuel spent months researching the lives of New Zealanders, their hobbies, habits, Māori culture in film. “North around New Zealand.”

All films that will be screened today are also available on demand, and more information is available on the Festival website www.vivaba.com and at https://www.facebook.com/vivafilmfest/