- Source: Balkan Photo Festival
Balkan Photo Festival is an annual photography festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is held in January of every year and is the legal successor of the now-defunct Festival of Bosnian Photography. The festival was established in 2010 by the Urban Foundation in cooperation with the Association of Professional Photographers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the online photography journal fotografija.ba. The 2011 edition was the first to be internationalized. Balkan Photo Festival is the largest photography festival in the Balkans, receiving more than 5,000 submissions annually.
Format
The festival is composed of three main programs: competition, education and networking. The competition program is further composed of 11 categories out of which 11 eventual winners are chosen. The 11 categories are as follows: Nudity, Fashion, Cultural Heritage, Mobile Phone, Sports and Leisure, Portrait, Abstract, Nature and Landscapes, News and Politics, Press. Submissions for the competition program are accepted from the beginning of December with the final selection being made during the first week of January. The festival is opened on the last Monday of January with a large festival-long exhibition of all the photographs selected for the competition program. A panel made up of eminent international photographers judges the entries and decides on the winners. The winners receive the Balkan Photo Award in their category. The education program kicks off after the festival opening and is made up of lectures and workshops organized in numerous venues across the city. The networking program, which is of an informal nature, includes round table discussions, tours of the city called photo safaris, interactive café lectures and concerts. The 2017 edition established the Justice for Every Child program in cooperation with UNICEF.
The Balkan Photo Award winners
Selected winners:
= 2010
=Jury: Haris Pašović, Aida Begić, Elmir Jukić, Želimir Žilnik
Photo of the year: Roda i mjesec by Andrija Vrdoljak
Sarajevo category: Vječni plamen by Edin Gačan
Nature category: One Tree by Amir Kehić
Urban category: Epic by Dejan Vladić
Report category: Pad vlade by Dado Ruvić
Best photo selected by f.ba: Vrijeme po mom satu by Dolores Juhas
= 2011
=Jury: Bevis Fusha, Denis Curti, Branislav Brkić, Marc Prust, Mario Periša, Zijah Gafić
Press category: Nasilje nad Romima by Midhat Poturović
City category: Ljubav by Miljan Šućur
People category: Maršal by Kristijan Antolović
Nature category: Šuma koja nestaje by Zvonimir Barišin
Abstract/Creative category: Praha by Roberto Pavić
Best photo selected by f.ba: Život ide dalje by Denis Švrakić
= 2012
=Jury: Bevis Fusha, Branislav Brkić, Marc Prust, Mario Periša, Zijah Gafić
Press category: Rudari by Midhat Poturović
City category: Lekina bara by Marko Stamatović
People category: Come Back by Goran Bisić
Nature category: Dolazak proljeća by Denis Ruvić
Abstract/Creative category: Twisted by Filip Gržinčić
= 2013
=Jury: Regina Azenberger, Dražen Stojčić, Mladin Pikulić, Mario Romulić, Amer Kapetanović, Jan Vermer, Marko Risović
Press category: JMBG protesti by Sulejman Omerbašić
City category: Buđenje novog dana by Edin Džeko
People category: Pogled by Siniša Plavšić
Nature category: Jesenjski vjetar by Dino Šimek
Abstract/Creative category: Dubioza Kolektiv by Goran Lizdek
= 2014
=Jury: Andrew Testa, Dženat Dreković, Igor Rill, Mario Periša, Nemanja Jovanović, Stipe Surać, Zoran Marinović
Press category: Putin in Belgrade by Vlado Kos
City category: Limitless by Aida Redžepagić
People category: Drvo Života by Denis Ruvić
Nature category: Jesenjski vjetar by Dino Šimek
Abstract/Creative category: Three Sisters by Giulio Zanni
= 2015
=Jury: Paul Lowe, Amel Emrić, Stoyan Nenov, Ivana Tomanović, Jože Suhadolnik, Jetmir Idrizi, Yannis Kontos, Osman Orsal, Iva Prosoli, Petrut Calinescu, Duško Miljanić
Press category: Putin in Belgrade by Vlado Kos
City category: Limitless by Aida Redžepagić
People category: Drvo Života by Denis Ruvić
Nature category: Jesenjski vjetar by Dino Šimek
Abstract/Creative category: Three Sisters by Giulio Zanni
= 2016
=Jury: Myles Little, Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Srđan Živulović, Petar Jurica, Goran Lizdek, Daniel Mihailescu, Srđan Ilić, Boryana Katsarova, Majlinda Hoxha, Ljiljana Karadžić, Ana Farngovska, Ferhat Uludaglar – Zupcevic
Grand Prix award: Selfie kultura by Jelena Janković
Nudity category: Blue body by Đula Bezeg
Fashion category: Fashion Fetish by Franjo Matković
Mobile Phone category: Senke by Irfan Ličina
Nature category: Church in the fields of Sorško polje by Andrej Tarfila
Portrait category: Vlăduț by Ioana Cîrling
Sports category: Traditional Wrestling by MD Tanveer Hassan Rohan
News and Politics category: Idomeni, border closed by Olmo Calvo
Report category: Veterans by Sasha Maslov
Abstract/Creative category: Frentic City by HanShun Zhou
= 2017
=Jury: Bénédicte Kurzen, Jim Casper, Máximo Panés, Maral Deghati, Ana Frangovska, Damir Senčar, Marko Marinković, Imre Szabo, Burim Myftiu, Senad Šahmanović, Aleksandra Nina Knežević, Ahmed Burić, Miro Majcen
Grand Prix award: Selfie kultura by Jelena Janković
Nudity category: Blue body by Đula Bezeg
Fashion category: Fashion Fetish by Franjo Matković
Mobile Phone category: Senke by Irfan Ličina
Nature category: Church in the fields of Sorško polje by Andrej Tarfila
Portrait category: Vlăduț by Ioana Cîrling
Sports category: Traditional Wrestling by MD Tanveer Hassan Rohan
News and Politics category: Idomeni, border closed by Olmo Calvo
Report category: Veterans by Sasha Maslov
Abstract/Creative category: Frentic City by HanShun Zhou
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Balkan Photo Festival
- Sarajevo Winter Festival
- Ars Aevi
- ICAR Canned Beef Monument
- Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- List of festivals in Sarajevo
- Novo Sarajevo
- Vogošća
- Novi Grad, Sarajevo
- Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
