Balkan Photo Festival

Balkan Photo Festival
GenrePhotography festival
Date(s)January
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years active2010 - present
FounderUrban Foundation
Areaworldwide
Organised byUrban Foundation
Websitebalkanphotofest.com

Balkan Photo Festival is an annual photography festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2][3][4] It is held in January of every year and is the legal successor of the now-defunct Festival of Bosnian Photography.[5] 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.[6][7] The 2011 edition was the first to be internationalized.[8] Balkan Photo Festival is the largest photography festival in the Balkans, receiving more than 5,000 submissions annually.[9][10][11]

Format

The festival is composed of three main programs: competition, education and networking.[12][13] 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.[14] Submissions for the competition program are accepted from the beginning of December with the final selection being made during the first week of January.[15] 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.[16] A panel made up of eminent international photographers judges the entries and decides on the winners.[17][18] The winners receive the Balkan Photo Award in their category.[19] The education program kicks off after the festival opening and is made up of lectures and workshops organized in numerous venues across the city.[20] 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.[21] The 2017 edition established the Justice for Every Child program in cooperation with UNICEF.[22][23][24]

The Balkan Photo Award winners

Selected winners:

2010

[25]

  • 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

[26]

  • 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

[27]

  • 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

[28][29]

  • 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

[30][31]

  • 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

[32][33][34]

  • 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

[35][36][37]

  • 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

[38][39][40]

  • 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

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