I Know Your Soul, a six-part drama collection from Oscar-nominated Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić (Quo Vadis, Aida?) took the highest TV honors at this yr’s Sarajevo Movie Pageant, profitable finest drama collection and practically sweeping the drama classes, taking finest directing, finest script, and many of the performing classes. Žbanić, along with co-writing the collection, additionally produced and served as showrunner. Along with Quo Vadis, Aida?, Žbanić directed the Golden Bear-winning Grbavica (2006) and an episode of HBO’s Emmy-winning The Final of Us.
The collection, which premiered on the Venice Movie Pageant final yr, follows Nervena, a prosecutor within the technique of a divorce elevating her teenage son as a single mom. Her investigation right into a teen suicide units off a collection of occasions that remodel her private {and professional} life. Jasna Duričić, who performs Nervena, received the very best actress honor for her efficiency. Co-star Jelena Kordić Kuret took the very best supporting actress in a drama honor, Mirvad Kurić received finest supporting actor, and Lazar Dragojević received the rising star – drama award for the collection. HBO Max picked up I Know Your Soul for Central and Japanese Europe final yr.
Serbian actor Žarko Laušević, who died final November, received a posthumous finest actor in a drama collection award for his efficiency within the World Conflict I drama Time of Loss of life.
Within the comedy classes, Bosnian collection Smashing It and the Serbian collection Radio Mileva cut up the Coronary heart of Sarjaevo awards, every taking three trophies. Smashing It received the Greatest comedy prize, finest actor honors for Alen Muratović and finest script for writers Elma Tataragić, Dušan Vranić, and Enes Zlatar. Radio Mileva’s Olga Odanović received finest actress within the class, Elmir Jukić took finest directing in a comedy and Kris Gavrić took the rising star – comedy honor.
The Sarajevo pageant thought of collection from throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia that premiered between April 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024. The winners have been picked by knowledgeable jury made up of movie and TV professionals.
Full listing of winners beneath:
Greatest Drama Collection
I Know Your Soul
Greatest Actress in a Drama Collection
Jasna Đuričić for I Know Your Soul
Greatest Actor in a Drama Collection
Žarko Laušević for Time of Loss of life
Greatest Supporting Function – Actress in a Drama Collection
Jelena Kordić Kuret for I Know Your Soul
Greatest Supporting position – Actor in a Drama Collection
Mirvad Kurić for I Know Your Soul
Rising star – Drama Collection
Lazar Dragojević for I Know Your Soul
Greatest Script – Drama Collection
Jasmila Žbanić and Elma Tataragić for I Know Your Soul
Greatest Directing – Drama Collection
Nermin Hamzagić for I Know Your Soul
Greatest Comedy
Smashing It
Greatest Actress in a Comedy Collection
Olga Odanović for Radio Mileva
Greatest Actor in a Comedy Collection
Alen Muratović for Smashing It
Rising Star – Comedy
Kris Gavrić for Radio Mileva
Greatest Script – Comedy
Elma Tataragić, Dušan Vranić, Enes Zlatar for Smashing It
Greatest directing – Comedy
Elmir Jukić for Radio Mileva