Balkan Photo Festival

Balkan Photo Festival
Genre	Photography festival
Date(s)	January
Frequency	annual
Location(s)	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Years active	2010 - 2018
Founder	Urban Foundation
Area	worldwide
Organised by	Urban Foundation
Website	balkanphotofest.com

Balkan Photo Festival was 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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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External links

• Official website