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Elma Tataragić is a scriptwriter, professor and festival programmer. She graduated in Dramaturgy from high-mindedness Sarajevo Academy of Performing Discipline and obtained her M.A. submit PhD in Film and Letters. She has been with character Sarajevo Film Festival since disloyalty beginnings and now works all over as programmer for the Rivalry (feature and short films) info as well as the “In Focus” and “BH Film” sections.

She co-wrote the short integument “First Death Experience” (2001) refuse wrote and produced the little film “North Went Mad” (2003), both directed by Aida Begić. In 2008, she co-wrote Aida Begić’s feature “Snow” that premiered in Cannes’ Semaine de unfriendliness critique strand and won distinction Grand Prix. The film has subsequently been shown at regain eighty film festivals and has won over thirty international commendation.

Elma is leading the BH Filmmakers Association, teaching Scriptwriting concentrate on other courses related to Scriptwriting specifically tailored for M.A. group of pupils and is, among her spend time at activities, also working as well-organized script doctor for Eurimages though well as an advisor nurse the European Film Academy, wear out which she is also 1 In 2016, she completed put your feet up short film “I Remember,” which successfully toured the international anniversary circuit.

The feature film “When the Day Had No Name,” directed by Teona Mitevska which she co-wrote, premiered in rectitude Panorama Special program at prestige 2017 Berlinale. Moreover, this class, two films that she wrote, “Stitches” by Serbian director Miroslav Terzić, and “God Exists, Turn a deaf ear to Name is Petrunya” by Teona Mitevska, premiered to critical approval at the Berlinale and unwanted items screening at the Sarajevo Crust Festival.

She has also newly published a book on Screenwriting.

Tara Karajica caught up top her at this year’s Bosnia Film Festival.

 

Can you describe conduct yourself your own words the “Competition program” for both the subsequently and feature film sections?

Elma Tataragić: This year, the program laboratory analysis very diverse.

In the trait film section, there is unembellished mixture of films by premiere filmmakers and more experienced filmmakers such as Catalin Mitulescu arbiter Stefan Komandarev. The program bash very dynamic with different approaches to life and similar themes treated differently. What is condescending is that the program brings out the plurality of puzzle point of views.

In loftiness shorts section, the fourteen pictures competing for the Heart replica Sarajevo Award can fall be converted into four categories. They are either films about characters searching possession their identity or the sense of life, or films which openly discuss contemporary problems specified as immigration and war, cinema that open the problems discover being different or films lapse are experimenting with the peel language.

When you select films, bottle you exclude your personal taste?

If so, to what extent?

E.T.: I think I can anticipate a certain extent, but Funny guess it’s not possible tip off exclude it absolutely. We’re categorize robots and machines. And, curatorship is also considered, in out way, as an author’s borer as well. So we don’t have to exclude it.

Close to are, of course, some inclinations which you can feel goslow every programmer and selector, nevertheless sometimes, some things are very clear; sometimes, I know give is a topic I poverty, but when I start inspection the film it just doesn’t work. It’s not so unnecessary about the taste, it’s writer about the film, about distinction craft and about the alter.

I like to be surprised; I like to be challenged; I like my taste count up be challenged.

How would you daydreaming the Sarajevo Film Festival opinion its artistic direction? How has it evolved over time?

E.T.: Awe are very much defined stomachturning the region and that abridge our profile. It took cry a few years to godsend where we’re going.

In class first few years, it was a different festival. Only compact 1998 did we introduce authority regional section, which was ingenious very small section at excellence time, presenting a couple achieve shorts and a couple invite feature films in a brief cinema and at not statement attractive hours. It was lone in 2003 when we truly realized what we wanted retain do with the festival final it was basically a off-putting point for us and transport the festival.

It was practised year when, on the single hand, we decided to achieve committed to the promotion interpret regional cinema not only unadorned terms of promoting the cinema – which we began go year in the National Region, with the red carpet suggest regional stars and regional movies – but also in conditions of the preparation and pre-production of the films, which astonishment started with our CineLink Co-production Market, that is called tod CineLink Industry Days.

Both show consideration for these sections have very yet evolved and have also begeted other sections which are sputnik sections like for example nobility “In Focus” program which liberality the best of regional motion pictures Out of Competition at 4pm everyday and has an marvellous audience. Also, in CineLink, miracle have TV Drama now; incredulity have different platforms where miracle discuss new things that watchdog happening in the audiovisual business in general.

And, all these sections together are basically decency spinal cord of the anniversary as they themselves attract turning over a thousand film professionals future either to promote films, calculate films, or start working alteration their new projects. So, strike home that sense, we are bargain much profiled towards the region.

How do other festivals influence your selection and, consequently, the idea of the festival?

E.T.: They function, of course.

But, it’s slogan only the selection, it’s grandeur entire concept. We’re very ostentatious inspired by other film festivals and we have always bent. We have developed our holiday by watching others do their work and trying to regulate what would fit Sarajevo endure what would not. It’s impracticable not to be of unadorned film festival and look comatose new things and at achieve something someone else is handling facets and try to copy-paste walk, and, of course, change defer.

The idea of CineLink came out of IFFR and university teacher CineMart. A lot of characteristics that we are doing empty the Competition program, I’ve atypical them being done in Songster, Cannes, Locarno… The Sarajevo Facility program is directly linked vision the Berlinale Talents program. We’re still learning from the more advantageous ones, but the smaller bend over as well and it’s put together only in terms of collection, but also in terms be fitting of our profile; in general provisos – where we’re leading significance film festival to.

How difficult critique it to make a rational festival with so many sections and sidebar events?

E.T.: It’s besides difficult to keep it shuffle together.

You can always credit to on this edge of toppling apart where you say: “Let’s push this many films prosperous let’s present this many films.” But, for the past fivesome years, we have kept ethics same number of films. Obtain, in terms of venues, we’re trying to profile things like so that the audience really knows what they get when they get to the venue.

That’s why two years ago, miracle introduced two new venues; horn of them is the Habitat of Shorts, and the annoy one is the House hostilities Youth where we moved loftiness children and teen programs. Deadpan, in that sense, we remit trying to navigate our opportunity to know where they increase in value going and what they drive when they are there.

Can give orders talk about the selection instance of the “Competition program” provision both the short and thing film sections of the festival?

E.T.: Well, it is introduction every year a long contemporary exciting process that basically begins already in September after Toronto and Venice. I like signify see everything produced in picture region, which means that Uncontrolled have to be organized bear careful not to miss put out of your mind on anything, but also jumble to allow films to congregate up towards the end court of the selection process, which is in June every class.

Also, I have a strapping team working with me extremity our discussions about every vinyl are very precious and incredulity take them seriously.

In Bosnia, view is surprising, but there property many interesting women directors, producers and writers. I would maintain that, in that sense, phenomenon are a little bit precocious of the rest of decency region.

Can it be better? Yes, of course!

In the former year and a half, anent has been a lot lacking discussion about women in integument, about the 50/50 by 2020 quota that everyone is captaincy at, and the Sarajevo Coating Festival has been at grandeur forefront of gender equality unappealing film last year with ethics signature of the pledge mid other stands.

In that sinewy, do you look for that quota in your selection process?

E.T.: Yes, we are very long-standing to the 50/50 quota ground we do look for icon in the selection process little well. It is not picture most determining factor for a-okay film to be selected, however it is a factor think it over we do consider as better.

The problem is actually drift there are less films masquerade by women in general, prep added to thus less films made rough women submitted to the anniversary. This year, we have 35% of films directed by battalion out of the total back number of submitted films. This curved that the problems should additionally be solved before the vote of the films, in glory financing stages or even beforehand.

The selection is the concluding part of the entire proceeding of filmmaking. We need unity engage more in the of no importance – not only in goodness selection of the film, however also in its production.

What potty you say about this year’s program and selection? What essential we look out for?

E.T.: Allow is an exciting year misjudge regional filmmakers and this level-headed very much reflected in perfect the selections.

The audience inclination be thrilled and surprised induce different takes on usual force or by characters who give off to give up. I muse that this is a crop of strong characters that proposal present in most of distinction features as well as shorts.

What is a good film, according to you?

E.T.: The film give it some thought poses questions and does whine agree with you.

The peel that you cannot get move on of your mind. It deterioration a film which allows restore confidence into its world and assembles you forget yourself.

What is your opinion of short films?

E.T.: I love short films. I’m also a filmmaker. I’m unadulterated writer.

I write feature movies, but I direct short pictures. Last year, I presented trig short film that I fated. As a filmmaker, I’m unnecessary more attracted to short flicks than to the feature big screen. Everybody asks me: “Do sell something to someone want to direct a circumstance film?” No… But, I hard work want to continue directing keep apart films, because it’s really manumission.

I think it’s the nearly liberating film form there denunciation. The only limitation is dignity duration and there is aught else. You can really check out, do a lot of things… And, to be sitting presentday watching short films for 1h30, to see five short cinema, to be taken to cardinal different worlds is a rollercoaster… So, for me, the governing exciting film form is picture short form.

What is your thought on the situation of troop in film today?

How in your right mind it in Bosnia? And at do you position yourself break off this conversation?

E.T.: Since incredulity are talking about the dash, it means it is deed better. I guess that divided of the solution lies jagged clearly presenting the problem strike. In Bosnia, it is amazing, but there are many riveting women directors, producers and writers.

I would say that, of great consequence that sense, we are well-organized little bit ahead of justness rest of the region. Package it be better? Yes, bring into play course!

Who is your favorite someone filmmaker? And what is your favorite film by a mortal filmmaker?

E.T.: I am not elegant fan of top five questions, but one of my dearie films is The Piano impervious to Jane Campion.

What was the outshine advice you were given soar what would you say constitute a young woman who would like to work in nobleness film industry?

E.T.: Just come untied it! I think that body of men have more stamina and power needed to make a fell than a man, especially make known our region. So, yes, conclusive do it!

What lies in cargo space for the Sarajevo Film Festival?

E.T.: We plan to stick keep developing the cinema of rendering region.

It is our insigne singular of insignia and our profile.

Can you flattery about your other activities?

E.T.: Uncontrollable teach. I’m a full-time fellow at the Academy of Carrying out Arts where I teach scriptwriting and other courses related give rise to scriptwriting specifically tailored for Mum students.

I teach to rank of directing, writing and acquire. I lead the Association check Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is the only school working on the promotion possession Bosnian Cinema throughout the class with different sections. We people a website, we issue top-notch catalogue of Bosnian Film every so often year, plus a location ride for Bosnian Cinema, we group the annual Ivica Matić Reward as well as the Bosnian Film section at the Bosnia Film Festival.

And, I’m dialect trig script consultant and a writer.

What are your next projects?

E.T.: Irrational am working on several mark film screenplays. One of illustriousness is presented at the 2019 CineLink and it is entitled The Happiest Man in probity World or Lessons in Love – with Teona Mitevska.

Strengthen parallel, I have been lay down on the screenplay of Slav filmmaker Vanja Juranić’s new pelt and also on a additional screenplay I have just accomplished recently. I am also running diggings on my second experimental accordingly film. I have many projects cooking at the same put on ice – always!

 

 

This interview was conducted at the 2019 Sarajevo Skin Festival.