Avant Premiere Lab is an educational programme of Sarajevo Film Festival, tailor-made to address some of the pressing issues of film exhibition and distribution. It is organised in co-operation with CICAE, International Confederation of Art Cinemas, a non-profit association aiming at promoting cultural diversity in cinemas and festivals, dedicated to supporting and training arthouse cinema exhibitors internationally.

AVANTPREMIERE LAB PROGRAM in collaboration with CICAE

Green cinema models - August 17, 11:00 AM

Being sustainable is an essential question for cinemas, but being a green cinema can mean many things. It can encompass everything from the building to programming and communication. The conversation builds on experience and looks at how green cinemas can thrive in different contexts.

Lucie Morvan - Head of Operations at Yorck Kino Gruppe, Berlin, Germany

Natasha Padbury - Green ambassador at Depot Cinema, Lewes, United Kingdom

Boban Stefanović - Kulturni centar Gornji Milanovac, Serbia

AVANTPREMIERE LAB PROGRAM in collaboration with CICAE

Programming strengths - Something old and something new, August 18, 11:00 AM

Classic cinema, eventisation and balancing experiments between online and offline have been at the forefront of strong programming in a year marked by missing releases. What have cinemas learned from it and what is worth to be kept of the experience? A conversation between programmers aiming to engage audiences.

Guy Karim Borlée - Coordinator at Il Cinema Ritrovato, Cineteca di Bologna, Italy

Hristo Hristozov - Head of Programming at Cinema House, Sofia, Bulgaria

Monica Naldi - Exhibitor, Cinema Beltrade, Milan, Italy

Mirona Radu - Film Programmer & Coordinator at Peasant Museum Cinema