Croatia tours: Sarajevo Film Festival returning this summer

Travellers visiting Sarajevo during Croatia tours in July might notice a buzz of excitement around the city.

Local people and visitors will be eagerly awaiting the 17th edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, which will run from July 22nd to 30th.

The event was founded in 1995, with the aim of encouraging civil harmony and peace following the four-year siege of Sarajevo.

A diverse programme of films is assembled every year, with south-east European countries such as Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania strongly represented, as well as the rest of the world.

Holidaymakers who have the opportunity to visit Sarajevo during Croatia tours this summer might have the opportunity to see English-language films such as Mike Leigh's Another Year and Clint Eastwood's Invictus.

Acclaimed movies like The Secret in Their Eyes and Lebanon will also be screened, while special guests including Morgan Freeman and Ewen Bremner will be making appearances at the festival.

Travellers can begin tours of the region with a visit to the Croatia holiday hotspot of Split before heading to Mostar, Sarajevo and Dubrovnik.