Overview
- Sarajevo Film Festival announced on Friday that Asghar Farhadi will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 32nd festival running Aug. 14–21, 2026.
- Organizers said Farhadi is expected to accept the award in person and that a curated ‘Tribute To’ retrospective of his work will screen during the festival.
- Festival director Jovan Marjanović praised Farhadi’s body of work for its nuanced portrayals of everyday life and framed the honor as recognition of his global influence.
- Farhadi’s career includes Silver Bear and Cannes prizes and two Academy Awards for A Separation and The Salesman, underlining why the festival chose to spotlight him now.
- The tribute follows his earlier ties to Sarajevo—he served as jury president in 2018—and comes as his latest film, Parallel Tales, was screened at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, keeping him prominent on the festival circuit.