Overview
- Organizers announced Monday that Harrelson will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs Aug. 14–21.
- Festival director Jovan Marjanović praised Harrelson’s ease and range as an actor and highlighted the award as recognition of his outstanding contribution to film.
- To coincide with the tribute the festival will screen Winterbottom’s 1997 film Welcome to Sarajevo as part of its open‑air program.
- The festival cited Harrelson’s three Academy Award nominations and high‑profile roles, and coverage notes his upcoming projects include Apple TV’s Brothers, Quentin Dupieux’s Full Phil, and a Netflix film.
- The program pairs international honorees such as Emily Watson, Asghar Farhadi and Diego Luna with regional tributes and a restored 4K closing presentation of Danis Tanović’s Oscar‑winning No Man’s Land, underlining the festival’s mix of global cinema and Bosnian film memory.