History
More than two decades of Bosnian-Herzegovinian cinema in New York.
The idea for organizing the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival was first conceived in 2002 among film enthusiasts from the Bosnian-Herzegovinian diaspora in San Francisco and New York City. The late Benjamin Filipović, an award-winning film director, professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, and president of the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, inspired the first film festival.
In 2003, Dr. Džemaludin Harba invited representatives of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian community in New York to a brainstorming meeting regarding a potential festival of Bosnian and Herzegovinian film. This group of volunteers and the Radio Voice of Bosnia and Herzegovina together produced the first annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) that same year. Following its debut, in 2005 the BHFF became a co-production between Radio Voice of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2003, BHFF was held at the Two Boots Pioneer Theatre. The following year, BHFF moved to larger premises at the Anthology Film Archives, known as an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video. In 2007, BHFF relocated to Tribeca Cinemas, one of New York City's highly regarded film institutions. 2020, we organized 1st virtual BHFF NY.
22nd Annual BHFF · SVA Theatre
April 22–25, 2026
21st Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 23 - April 26, 2025
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20th Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 24 - April 27, 2024
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19th Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 12 - April 15, 2023
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18th Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 20 - April 24, 2022
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SPECIAL EDITION
THE BEST OF BHFF
A retrospective of our times
April 20 - May 31, 2021
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17th Annual BHFF VIRTUAL EDITION - Anthology Film Archives
October 27 - November 01, 2020
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16th Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 10 - April 13, 2019
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15th Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 11 - April 14, 2018
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14th Annual BHFF
SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
April 12 - April 15, 2017
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13th Annual BHFF SVA Theatre - Anthology Film Archives
May 25 - May 28, 2016
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12th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 21 - May 23, 2015
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11th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 1 - May 3, 2014
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10th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 9 - May 11, 2013
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9th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 3 - May 5, 2012
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8th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 13 - May 14, 2011
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7th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 14 - May 15, 2010
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6th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 15 - May 16, 2009
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5th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 9 - May 10, 2008
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4th Annual BHFF Tribeca Cinemas
May 11 - May 12, 2007
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3rd Annual BHFF
Anthology Film Archives
May 19 - May 21, 2006
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2nd Annual BHFF Anthology Film Archives
April 29 - April 31, 2005
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1st Annual BHFF Pioneer Theatre
October 24 - October 26, 2003
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