{"id":18305,"date":"2026-08-15T11:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restarted.hr\/?p=18305"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:33:13","slug":"18305","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restarted.hr\/en\/news\/18305\/","title":{"rendered":"The world premiere of &#8220;The Balkan Cowboy&#8221; at Sarajevo Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Restart\u2019s co-production <a href=\"https:\/\/restarted.hr\/en\/film\/feature-films\/the-last-balkan-cowboy\/\">&#8220;The Balkan Cowboy&#8221;<\/a> by <strong>Dragana Juri\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> will have its world premiere in the documentary competition at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sff.ba\/en\">the Sarajevo Film Festival<\/a>. The film was produced by Irish <a href=\"http:\/\/www.invisiblethreadfilms.com\/\">Invisible Thread Films<\/a> in co-production with Restart and was shot in Bijeljina (Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina), Slavonski Brod (Croatia), and Dublin (Ireland), where the director currently resides. A successful photographer making her directorial debut, travels to Bijeljina, attempting to follow in the footsteps of <strong>Hari D\u017eekson<\/strong> (<strong>Harry Jackson<\/strong>), a legendary director of amateur western films. Given the city&#8217;s wartime history, some wounds inevitably reopen. Alongside <strong>Dragana<\/strong>, the core creative team includes producers <strong>Zlata Filipovi\u0107<\/strong> and <strong>Anna Rodgers<\/strong>, director of photography <strong>Eleanor Bowman<\/strong>, editor <strong>Paul Mullen<\/strong>, composer <strong>Michael Fleming<\/strong>, sound designers <strong>Luka Gamulin<\/strong> and <strong>Zoran Medved<\/strong>, sound recordists <strong>Luka Musta\u0107<\/strong> and <strong>Hrvoje Radni\u0107<\/strong>, and boom operator <strong>Nikola Kljai\u0107<\/strong>. The production team from Restart consists of co-producer <strong>Oliver Serti\u0107<\/strong>, production manager <strong>Zrinka Ko\u0161ar<\/strong>, and associate co-producer <strong>Vanja Jambrovi\u0107<\/strong>. The film\u2019s premiere is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at Cineplexx Sarajevo, with a repeat screening two days later at the same venue. Part of the main festival&#8217;s program, out of competition is another Restart&#8217;s co-production, <a href=\"https:\/\/restarted.hr\/en\/film\/feature-films\/yugo-goes-to-america\/\">&#8220;Yugo Goes to America&#8221;<\/a> by <strong>Filip Gruji\u0107<\/strong> and <strong>Aleksa Borkovi\u0107<\/strong>, produced by Serbian company Naked that is on 17th of August starting with a Croatian theatrical distribution and several more festival appereances in the region.<\/p>\n<pre id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"text\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjCuMCt7amWAxV2U6QEHYSKH4oQ3ewLegQIDRAU\" aria-label=\"Translated text: Restart\u2019s co-production *The Balkan Cowboy* (*Balkanski kauboj*) by Dragana Juri\u0161i\u0107 will have its world premiere in the documentary competition at the Sarajevo Film Festival. The film was produced by Ireland\u2019s Invisible Thread Films in co-production with Restart and was shot in Bijeljina, Slavonski Brod, and Dublin, where the director currently resides. A successful photographer making her directorial debut, she travels to Bijeljina, attempting to follow in the footsteps of Hari D\u017eekson, a legendary director of amateur Westerns. Given the city's wartime history, some wounds inevitably reopen. Alongside Dragana, the core creative team includes producers Zlata Filipovi\u0107 and Anna Rodgers, cinematographer Eleanor Bowman, editor Paul Mullen, composer Michael Fleming, sound designers Luka Gamulin and Zoran Medved, sound recordists Luka Musta\u0107 and Hrvoje Radni\u0107, and boom operator Nikola Kljai\u0107. The production team from Restart consists of co-producer Oliver Serti\u0107, production manager Zrinka Ko\u0161ar, and associate co-producer Vanja Jambrovi\u0107. The film\u2019s premiere is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at Cineplexx Sarajevo, with a repeat screening two days later at the same venue.\"><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restart\u2019s co-production &#8220;The Balkan Cowboy&#8221; by Dragana Juri\u0161i\u0107 will have its world premiere in the documentary competition at the Sarajevo Film Festival. The film was produced by Irish Invisible Thread Films in co-production with Restart and was shot in Bijeljina (Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina), Slavonski Brod (Croatia), and Dublin (Ireland), where the director currently resides. 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