Stellan Skarsgard Courtesy of Sarajevo Film Festival Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Stellan Skarsgård is the star who will receive this year's Honorary Heart of Sarajevo at the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, organizers unveiled on Friday. He will get to honor "in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the film industry and his remarkable acting career." Said the star: "The Sarajevo Film Festival remains unwavering and driven in its aim to highlight subjects of great consequence, underscored by an intense lust for life. I love going there." Skarsgård, "a longtime friend of the Sarajevo Film Festival, as well as a curator and one of the patrons of the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation - whose scholarships were awarded at the Sarajevo Film Festival - presented the foundation's scholarship to Juanita Wilson at the festival's 15th edition in 2009," organizers highlighted. Related Stories Movies Rotterdam Unveils 2025 Hubert Bals Fund Projects Business Imax Quarterly Revenue and Profit Rise Amid Hollywood's Theatrical Comeback Said Jovan Marjanovic, director of the Sarajevo Film Festival: "It is a true honor to present the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo to Stellan Skarsgård, an actor of remarkable depth, strength, and integrity. Stellan has been a longtime friend of Sarajevo, and we are delighted to welcome him back. His career is filled with unforgettable roles in films that challenge, move, and stay with audiences. This award is a heartfelt thank you for his outstanding contribution to cinema and for the continued support he has shown to our festival." Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino was previously unveiled as this year's filmmaker receiving the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award during the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, which will also feature a retrospective of his movies screened as part of the fest's "tribute to" program. The Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award was established in 2005 with the aim of recognizing "individuals for their outstanding contribution to the affirmation and development of the film industry and the support and development of the Sarajevo Film Festival." Past recipients of the honor include Meg Ryan (2024), Lynne Ramsay (2023), Jesse Eisenberg (2022), Ruben Östlund (2022), Wim Wenders (2021), Michel Franco (2020), Mads Mikkelsen (2020), Tim Roth (2019), Isabelle Huppert (2019), Alejandro González Iñárritu (2019), Paweł Pawlikowski (2019), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2018), Oliver Stone (2017), John Cleese (2017), Stephen Frears (2016), Robert De Niro (Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016), Benicio Del Toro (2015), Danis Tanović (2014), Gael García Bernal (2014), Jafar Panahi (2011), Angelina Jolie (2011), Steve Buscemi (2007), Mike Leigh (2006), and Marco Müller (2005). This year's Sarajevo fest runs Aug. 15-22. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Margaret Qualley 'Happy Gilmore 2' Review: Adam Sandler's Netflix Sequel Is Terrible - and Fans Will Love It Locarno Pro Nigeria's C.J. "Fiery" Obasi Created This Spot, and Two More, for Locarno Pro's Open Doors (Exclusive) Heat Vision 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Panel Teases Big Scares But Not Reveals at Comic-Con This Is Spinal Tap 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' Trailer Sees the Lads Reunite for One Last Gig The Bad Guys 'The Bad Guys 2' Review: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron and Awkwafina Return for More Criminally Fun Animated Antics The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Steve Buscemi Recalls Failed Audition for Barry Levinson's 'Tin Men': "There Was This Silence" Margaret Qualley 'Happy Gilmore 2' Review: Adam Sandler's Netflix Sequel Is Terrible - and Fans Will Love It Locarno Pro Nigeria's C.J. "Fiery" Obasi Created This Spot, and Two More, for Locarno Pro's Open Doors (Exclusive) Heat Vision 'Five Nights at Freddy's' Panel Teases Big Scares But Not Reveals at Comic-Con This Is Spinal Tap 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' Trailer Sees the Lads Reunite for One Last Gig The Bad Guys 'The Bad Guys 2' Review: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron and Awkwafina Return for More Criminally Fun Animated Antics The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Steve Buscemi Recalls Failed Audition for Barry Levinson's 'Tin Men': "There Was This Silence"