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Woody Harrelson to Receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award
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Woody Harrelson to Receive Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Actor Woody Harrelson will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award for his outstanding contributions to cinema.
  • The award will be presented at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs from August 14 to 21.
  • Harrelson has been nominated for three Oscars and will be honored alongside a screening of the 1997 film 'Welcome to Sarajevo,' in which he starred.

Woody Harrelson will be honored with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival for his significant contributions to the art of filmmaking and his distinguished acting career.

The festival organizers announced the award on August 3rd. Harrelson, a three-time Oscar nominee, has a career marked by critically acclaimed performances. His Oscar nominations include Best Actor for 'The People vs. Larry Flynt' and Best Supporting Actor for 'The Messenger' and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.' He also had a notable role in Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or-winning film 'Triangle of Sadness.'

As part of the tribute, the festival will screen Michael Winterbottom's 1997 film 'Welcome to Sarajevo.' Harrelson played a leading role in the movie, which premiered at Cannes and the Sarajevo Film Festival the same year. The film offers a poignant examination of the Bosnian War in the mid-1990s and the role of journalists in its media coverage, based on the book 'Natasha's Story' by journalist Michael Nicholson.

The screening will take place in the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. The Sarajevo Film Festival itself is scheduled to run from August 14 to August 21.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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