Location | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Founded | 2015 |
Language | International |
Website | www |
The VIVA Film Festival is an annual documentary and short film festival that is based in Sarajevo and in 19 cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2] The festival showcases international films with ecological,natural hereligious,touristic themes, as well as youth-made films.[3] It was established by an international team of film professionals, environmentalists, diplomats, religious leaders and scholars that includes former US Vice President Al Gore (current festival Vice Chairman), Bosnian archeologist Semir Osmanagić and others, with the purpose of promoting inter-religious dialogue, the preservation of the environment and ecotourism.[4][5][6]