Editing Sarajevo (section)

===Festivals===
{{See also|List of festivals in Sarajevo}}
[[File:Sff 20 aug 2014 12.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The [[Sarajevo Film Festival]] has been held annually since 1995 at the [[Sarajevo National Theatre|National Theatre]]]]

Sarajevo is internationally renowned for its eclectic and diverse selection of over 50 annual festivals. The [[Sarajevo Film Festival]] was established in 1995 during the [[Bosnian War]] and has become the premier and largest film festival in [[Southeast Europe]].<ref name="About the Festival">{{cite web |url=http://www.sff.ba/en/page/about-the-festival |title=About the Festival |publisher=Sarajevo Film Festival Official Website |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708191719/https://www.sff.ba/en/page/about-the-festival |archive-date=8 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been hosted at the [[Sarajevo National Theatre|National Theater]], with screenings at the Open-air theater Metalac and the [[Bosnian Cultural Center]], all in downtown Sarajevo. The [[MESS (festival)|MESS International Festival]] is an experimental theatre festival and the oldest living theatre festival in the Balkans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://befestival.org/about/european-network/ |title=MESS International Theatre Festival |publisher=befestival.org |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234728/http://befestival.org/about/european-network/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The annual [[Sarajevo Youth Film Festival]] showcases feature, animated and short films from around the world and is the premier student film festival in the Balkans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/omladinski-film-festival-sarajevo-predstavlja-nove-mlade-autore |title=Omladinski filmski festival Sarajevo predstavlja nove mlade autore |publisher=Al Jazeera Balkans |date=2017-07-04 |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228105931/http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/omladinski-film-festival-sarajevo-predstavlja-nove-mlade-autore |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Sarajevo Winter Festival]], [[Jazz Fest Sarajevo]] and Sarajevo International Music Festival are well-known, as is the [[Baščaršija Nights]] festival, a month-long showcase of local culture, music, and dance.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

The first incarnation of the Sarajevo Film Festival was hosted in still-warring Sarajevo in 1995, and has now progressed into being the biggest and most significant festival in Southeast Europe.<ref name="About the Festival"/> A talent campus is also held during the duration of the festival, with lecturers speaking on behalf of world cinematography and holding workshops for film students from across Southeast Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmski.net/festivali/25/sarajevo_film_festival |title=Sarajevo Film Festival&nbsp;— Filmski Festivali |publisher=Filmski.Net |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124123652/http://www.filmski.net/festivali/25/sarajevo_film_festival |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Jazz Fest Sarajevo]] is the region's largest and most diverse of its kind. The festival takes place at the [[Bosnian Cultural Center]] (aka "Main Stage"), just down the street from the SFF, at the Sarajevo Youth Stage Theater (aka "Strange Fruits Stage"), at the [[Army Hall (Sarajevo)|Dom Vojske Federacije]] (aka "Solo Stage"), and at the CDA (aka "Groove Stage").