The Banja Luka International Film Festival is the first of its kind in Republica Srpska (Sarajevo International Film Festival being the number one in Bosnia and Herzegovina).

A big event for one week in April, BLIFF brings international and domestic films and documentaries for the citizens of Banja Luka to watch the best in avant-garde and underground cinema from around the world.  There is also a special student section, where local film students from the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka and students from film schools from around the world are invited to present their skills in filmmaking.

If thats not enough, the film festival also organises a jam-packed eductional programme about bits and bobs of the film industry and a evening programme of concerts, live music and entertainment.

Through the promotion of knowledge, understanding, respect and accessibility of film and film culture and through the opening of cinematographical horizons beyond and above the main commercial streams,  BLIFF is much more than just a mere film watching event. BLIFF is about communication between the audience and films and their authors, and communication between film professionals. At the heart of BLIFF is the exchange of ideas.



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This is the WoodStock of Banja Luka taking place on the banks of the beautiful Vrbas river at 'Krupa Na Vrbasu', about 4 kilometres out of town.

Stictly punk, rock and heavy metal bands, one can enjoy a possibly painful head-banging experience or just chill out at the festival's camp-site with a beer and a bombfire.


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Every year the International Classical Guitar Festival hosts six-stringed masters of flamenco, balkan and classical genres.
The few days are ablaze with colourful concerts, guitar competitions, exhibitions and workshops by the most eminent perrformers and lectures of the classical guitar world.



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"Short on Size, Long on Style" is the motto of the festival's celebration of Bosnian, regional and international shorts represented through fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films.  The purpose of the festival is to promote non mainstream films and to popularise short films within the region.  Be aware, unfortunatly not all films are subtitled in English (nor in Bosnian!) 

 





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