Macedonian debut '17' wins Sarajevo Best Actress six months after Berlinale launch

Kosara Mitić's debut feature '17', starring Eva Kostić, won the Best Actress prize at the Sarajevo Film Festival, the leading Southeast European industry marketplace, after premiering in the Berlinale Perspectives section in February 2026 (Variety, 30 August 2026). The Berlin-to-Sarajevo arc is notable for a first feature from Macedonia, whose annual output rarely reaches double digits. Distribution beyond the Balkans remains undecided.