Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Asghar Farhadi arrive in Sarajevo

Anadolija

Award-winning Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Iranian double-Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi have arrived in Sarajevo, Friday, to attend the opening ceremony of the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival.

After arriving in Sarajevo, Ceylan and Farhadi talked at the airport.

Winners of this year's “Honorary Heart of Sarajevo” of the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) are Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Nijaz Hastor, the owner of the Hastor Foundation.

Earlier, the SFF said they will award Ceylan for his outstanding contribution to the art of film and his support to the SFF. Ceylan is also the honorary guest of the 24th SFF “Dedicated” program.

Iranian director and screenwriter Asghar Farhadi will preside this year over the Jury of the SFF’s “Competition Programme – Feature Film.”