Music and film spectacle Birdman with Antonio Sanchez and Burn After Reading for the end of this year’s Ponta Lopud Festival

On the fifth and final day of the Ponta Lopud Festival, three masterclasses were held in the lovely island locations for participants of all categories – directing masterclass by Oscar winner Joel Coen moderated by Ognjen Glavonić, acting masterclass by Oscar winner Frances McDormand moderated by Danis Tanović, while Brian Swardstrom, one of the partners in United Talent Agency, which represents actors, many Oscar winners working in film, television and theatre, gave an interesting lecture with Peter Spears, Oscar-winning producer of Nomadland. Monika Lenczewska delivered a masterclass for female cinematographers, which was moderated by Nanu Segal.

In the unique Đorđić Mayneri Park, Oscar winner Frances McDormand and other leading masters, lecturers and participants planted the second palm tree of the Ponta Lopud Festival, leaving a lasting mark on the island, as did last year’s leading master Pawel Pawlikowski.

The evening ended with the Last Dance party in the Rajski kutak Bindo on the Šunj beach, held under the auspices of the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Tourist Board of the Canton of Sarajevo. Elma Tataragić, selector at the Sarajevo Film Festival and Kenan Magoda, President of the Tourist Board of the Canton of Sarajevo congratulated everyone on the very successful realization of the Ponta Lopud Festival and invited all visitors to join them at the Sarajevo Film Festival from August 12 to 19, which will be held for the twenty-eighth time in a row and to feel incredible energy that will inspire them to come back again and again. He also announced a rich SFF film program, cultural events and free concerts given by some of the biggest stars on open stages, including DJ Solomon on August 19, the last day of the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival.