New York City, April 2026 — The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City is excited to announce the lineup for its 22nd edition. A total of twelve films were selected for the festival’s official competition program. They include the Sarajevo Film Festival opening film The Pavilion by Dino Mustafić, Mirza Begović’s popular comedy Testament, as well as documentaries made in collaboration with prominent Bosnian cultural figures such as Aleksandar Hemon, Srđan Gino Jevđević and Aida Šehović. The festival will also feature the latest film by documentarian Lidija Zelović, and a new documentary short by multimedia artist Bojan Stojčić. The 22nd annual festival will include a series of interactive Q&As and conversations with filmmaker guests, running from Wednesday, April 22nd through Saturday, April 25th at the SVA Theatre in New York City.
BHFF 2026 PROGRAM VENUE
SVA THEATRE | 333 W. 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
In 2016, the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) made a move to the SVA Theatre, the cultural center of New York City’s artistically-vibrant Chelsea neighborhood.
The theatre serves the School of Visual Arts, the arts and entertainment industries, and the community at large. It hosts a range of events year-round, from film screenings to artist lectures to design conferences and much more.
The SVA Theatre opened in 2009 and has become a world-class facility. It’s widely known for Milton Glaser’s iconic kinetic sculpture atop the marquee, which comes to life every hour on the hour.
The building originally opened in 1963 as the RKO 23rd Street. It housed both cinematic and performing arts organizations, most notably Broadway’s Roundabout Theatre Company, and played host to hundreds of artistic events over the years.
The theatre consists of two auditoriums, the Silas and Beatrice Theatres (named for SVA’s founder and his wife), which seat a total of 745 guests.
Getting here
SVA Theatre is located at 333 West 23rd Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues, in the heart of Chelsea.