Morgan Freeman guest of honor at Sarajevo film festival
AFP
SARAJEVO- Oscar-winning US star Morgan Freeman is to be a guest of honor at the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival next month, the organisers said on Monday.
The nine-day festival, that opens on July 23, is to be closed by Clint Eastwood's "Invictus," a film based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup. In the film Freeman portrays former South African president Nelson Mandela and has been nominated for an Oscar for the role.
Oscar-winning US star Morgan Freeman
The US actor won an Oscar for his role in 2004's Eastwood boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby" and is famous for his authoritative voice that has been used to narrate documentaries and commercials, as well as film roles.
Launched near the end of Bosnia's 1992-1995 war as an act of resistance, the Sarajevo festival grew into the biggest regional film competition and has regularly been attended by leaders in world cinema.
In 2009, more than 230 films from over 50 countries, including a number of world premieres, were screened at the festival.
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