25.09.2025
BLUM: MASTERS OF THEIR OWN DESTINY – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscar® Submission
The JFBB is proud to share exciting news: BLUM – MASTERS OF THEIR OWN DESTINY, which screened in the Documentary Competition at the 31st JFBB in 2025, has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars®).
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić, the documentary tells the remarkable story of Emerik Blum – communist, industrialist, and former mayor of Sarajevo. After World War II, Blum founded the globally operating company Energoinvest, built on Yugoslavia’s unique model of workers’ self-management.
Through contemporary interviews, testimonies from former workers, and archival footage, the film paints a vivid portrait of a visionary man and a unique moment in history.
Žbanić, whose 2020 film QUO VADIS, AIDA? was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, was also a guest at this year’s JFBB, where she discussed her new work in a Q&A session.