The jubilee 25th Sarajevo Film Festival will officially kick off on Friday evening with the world premiere of film 'The Son' by Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanovic at the Sarajevo National Theatre.

The film will also be screened at the Raiffeisen Open Air Cinema on the same evening, where the film crew led by the director will greet the audience.

The festival management has recorded an increasing interest in this year's event.

Total of 270 films in 18 different categories and representing 56 countries will be shown during the Sarajevo Film Festival. Sixty-eight films will have their world and twelve the international premiere.

Fifty-three films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo award.

This year Sarajevo Film Festival is held under the UNESCO patronage.