Everything is possible in Sarajevo

- Watching Rémy Ourdan's The Siege, I was taken by the strength of Sarajevans and became obsessed with the idea of making a film about the young people who continued to have fun and make music during the Siege.

He visited Sarajevo with Rémy during the 2016 WARM Festival.

A city of wounded beauty becomes a city of parties

- I felt at home right away. People were relaxed, modest, they made me feel welcome and showed me respect that I wouldn’t have gotten in Paris. I could hardly wait to attend SFF, when Sarajevo turned from a city of wounded beauty into a city of parties, and after that I decided to move here.

Thomas sees Sarajevo as a safe place to live, a base from where he can write screenplays for French clients, and where he can work on his new film. He says that everything is possible here because Sarajevans are intriguing people with many interests, and they have turned their frustrations into art.

- I usually work in the reading room at Gazi Husrev Bey’s Library and at Meeting Point Cafe. Milomir Kovačević Strašni’s photos are the best reference points for my film. They are powerful, poetic, with strong contrasts and messages.

At Boris Smoje Gallery, he always meets someone and they end up spending the whole evening together, going to Kino Bosna, Blind Tiger, The Bar or Silver & Smoke.

He loves to eat burek on Bravadžiluk St., stuffed peppers at Barhana….

- After some mućkalica at, I like to drop by for some pear brandy, and I go to the oriental and for coffee.