The advantage of Sarajevo is that it is a small city

After years of producing documentary films, AJB started its doc film festival in 2018. Winners were nominated for Oscars and the event has enriched Sarajevo's festival scene by offering major works that inform, educate and engage the public, which prefers real stories, in conversations.

- SFF is the undisputed regional champion when it comes to festival tourism, the Bookstan Literature Festival satisfies even the most demanding intellectual audience, while AJB DOC is a chance for the doc format to get a reaction from viewers. This year, over 20 top films on the topic of “change” await us, as well as a few by BiH filmmakers.

Exotic city

Visitors were thrilled with the first AJB DOC, whose atmosphere was described as intimate, with phenomenal organization, then there's the exotic capital city of BiH.

- Guests like that everything is close. The advantage of Sarajevo is that it is a small city, where you can get around on foot and it seems you know everyone, like you're part of a big family.

Edhem also sees the old part of town, Baščaršija, as a small, authentic space, and suggests a walk along the small streets, with Bosnian houses surrounded by flowers and intriguing details not found in any tourist brochures.

- Feel the charm of Baščaršija at Miris Dunja, look for the spirit of a metropolis at Jazzbina, and at S One Sky Lounge on the rooftop of Courtyard by Marriott.

When advising gourmets, besides ćevapi on Bravadžiluk St., he recommends Bosnian specialties at Dženita and Hadžibajrić, Sarajevo's oldest aščinica.

- The best traditional restaurant with a view of Sarajevo is Kibe Mahala, and I choose Four Seasons' terrace when I want to enjoy international specialties.