Romanian Adrian Văncică wins Best Actor award at Sarajevo Film Festival

24 August 2026 Romanian actor Adrian Văncică won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival for his leading role in Florin Șerban’s You Don’t Belong Here (Nu e locul tău aici). The award follows the film’s Golden Leopard win at the Locarno Film Festival earlier this month. The Sarajevo jury praised Adrian Văncică for “a performance marked by tenacity and understated rigor, in which the actor remains constantly at the service of a story directed through long, wide shots.” “The joy of the Golden Leopard at Locarno had barely settled in when another award arrived from Sarajevo,” Văncică said. “It is an important prize that makes me happy and honors me, given the high level of the films in competition and the jury of professionals I admire, led by Emily Watson.” “I