12th edition of Talents Sarajevo hosted 61 promising actors, cameramen, directors, editors, film critics, producers and screenwriters from Southeastern Europe and the South Caucasus during the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival. Among them were four film professionals from Croatia: Hrvojka Begović (actress), Hani Domazet (director), Katarina Prpić (producer) and Daria Keršić (screenwriter).   

Talents Sarajevo participants come from 13 of 19 countries included in the programme: Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The number of participants, compared to last year, decreased to 61, while there was a record number of applications (398) this year, thus making competition stronger than ever before.

Talents Sarajevo 2018 offered participants a rich programme which included master lectures, discussions, practical workshops and film screenings which was organized during the Sarajevo Film Festival. Specific programme modules aimed at film workers with various professional profiles, participation of renowned international film experts, and Pack&Pitch and Script Station laboratories for project development stand out with their specifically conceptualized approach to mentorship and support which Talents Sarajevo provides to unestablished regional talents.