Russia-born director and artist Ilya Khrzhanovsky will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo and is the focus of a curated retrospective of his films at the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival . But during a Sarajevo masterclass on Wednesday, he gave some insights into his wild world of creativity, from failing at the Venice Film Festival with his first film and Russia banning it to his expansive and controversial Dau project, all the way to ordering 70 tons of cabbage heads to his set and casting criminals as judges.

Born in Russia, Khrzhanovsky graduated from the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). He has spoken out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last year, the Russian Ministry of Justice added him to its list of foreign agents, and he renounced his Ru

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