Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Sarajevo for film prize

(30 Jul 2011) SHOTLIST
1. US actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walking on the red carpet shaking hands with people and waving to the cheering crowd
2. People taking photos of Pitt and Jolie
3. Various of Jolie and Pitt holding hands, walking on the red carpet and waving
4. Mid of Pitt and Jolie waving as they stand on the stairs of the Bosnian National Theatre, venue of awards ceremony, before entering
5. Jolie walking onto stage and greeting Bosnian actress Zana Marjanovic, who plays the lead role in Jolie''s directorial debut
6. Mid of Jolie and Marjanovic presenting the Sarajevo Film Festival best actor award to Thomas Schubert
7. Wide of stage
8. Wide of Jolie walking on stage being presented with the Heart of Sarajevo Award by Miro Purivatra, the director of the Sarajevo Film Festival
9. Zoom in on Jolie standing on stage with award while the audience gives her a standing ovation
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Aneglina Jolie, US actress:
"Thank you so much. I told Brad in the car I was afraid I was going to cry. I am really trying not to. I am so happy to be in this remarkable city, in this beautiful country and I have spent the last year lucky enough to experience not just the warmth and the hospitality of the local people, but also your extraordinary talent, and in my career I have never worked with such disciplined and talented artists as I was able to this last year."
11. Wide of all the festival award winners on the stage with Jolie at the centre, zoom in to midshot
STORYLINE
US actress Angelina Jolie attended the closing ceremony of the eight-day Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia''s capital on Saturday and organisers presented her with a special award for bringing attention to refugees from the country''s 1992-95 war.
The award, called "The Heart of Sarajevo," was handed to Jolie by festival director, Miro Purivatra, who said it was being given to her not only for her great impact in the movie industry, but also "for persisting in her active engagement in the complexities in the real world we live in."
Jolie visited Bosnia several times last year as UNHCR ambassador and drew attention to the plight of 117,000 people who haven''t able to return to their homes even though the Bosnia war ended 16 years ago.
Accompanied by her husband Brad Pitt, she visited several refugee camps.
The visit resulted in a US government donation that provided housing for the last 15 people living in one of the rundown facilities.
"I told Brad in the car I was afraid I was going to cry," she said with tears in her eyes as the audience gave her a standing ovation at the Sarajevo National Theatre.
Jolie said she experienced the "warmth and hospitality" of the city during her visits and was honoured to receive the award - a silver heart she took out of the box and pressed against her chest.
Jolie and Pitt later watched a film about refugees by Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic.
The Sarajevo Film Festival started in 1994 in the besieged city, as its founders tried to offer citizens some sense of normal life.
Residents braved mortar shells raining on the city to gather in a downtown basement and watch Quentin Tarantino''s "Pulp Fiction," sometimes unsure whether the sounds of shooting came from the soundtrack or battles outside.
The following year, filmmakers shipped boxes of videotapes to Sarajevo along with food deliveries.
Now, thousands from the region flock to Sarajevo every year to spend several days watching movies in more than 10 locations, and nights partying at concerts and other after-screening events.

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