The event has come a long way since its inception in 1995, when viewers saw 37 films in a city still under siege from Bosnian Serb units in the surrounding mountains.
Festival je prevalio dug put od svojeg početka 1995. godine, kada je publika imala prigodu vidjeti 37 filmova u gradu koji je još uvijek bio pod opsadom postrojbi bosanskih Srba na okolnim planinama.