First launched in 1960, the festival was reborn after a break during the 1992-1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), gaining international status in 1997.
Prvi put pokrenut 1960. godine, festival je ponovo zaživio nakon stanke prouzročene sukobom 1992-1995 u Bosni i Herecegovini (BiH), dobivši međunarodni status 1997. godine.