Angelina Jolie honoured at Sarajevo Film Festival
Angelina Jolie spoke of her pride on Saturday (07Jul12) as she accepted her honorary citizen of Sarajevo prize while attending the Bosnia and Herzegovina capital's film festival.
The actress-turned-director stepped behind the camera last year (11) to make In the Land of Blood and Honey, about a romance between a Serbian soldier and a Bosnian woman during the 1990s war in the troubled region.
Her efforts were praised by government officials at the Assembly of
Sarajevo Canton Parliament for drawing attention to the area and
they decided to award her with a special citizenship prize.
Jolie flew into the country this week (begs02Jul12) and she stepped
onstage during the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival on Saturday to
officially accept her honour.
She told the crowd, "The time I spent and the people I met in
Bosnia have changed me forever. I can't tell you how much it means
to me to be named an honorary citizen of Sarajevo, a city so dear
to my heart."