Four-time Oscar-nominated actor Willem Dafoe (“Platoon,” “Poor Things”), one of this year’s recipients of an honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for career achievement, took time between his sold-out masterclass and presenting Miguel Ángel Jimenez’s “The Birthday Party” to visit the Variety Lounge, presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom.

The visit marked Dafoe’s return to the Bosnian capital 25 years after presenting Steve Buscemi’s “Animal Factory.” “The festival is really thriving and growing,” he observed. “I just had a talk, and it was a very enthusiastic reception. People are believers in cinema, so I’m always happy to go where those people are.”

The actor is, of course, very used to being on the festival trail. After Sarajevo, Dafoe will head to Venice to premier

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