Jasmila Žbanić
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| Jasmila Žbanić | |
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| Born | 19 December 1974 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Awards | ZagrebDox Big Stamp 2005 Images from the Corner Berlinale Golden Bear for Best Film 2006 Grbavica |
Jasmila Žbanić (born December 19, 1974 in Sarajevo) is a film director from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a graduate of Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, department for theater and film directing. She also worked as a puppeteer in the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater and as a clown in a Lee De Long workshop. She is noted for the 2006 Golden Bear winning film Grbavica. In 1997 she has founded an artist's association "DEBLOKADA". Žbanić has a young daughter named Zoe. Her 2010 film Na putu was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
According to Žbanić, her first name is a deliberate corruption of the name Jasmina.
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[edit] Filmography
- Otok ljubavi, feature film, 2011.
- Na putu, feature film, 2010.
- Grbavica, feature film, 2006.
- Birthday, short feature film, 2004.
- Images from the Corner, short documentary, 2003.
- Sjećaš li se Sarajeva, 2003.
- Red Rubber Boots, short documentary, 2000.
- Ljubav je..., 1998.
- Noć je, mi svijetlimo, documentary, 1998.
- Poslije, poslije, short documentary, 1997.
- Autobiografija, 1995.
[edit] Awards
- Golden Bear - Best Film - Berlin Film Festival 2006, for Grbavica
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Berlin Film Festival 2006, for Grbavica
- Peace Film Award - Berlin Film Festival 2006, for Grbavica
- Big Stamp - ZagrebDox, for Images from the Corner
- Award of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art, for Autobiografija
- Award of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art, for Poslije, poslije
- Special prize at Sarajevo Film Festival, for Noć je, mi svijetlimo
- Jury award at New York Expo Film Festival, for Noć je, mi svijetlimo
- Special mention at Alpe Adria Film Festival, for Red Rubber Boots
- Plaque of Sarajevo Canton, and Key of Sarajevo
[edit] References
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter: Berlin festival unveils full lineup". hollywoodreporter.com. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3ia2f06c2856f58e40c10467f764372a0c. Retrieved 2010-02-07.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Jasmila Žbanić at the Internet Movie Database
- 2004 Interview with Žbanić (Bosnian)
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