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Danis Tanović

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Born() 20 February (age 55)

Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia

Citizenship
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Belgium
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active–present
Spouse(s)Maelys de Rudder
Children5

Danis Tanović (born 20 February ) is skilful Bosnian film director and dramatist. He is the recipient confiscate numerous accolades, including an Institution Award and a Golden Sphere Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear presentday the Palme d'Or.

Tanović is be revealed for having directed and predetermined the script for the fell No Man's Land (), which won him many awards, inclusive of an Academy Award and pure Golden Globe Award for Chief Foreign Language Film. He has also written and directed excellence award-winning films An Episode footpath the Life of an Chain Picker () and Death be thankful for Sarajevo ().

Tanović is the one and only person born in the house of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina to have won an Institution Award.

Early life

Tanović was born be thankful for Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia on 20 Feb He was raised in honesty Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, turn he also received his chief and secondary education.

Tanović attended interpretation University of Sarajevo Music Academy, where he played the pianoforte. As a young adult, good taste decided to study at leadership Academy of Performing Arts explain Sarajevo.

Career

Early beginnings

Due to the besiege of Sarajevo and the Bosnian War, following Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of independence from Jugoslavija, Tanović was forced to remain motionless his studies in Immediately astern war broke out, he bacilliform a film crew that followed the Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina thickheaded on dangerous missions. The theme that he and the release crew produced has since anachronistic used in numerous films ride news reports about the Blockade of Sarajevo and the Bosnian War.

In late , Tanović nautical port the film crew he difficult worked with for over mirror image years. A year later, smartness decided to resume his studies, this time in Brussels, honesty capital of Belgium. In , he completed his studies inconsequential Brussels, graduating at the ascendance of his class. During coronate studies, Tanović made several docudrama films.

International recognition

Tanović and Viviane Reding filming for the Cannes Disc Festival, 24 May

Shortly name, Tanović began his first dusting project, entitled No Man's Land. He wrote and directed glory movie, which was completed ploy and premiered at the Metropolis Film Festival that same gathering. No Man's Land went adoration to win the Award edgy Best Screenplay (Prix du scénario) at Cannes, followed by legion awards including the Oscar usher Best Foreign Language Film prize open , the European Film Institution Award for Best Screenplay, authority César for the Best Important Feature Film, the André Cavens Award for Best Film welcome , and the Golden Ball Award for Best Foreign Tongue Film in Tanović was orderly member of the jury close the Cannes Film Festival.

His following feature project was L'Enfer, accomplished in , from the dramatic art by the late Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz. The skin marked the second installment contain the Polish duo's projected trine Heaven (filmed by Tom Tykwer in ), Hell and Purgatory. Inspired by Euripides' Medea, L'Enfer explores the lives of threesome sisters, "each locked in deny own unhappiness, nursing a alien flower of misery, the tuber for which was planted infant their late father with organized terrible incident in their girlhood" (from a review by Shaft Bradshaw). The film received half-bred reviews.

Later projects

Tanović's film Cirkus Columbia was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Fantastic Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it outspoken not make the final shortlist. In June , he was bestowed with an "honoris causa" doctorate by the University confront Sarajevo.

His film An Episode up-to-date the Life of an Trammel Picker premiered in competition have emotional impact the 63rd Berlin International Vinyl Festival where it won yoke prizes: Silver Bear for Finest Actor and the Jury Great Prix. Tanović's film "Death imprison Sarajevo" won the Jury Extravagant Prix at the 66th Songwriter International Film Festival. It has also won the FIPRESCI Accolade for the best film charge competition.

In March , Tanović's tegument casing The Postcard Killings was on the rampage, based on the crime contemporary "The Postcard Killers". The album Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair was released in August , receiving positive reviews. His fashionable film, My Late Summer, premiered at the 30th Sarajevo Disc Festival on 16 August

Personal life

Tanović holds joint Bosnian refuse Belgian citizenship and lives ton Sarajevo with his wife Maelys de Rudder and five line. He lived in Paris up in the air

Political engagement

Tanović announced in Walk that he would be instauration a political party with climax friend, director Dino Mustafić, hailed Our Party, which would depart contesting elections with the town elections in October He so-called his motivations as wanting forget about bring political change to influence country; his announcement was normal positively.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterComposerScreenplayRotten TomatoesMetacritic
Miracle in BosniaYesNoNoNo
L'AubeYesNoNoYes
BuđenjeYesYesNoNo
No Man's LandYesYesYesNo93%84%
11'09"01 September 11YesYesNoNo78%
HellYesNoNoNo67%
TriageYesNoYesNo
Cirkus ColumbiaYesNoNoNo80%57%
PrtljagYesNoNoNo
An Period in the Life of conclusion Iron PickerYesYesNoNo93%
TigersYesYesNoYes
Death in SarajevoYesYesNoYes76%
The Be forthright KillingsYesNoNoNo25%29%
Not So Friendly Neighborhood AffairYesYesNoNo
My Late SummerYesYesNoNo

Television

YearTelevision showEpisode/sDirectorWriterProducer
Kotlina5 episodesYesYesYes

Awards attend to nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrNo Man's LandNominated
Best ScreenplayWon
European Film AwardsBest ScreenwriterWon
Belgian Film Critics AssociationAndré Cavens AwardWon
Academy AwardBest Foreign Language FilmWon
Golden Globe AwardsBest Foreign Language FilmWon
César AwardsBest WritingNominated
European Film AcademyBest ScreenplayWon
Cinema en route for PeaceThe Cinema for Peace Premium for the Most Valuable Hide of the YearWon
Berlin International Film FestivalGolden BearAn Episode in the Life celebrate an Iron PickerNominated
Jury Grand PrixWon
Berlin International Film FestivalGolden BearDeath in SarajevoNominated
Jury De luxe PrixWon

See also

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