Jasmila Žbanic
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Jasmila Žbanić is a film director from Bosnia and Herzegovina
, and a graduate of Academy of Fine 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
.
According to Žbanić, her first name is a deliberate corruption of the name Jasmina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, and a graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, department for theater and film directing. She also worked as a puppeteer in the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater
Bread and Puppet Theater
The Bread and Puppet Theater is a politically radical puppet theater, active since the 1960s, currently based in Glover, Vermont...
and as a clown in a Lee De Long workshop. She is noted for the 2006 Golden Bear winning film Grbavica
Grbavica (film)
Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian troops during the war...
. In 1997 she has founded an artist's association "DEBLOKADA". Žbanić has a young daughter named Zoe. Her 2010 film Na putu
On the Path
On the Path is a 2010 Bosnian and Herzegovinan drama film directed by Jasmila Žbanić.-Plot:Luna and Amar are a young Bosnian couple living in Sarajevo. Both have traumatic memories from the Bosnian War of the 1990's. Luna had seen her parents killed by an anti-Muslim militia in Bijeljina, and had...
was nominated for the Golden Bear
Golden Bear
According to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
60th Berlin International Film Festival
The 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to February 21, 2010, with Werner Herzog as President of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Chinese director Wang Quan'an's romantic drama Apart Together, in competition, while the closing film is Japanese...
.
According to Žbanić, her first name is a deliberate corruption of the name Jasmina.
Filmography
- Otok ljubaviLove IslandLove Island was a daily British reality television programme. In the show, twelve single celebrities spent five weeks on an island in Fiji. Viewers would vote for the couple they would like to see in the "love shack" where the two would get to know one another better...
, feature film, 2011. - Na putuOn the PathOn the Path is a 2010 Bosnian and Herzegovinan drama film directed by Jasmila Žbanić.-Plot:Luna and Amar are a young Bosnian couple living in Sarajevo. Both have traumatic memories from the Bosnian War of the 1990's. Luna had seen her parents killed by an anti-Muslim militia in Bijeljina, and had...
, feature film, 2010. - GrbavicaGrbavica (film)Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian troops during the war...
, 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.
Awards
- Golden Bear - Best Film - Berlin Film Festival 2006, for GrbavicaGrbavica (film)Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian troops during the war...
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Berlin Film Festival 2006, for GrbavicaGrbavica (film)Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian troops during the war...
- Peace Film Award - Berlin Film Festival 2006, for GrbavicaGrbavica (film)Grbavica is a 2006 film by Jasmila Žbanić about the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Serbian troops during the war...
- Big Stamp - ZagrebDoxZagrebDoxZagrebDox is an international documentary film festival established in 2005 and held annually in Zagreb, Croatia.It is the biggest festival of its kind in South East Europe and its goals are to showcase documentary films from the region as well as to provide a meeting place for authors from all...
, 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 FestivalSarajevo Film FestivalThe Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an...
, 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 CantonSarajevo CantonThe Sarajevo Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital is Sarajevo.The Canton is basically the metro area of the city it is named after that is inside the Federation...
, and Key of SarajevoSarajevoSarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....