Danis Tanović

Film director

1969 –

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Who is Danis Tanović?

Danis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. Tanović is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie No Man's Land which won him the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is widely considered one of the best contemporary Bosnian filmmakers of his generation and has garnered critical acclaim for many of his movies. In 2008, Tanović established Naša Stranka, a grassroots political party based in Sarajevo.

He was a member of the jury at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent films include Triage, starring Colin Farrell, Paz Vega and Christopher Lee and Cirkus Columbia, starring Miki Manojlović and Mira Furlan.

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Born
Feb 20, 1969
Zenica
Also known as
  • Danis Tanovic
Ethnicity
  • Bosniaks
  • Bosnians
Nationality
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Belgium
Profession
Education
  • University of Sarajevo
Lived in
  • Sarajevo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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