Danis Tanović

Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or.

Danis Tanović
Tanović in 2014
Born (1969-02-20) 20 February 1969
Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Citizenship
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Belgium
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1994–present
SpouseMaelys de Rudder
Children5

Tanović is known for having directed and written the script for the film No Man's Land (2001), which won him many awards, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also written and directed the award-winning films An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013) and Death in Sarajevo (2016).

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

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