Danis Tanovic

Director

Birthday February 20, 1969

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Zenica, Bosnia And Herzegovina

Age 55 years old

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About

Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director for the 2001 Bosnian film No Man's Land.

Before Fame

He attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, but his education was cut short during the siege. He joined a film crew that recorded the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war.

Trivia

His film No Man's Land, his feature debut, screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and went on to win him 42 awards.

Family Life

He and his wife raised five kids together.

Associated With

He was presented his 2001 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar by John Travolta and Sharon Stone.