Née à Sarajevo, en 1974, Jasmila Žbanić est diplômée de l’Académie d’Arts Dramatiques de Sarajevo, dans le département mise en scène (théâtre et cinéma). Avant de se lancer dans la réalisation, elle travaille comme marionnettiste au théâtre Breand and Puppet dans le Vermont, puis comme clown dans un atelier de Lee Delong. Son premier film, Sarajevo, mon amour/ Grbavica, remporte l’Ours d’Or au Festival de Berlin en 2006 (ainsi que le prix œcuménique et le prix de la paix), le Grand Prix du Jury à l’American Film Institute, le Grand Prix Odyssée du Conseil Européen, et a été vendu dans plus de 40 pays.
Le choix de Luna/ On the Path, son deuxième film, est présenté en compétition au Festival de Berlin 2010, avant d’être distribué dans plus de 25 pays et de recevoir de nombreux prix (dont le Prix pour la Paix 2010 du German Cinema Award, le Golden Apricot IFF Yerevan, et la récompense de meilleure actrice au European Film Awards).
Tous ses films sont produits par Deblokada, une association d’artistes qu’elle a fondée. En décembre 2013, elle a reçu le premier prix « Femme de Cinéma » Sisley/ Les Arcs au Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs, qui récompense celles qui font le cinéma européen d’aujourd’hui et a pour but de sensibiliser les médias, les professionnels et le grand public aux discriminations dont les femmes peuvent encore faire l’objet dans l’univers du cinéma.
Jasmila Žbanić
Jasmila Žbanić is an internationally distinguished Bosnian filmmaker. She is a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Department for theater and film directing. Before filmmaking, she worked as a puppeteer in Vermont-based “Bread and Puppet” theater and as a clown in a Lee Delong workshop.
In 1997, together with her friends, she founded Artist’s Association Deblokada through which she produced, wrote and directed many documentaries, video-art works and shorts and among them her first feature film Esma’s Secret/ Sarajevo, mon amour/ Grbavica which was awarded with the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in 2006 (as well as the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Peace Prize), the AFI (American Film Institute) Fest Grand Jury Prize, Grand Prix Odyssey of the European Council and was sold to 40 territories with great success. Her second feature On the Path/ Na Putu (2010) premiered in competition at the Berlinale and was invited to many international festivals e.g. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, CPH:PIX, Espoo Cine, Doha Tribeca Film Festival amongst others. The film had worldwide distribution on 25 territories and won numerous awards. All her films were produced through Deblokada, an artists’ association that she founded.
Jasmila’s films and video works have been displayed at dozens of art exhibitions worldwide such as Manifesta 3, the Istanbul Biennial, Museum Fridericianum Kassel, Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, New Museum in New York.
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Regizoarea bosnicaă Jasmila Žbanić s-a născut la Sarajevo, în 1974, și a absolvit studii de regie la Academia de Arte Dramatice din Sarajevo. Înainte de regiza filme, a lucrat ca păpușar la teatrul Breand and Puppet din Vermont, apoi clovn în cadrul unui atelier de Lee Delong.
Debutul său în lungmetraj, Sarajevo, mon amour/ Esma’s Secret/ Grbavica a avut un traseu fulminant, care a început cu Ursul de Aur la Berlin, în 2006, și a continuat cu Marele Premiu al Juriului la AFI (American Film Institute) Fest sau Marele Premiu Odyssey al Consiliului Europei. A fost vândut în peste 40 de țări.
Al doilea film, On the Path/ Na putu, a fost din nou prezentat în competiția Berlinalei, în 2010, a fost vândut în 25 de teritorii și a strâns o mulțime de premii, printre care Premiul pentru Pace la premiile industriei germane de film, Golden Apricot la Yerevan IFF, premiul pentru Cea mai bună actriță la European Film Awards.
Toate filmele sale sunt produse prin Debblokada, asociația de artiști pe care a fondat-o chiar ea. În 2013, a fost recompensată cu premiul „Femme de Cinéma” Sisley/ Les Arcs la Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs, al cărui scop este sensibilizarea mass-media, profesioniștilor din cinema și a publicului pe tema discriminării femeilor în industria filmului. În omnibusul Lost and Found (2005), semnează scurtmetrajul Birthday.
