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Date of Birth
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20-February-1969
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Place of Birth
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Zenica
(Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zenica-Doboj Canton)
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Nationality
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium
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Also know as
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Danis Tanovic, Danis Tanovic, Danis Tanovic
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film director, Teacher, Film Score Composer
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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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