Born in Sarajevo in 1974, Jasmila Žbanić lived through the siege of the city and founded the production company Deblokada. Her features examine the legacy of the Bosnian war, especially for women. Grbavica (2006), about a single mother whose daughter was conceived in a rape camp, won the Golden Bear. Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), on the Srebrenica massacre of 1995 seen through a translator working for the UN, was nominated for an Oscar and won the LUX Audience Award in 2022.
Filmography
- Grbavica (2006)
- On the Path (2010)
- For Those Who Can Tell No Tales (2013)
- Love Island (2014)
- Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)
- Excursion (2024)