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A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978. During his studies, he was awarded several times for his short movies including Guernica (1978), which took first prize at the Student's Film Festival in Karlovy Vary. After graduation, he directed several TV movies in his hometown, Sarajevo. In collaboration with the screenwriter Abdulah Sidran in 1981, he made the successful feature debut Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) which won the Silver Lion for best first feature at the Venice Film Festival. Their subsequent work, human political drama When Father Was Away on Business (1985) unanimously won top prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival as well as FIPRESCI prize and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language film Oscar. In 1989 he won the Best Director award at Cannes for Time of the Gypsies (1988), a film about the life of a gypsy family in Yugoslavia scripted by Gordan Mihic. His first English language movie, Arizona Dream (1993) starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis and Faye Dunaway and scripted by his USA student, David Atkins was awarded the Silver Bear at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival. Underground (1995), a bitter surrealistic comedy about the Balkans, scripted by Dusan Kovacevic, won him a second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.

He is married to Slovenian actress and singer Tanja Ribic. He has two Daughters, Zala and Ela. From a previous marriage he has a son Filip. He Lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He also has a band Bombaj Stampa. He has Also received several awards including Best Actor - Valencia Film Festiva, Best Actor - Terra di Siena, Best Actor - Bar International Festival and he was also nominated for the best European film actor 2001.

Miraj Grbic is a Bosnian American actor known for Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Miraj was 15 years old when he started playing the guitar and started the interest for art and acting. After the war in Bosnia ended, he entered the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo and while still a student he started getting roles in the National Theatre Sarajevo as well as in films. His first move role was the Tunnel where he starred as a lead in 1998. He earned his MA degree in Acting and continued working in Theatre, Film and TV. He starred in more than 30 Feature Films, numerous TV Shows and since 1998 in more than 60 Theater titles on the main stage of National Theatre Sarajevo, in the plays of Shakespeare, Chekhov, Moliere, Camus etc. He acted in US, German, Austrian, Turkish, Irish, Australian, Croatian and Bosnian productions. He married the actress Mara Omaljev in 2008. and they both moved to Los Angeles, California in 2013. Miraj is a Tae Kwon Do black belt and continues practicing mixed martial arts as a hobby. He was a lead singer of a band Karne, a band made out of actors, artists, writers and doctors. They had their debut album in 2012. named Diktatura Amatera (The Dictatorship of the Amateurs). Miraj is environmentally conscious and is a vegan.

Bekim Fehmiu was born on 1 June 1936 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Adventurers (1970), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Protest (1967). He was married to Branka Petric. He died on 15 June 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Goran Kostic was born on 18 November 1971 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) and Taken (2008).

Adnan Haskovic was born on 23 December 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowpiercer (2013), Legends (2014) and Twice Born (2012).

Fedja Stukan was born on 28 January 1974 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Klan (2020) and Child 44 (2015).

Jasmila Zbanic was born on 19 December 1974 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is a writer and director, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Grbavica (2006) and Na putu (2010). She is married to Damir Ibrahimovic. They have one child.

Zana Marjanovic was born on 31 May 1983 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Broken (2012) and A Rose in Winter (2018). She has been married to Emir Kapetanovic since 2 March 2014. They have two children.

Born in Sarajevo, 2nd of December 1991. Her acting career started in 2005 when chosen to play the role of Sara in "Grbavica" (directed by Jasmila Zbanic, winner of the Golden Bear 2006.) It was her first acting experience and she continues to do acting in Bosnia, Slovenia, Croatia, Holland, Austria and Germany.

Luka Dimic was born in 1986 in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He is an actor, known for Eismayer (2022), Zima (2013) and Tatort (1970).

Davor Dujmovic was born on 20 September 1969 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Time of the Gypsies (1988), Underground (1995) and Last Waltz in Sarajevo (1990). He died on 31 May 1999 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

Zorana Becic Djordjevic was born on 12 February 1981 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Little Night Music (2002), Mocvara (2020) and Jagodici (2012). She has been married to Igor Djordjevic since 12 May 2007. They have one child.

In the end of '70s and all through the '80s, he was the leader of the most popular Yugoslav band "Bijelo dugme" (from Sarajevo). They published more than 10 LPs, selling altogether more than 15 million copies. He was the first one to introduce "shepperd's rock" (a kind of folk-rock) into popular Yugoslav music. He plays guitar and sometimes sings. Very prolific composer, he turned more towards world music since he left Yugoslavia at the beginning of the war. He lives in Paris.

Zinaid Memisevic was born on 26 April 1950 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for 2012 (2009), I Spy (2002) and Miracle (2004). He died on 7 January 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Radivoje Andric, born 1967, a film and television director. Prior to his studies at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, he directed the performances at the Dadov amateur theatre: "Tomb for Boris Davidovich" (Grobnica za Borisa Davidovica) by Danilo Kis and "Che - the Lasting Tragedy" (Ce-tragedija koja traje) by Dusko Radovic and Matija Beckovic. He acquired his experience over the past ten or so years working as an assistant to renowned Yugoslav directors. Participated on Festival of Documentary and Short Film in Belgrade (1997) with the films: "January River" (Januarska reka), "The Week of Fighting Against Interference" (Nedelja borbe protiv ometanja) - all about demonstrations in Belgrade during 1996-1997, produced by independent Belgrade radio station and video production - B-92. With his film January River, he participated at Pusan International Film Festival (1998) and L'Alternativa '98 (Barcelona). With those films and also with his last short documentary "Can't they see the writing on the wall

• emancipating the media" he participated at this years La Biennale di

Venezia, as a guest of Italian pavilion, presenting the video production of Radio B-92. "Three Palms for Two Punks and a Babe" is his first feature film for which he was awarded at (almost every) Yugoslav film festival. At the moment he is preparing his second feature film.

Tomo Milicevic was born on 3 September 1979 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is known for King Ripple (2015), Madden NFL 2007 (2006) and Into the Wild (2014). He has been married to Vicki Bosanko since 4 July 2011.

Alena Dzebo was born on 1 April 1978 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Sabina K. (2015), Alenino putovanje (2008) and Import (2016).

Dragan Marinkovic was born on 17 March 1968 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for The November Man (2014), Behind Enemy Lines (2001) and The Enemy (2011).

Mediha Musliovic was born on 28 February 1975 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The November Man (2014), Jasmina (2010) and Twice Born (2012).

Irfan Mensur was born on 19 January 1952 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Mayhem (2017), Jelena (2004) and The Day That Shook the World (1975).

Sasa Petrovic was born on 2 January 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for No Man's Land (2001), It's Hard to Be Nice (2007) and Easy Money (2010). He died on 27 January 2023 in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Danina Jeftic was born on 9 November 1986 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010), Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012) and Klan (2020).

Brankica Sebastijanovic was born on 8 August 1990 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Zona Zamfirova 2 (2017), Love Isn't Always on Time (2014) and Svindleri (2019).

Dzana Pinjo Haracic was born on 7 April 1982 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and director, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Liga prvaka (2023) and Na rubu pameti (2022).