Nina Kusturica
Nina Kusturica | |
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| Born | 1975 |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Website | http://www.littlealien.at/en_regie01.html |
Nina Kusturica is a Bosnian-born Austrian film director, film editor and film producer.
Biography
[edit]She studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna to become a film director and editor and earned her degree with the film Auswege, which had its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in the International Forum of New Cinema.[1] It also opened the Diagonale – the Festival of Austrian Film – in 2003. In the same year, Nina Kusturica and Eva Testor founded the production company Mobilefilm in Vienna.
In 2009, Nina Kusturica's documentary Little Alien had its premiere – once again at the Diagonale. The documentary about unaccompanied minor refugees also went on tour to reach Austrian pupils and students with a special concept consisting of the projection of the film followed by a discussion with the director and/or protagonists. In 2010, Nina Kusturica was awarded the outstanding artist award in the category of 'Intercultural Dialogue' by the Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture for her special commitment.[2]
Kusturic is involved in the Austrian citizens' initiative Machen wir uns STARK which demands a change in current politics, above all concerning integration and education.
Filmography
[edit]director, producer, editor (selection)
- 1998 Ich bin der neue Star, documentary, 15 min., director, script
- 1999 Wishes, short film, 20 min., director, script
- 2000 Draga Ljiljana - Dear Ljiliana, documentary, 31 min., director, script
- 2001 Der Freiheit, short film, 14 min., director, script
- 2003 Auswege, feature film, 90 min., director, script
- 2004 24 Realities per Second, a documentary on Michael Haneke, 58 min., director, editing, production
- 2009 Little Alien, documentary, 94 min., director, script, editing
producer/editor (selection)
- 1997 Speak Easy, short film, editing
- 1999 Lesen macht tot, feature film, editing
- 2002 Laut und deutlich, documentary, editing
- 2005 Kotsch, feature film, editing
- 2007 Auf dem Strich - Paul Flora in Film documentary, production
- 2007 Vienna's Lost Daughters, feature documentary, production, editing
Awards
[edit]- 2006 Diagonale, Best Editing Feature Film together with Bernhard Schmid for Kotsch
- 2010 outstanding artist award,[3] category: intercultural dialogue, of the Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture, 2010
- 2010 Feature Documentary – 2nd place, Editing – 1st place for Little Alien, International Filmfestival Los Angeles, 2010 [4]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "| Berlinale | The Festival | Festival Sections | Forum". www.berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10.
- ^ "Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung".
- ^ "Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung".
- ^ "LAI Film Fest".
| International | |
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| National | |
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina film directors
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women film directors
- Bosnia and Herzegovina film editors
- Austrian screenwriters
- Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Bosnia and Herzegovina film producers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women film producers
- Austrian film directors
- Austrian film producers
- Austrian women film directors
- Austrian women film producers
- German-language film directors
- Bosnia and Herzegovina human rights activists
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women activists
- Austrian human rights activists
- Austrian women activists
- Women human rights activists
- Living people
- 1975 births
- Austrian film editors
- People from Mostar
- Women film editors