Jasmin Dizdar was born on 8 June 1961 and is a British-Bosnian film director, screenwriter and author best known for his feature film Beautiful People and his World War Two thriller Chosen.
12 Facts About Jasmin Dizdar
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Jasmin Dizdar published a book on cinema, which achieved a high volume of sales, with over 50,000 copies sold.
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Jasmin Dizdar was born and grew up in his Bosnian hometown of Zenica, where his gift for creative writing was spotted early on by primary school teacher of literature.
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Jasmin Dizdar studied film directing at the Prague film school FAMU.
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Jasmin Dizdar became the second Bosnian filmmaker to win a major award at the Cannes Film Festival and the first and only Bosnian filmmaker born and raised in Zenica, to achieve such a prestige international recognition.
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Jasmin Dizdar is loath to label the film a comedy or anything else.
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Jasmin Dizdar says that Beautiful People embraces every emotion, which is why people all around the world have embraced it.
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Beautiful People, like Jasmin Dizdar's other films, is a satire.
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Jasmin Dizdar's segment is about an African refugee who tries to smuggle himself into Europe by stowing away in the landing-gear bay of a passenger plan that departs from North Africa.
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Jasmin Dizdar's next feature film Chosen starring Harvey Keitel, Ana Ularu and Luke Mably is a moving drama of love, courage and survival against all odds.
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Jasmin Dizdar currently lives in the UK, London, since 1989, and is a British citizen since 1993.
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Jasmin Dizdar has a daughter who is a filmmaker and visual artist.