Jasmila Žbanić
Director, Screenwriter & Producer , Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jasmila graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Department for Theater and Film Directing. Before filmmaking, she worked as a puppeteer at Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater and as a clown in a Lee Delong workshop. 

In 1997, together with her friends, she founded the Artist’s Association called Deblokada through which she produced, wrote and directed. 

Her feature film Grbavica, awarded with Golden Bear at Berlinale 2006, and Best Film at the American Film Institute (AFI). Quo Vadis, Aida? premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and besides multiple other awards, this movie received Independent Spirit Awards for Best International Film, European Film Award for Best Movie, Director and Main Actress, as well as nominations for USA Academy Awards, Oscar in the category Best International Feature Film, and two BAFTA Awards. 

Jasmila directed one episode of the acclaimed HBO TV show The Last of Us. Venice Film Festival presented her TV show I Know Your Soul in 2023.