Emir Kusturica, OF (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица; ) (born 24 November 1954 in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Yugoslavian filmmaker, actor and musician with a string of internationally acclaimed features. Kusturica grew up as an only child in a secular Bosnian Muslim family in Sarajevo. He won the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), he is also a recipient of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. On 8 September 2007, Kusturica became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Ana Ivanović, Jelena Janković and Aleksandar Đorđević. Kusturica resides in Drvengrad, a village he had built for his film Life Is a Miracle. (via Wikipedia)

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About Emir Kusturica

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Spouse: Maja Kusturica

Occupation: Film director and screenwriter

Name: Kusturica, Nemanja
Emir
Emir Kusturica

Years Active: 1978-present

Academy Awards: 1985 When Father Was Away on Business
Nominated:
Best Foreign Language Film

Name At Birth: Emir Kusturica

Birthplace: Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
SFR Yugoslavia
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Awards: Cannes Palme d'Or
1981 Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Golden Arena for Best Director
1985 When Father Was Away on Business
Silver Bear for Best Director Jury Prize
Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne
Golden Lion for Best First Work
Cannes Best Director Award
1995 Underground
2005 Life Is a Miracle
1989 Time of the Gypsies
1993 Arizona Dream

Birth Date: Nov 24, 1954
Dec 24, 1954

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