QUO VADIS, AIDA?
2021 Films
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1h 43m
Bosnia, 11 July 1995.
Aida is a translator for the United Nations in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations, Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people - rescue or death? Which move should she take?
Direction: Jasmila Žbanić
Script: Jasmila Žbanić
Production: Damir Ibrahimović
Co-Production: Jasmila Žbanić
Cinematography: Christine A. Maier
Editing: Jaroslaw Kaminski
Production Design: Hannes Salat
Costume Design: Malgorzata Karpiuk
Make-Up: Regina Breitfellner
Original Score: Antoni Lazarkiewicz
Cast: Jasna Djuricic
Original Title: QUO VADIS, AIDA?
Original Languages: Bosnian, Dutch, English
Film Production Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Netherlands, France, Poland, Norway, Germany, Romania, Türkiye
Website: http://indiesales.eu/films/quo-vadis-aida
Biography of the Director/s
Born in Sarajevo in 1974, Jasmila is a graduate of her native city’s Academy of Dramatic Arts, Theatre and Film Directing Department. Before filmmaking, she also worked as a puppeteer in the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater and as a clown in a Lee Delong workshop.
Her feature debut GRBAVICA won the 2006 Berlinale Golden Bear, was sold to 40 territories and received nominations for European Film and Actress at the European Film Awards.
ON THE PATH, Jasmila’s second feature film, premiered at the 2010 Berlinale, in the Competition section. The film had world-wide distribution in 25 territories, won numerous awards, and was nominated for European Actress at the European Film Awards.
Jasmila’s films and video works have been displayed at dozens of art exhibitions world-wide such as Manifesta 3, the Istanbul Biennial, Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, New Museum in New York ...
She is the recipient of the 2014 KAIROS Prize which honours European artists whose work is judged to have a major cultural and social impact.
Filmography of the Director/s
2019 AIRBORNE, doc.
2015 ONE DAY IN SARAJEVO, doc.
2014 LOVE ISLAND
2012 FOR THOSE WHO CAN TELL NO TALES
2010 ON THE PATH
2008 PARTICIPATION, short
2007 BUILDER’S DIARY, doc.
2006 GRBAVICA
2004 BIRTHDAY, part of the omnibus LOST AND FOUND
2003 IMAGES FROM THE CORNER, doc.
2002 TO AND FRO, short
1998 WE LIGHT THE NIGHT, doc
1998 LOVE IS... , short
1997 AFTER, AFTER, doc.
1996 AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Awards Won
El Gouna 2020: Best Film & Best Actress
Les Arcs 2020: Best Film & Audience Award
LuxFilmFest 2021: Best Film
Antalya 2021: Best Film
Arras 2020: Best Film
Göteborg 2021: Best Film
Rotterdam 2021: Audience Award
Miami IFF 2021: Best Film
Production Company:
Deblokada
Damir Ibrahimovic
Kranjčevićeva 43 71000
Sarajevo, 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +387 33 668 559
World Sales:
Indie Sales
Clément Chautant
32, rue Washington
Paris, 75008, France
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +33 6 76 01 41 69
Press:
Indie Sales
32, rue Washington
Paris, 75008, France
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +33 6 76 01 41 69
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