Emir Kusturica
Also known as Emir Nemanja Kusturica, Nemanja Kusturica
Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician
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Emir Kusturica is a Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor, and musician known for working across multiple creative disciplines. His work matters because he represents a significant voice in contemporary cinema, blending filmmaking with other artistic pursuits.
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Emir Kusturica (Serbian Cyrillic: Емир Кустурица, pronounced [ě.mir ˈku.stu.ri.tsa]; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s.
He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d'Or twice (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as the Best Director prize for Time of the Gypsies. Kusturica has won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Arizona Dream, a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Black Cat, White Cat and a Silver Lion for Best First Work for Do You Remember Dolly Bell?. He has also been made a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Kusturica has been a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska since 9 November 2011. Among other accolades, Kusturica became a UNICEF ambassador in 2002 and eight years later he was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour in France.
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