International Competition's Jury

Danis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter, born in 1969. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear and the Palme d’Or.

Tanović is known for having directed and written the script for the film No Man’s Land (2001), which won him many awards, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also written and directed the award-winning films An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013). Tanović’s 2016 film Death in Sarajevo won the Jury Grand Prix at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival as well as the FIPRESCI Award for the best film in competition.

Tanović is the only person born in the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina to have won an Academy Award. His latest film My Late Summer opened the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival.

Danis Tanović
JURY PRESIDENT
Ahmed Hafez
Andrea Pallaoro
Ángela Molina
Aisha Ben Ahmed
Anocha Suwichakornpong
Sylvie Pialat