Danis Tanović

Danis Tanović
Данис Тановић
Tanović in 2014
Born (1969-02-20) 20 February 1969
Citizenship
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1994–present
Political partyOur Party (2008–present)
SpouseMaelys de Rudder
Children5

Danis Tanović (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Данис Тановић; born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. 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) and Death in Sarajevo (2016).