Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

has submitted films for the

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since 1994. The award is handed out annually by the

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to a

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motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-

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dialogue. Bosnia and Herzegovina has submitted twenty films for consideration and two,

Danis Tanović Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for having directed and written the script for the 2001 Bosnian movie ''No Man's Land'' which won him many awards, including an Academy Award f ...

's ''

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'' and

Jasmila Žbanić Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lang ...

's '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'', have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ''No Man's Land'' went on to win the award at the

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. Three other films directed by Tanović and one other directed by Žbanić have been submitted as the Bosnian entry. Many Bosnian actors and directors worked on films submitted by

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prior to the breakup of the country in 1991.

Submissions

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Following this, they vote via

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to determine the five nominees for the award. Below is a list of the films that have been submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina for review by the Academy for the award by year and the respective Academy Awards ceremony. Most Bosnian submissions have been films about life in the country after the

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of the 1990s, made by young directors: all but Begović and Žbanić were 41 or younger when their films were made. Black comedies ''Fuse'' and ''Night Guards'', and dramas ''It's Hard To Be Nice'', ''Grbavica'', ''Days and Hours'' and ''Snow'' were all stories about life after the war. The 1994 nominee, ''The Awkward Age'', was produced during the war, and tells the story of a Communist-era boarding school. The 2005 nominee, ''Totally Personal'', is one of the few documentaries ever submitted for the Foreign Oscar award. All films were primarily in Bosnian. Other than ''No Man's Land'' and ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'', none of the submitted Bosnian films have succeeded in getting an Oscar nomination, although ''Grbavica'', winner of the

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at the 2006

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, was considered an early favorite. Bosnia typically shortlists three films before announcing their candidate. Skies Above the Landscape was short-listed twice (the release date was changed) but failed to be selected both times. ''Fuse'', ''Grbavica'', ''No Man's Land'' and ''Quo Vadis, Aida?'' are readily available in the West with English subtitles.

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External links

The Official Academy Awards DatabaseIMDb Academy Awards Page
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Submissions

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