Antonio Nuić (born 26 March 1977 in

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) is a Bosnian Croatian film director and screenwriter. Nuić had graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Drama Art before beginning his career directing music videos and short films. His first short film ''Na mjestu događaja'' (1998) and ''Vratite im Dinamo'' (1999) won awards at student film festivals. His next project was ''Sex, drink and bloodshed'' (''Seks, piće i krvoproliće'', 2004), a film in three segments, for which he directed the 23 minutes long ''Bloodshed'' segment. His first feature film was '' All for Free'' (''Sve džaba'', 2006), which won him the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at the 2006 Pula Film Festival. This was followed by ''

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'' (''Kenjac'', 2009) which was Croatia's submission for the

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at the 82nd Academy Awards, without receiving a nomination. He also directed the Croatian-language versions of the ''

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'' film and the

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-winning animated feature '' Ratatouille'' (both 2007). In 2010 Nuić was elected president of the Croatian Film Directors Guild.

Filmography

*'' All for Free'' (''Sve džaba'', 2006) *''

'' (''Kenjac'', 2009) *'' Life Is a Trumpet'' (''Život je truba'', 2015) *''

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'' (2018)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuic, Antonio 1977 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina screenwriters Film people from Sarajevo Croatian film directors Croatian screenwriters Golden Arena for Best Director winners Bosnia and Herzegovina film directors