Nihad Kreševljaković
Nihad Kreševljaković (born 24 February 1973[1]) is a Bosnian historian, producer, screenwriter and director of the Sarajevo War Theatre.[2]
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Biography
Kreševljaković was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia. He enrolled at the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy where he studied history. He graduated in 1999, before earning his post-graduate degree from the same institution four years later. He further studied Comparative literature. He has worked as a producer for the MESS International Theatre Festival, before being named director of the festival.[3] In 2011 he founded the Videoarhiv documentary film production company with his brother Sead.[4] In 2012 he was named director of the Sarajevo War Theatre.[5] He has worked as a screenwriter on numerous film projects. In 2019, Kreševljaković was awarded the KAIROS Prize.[6]
Personal life
His grandfather Hamdija Kreševljaković was a renowned Bosnian historian. His father Muhamed Kreševljaković was the war-time mayor of Sarajevo. His twin brother Sead is a journalist, film producer and the honorary consule of San Marino in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]
References
- "Nihad Kreševljaković | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Ured u Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina,". Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- "Nihad Kreševljaković, direktor SARTR-a: Borba za stvarne vrijednosti". akta.ba.
- "Direktor MESS-a Nihad Kreševljaković: Nova teatarska scena". Al Jazeera Balkans.
- "About". Videoarhiv Official Website.
- "Nihad Kreševljaković, direktor SARTR-a: Borba za stvarne vrijednosti". akta.ba.
- Kairos-Preis für bosnischen Regisseur Kresevljakovic, retrieved 28 April 2019 (German)
- "Sead Kreševljaković". Al Jazeera Balkans.