Nihad Kreševljaković

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Magdalena Koch, Dominika Kaniecka, Nihad Kreševljaković, Adnan Lugonić (2022)

Nihad Kreševljaković (born 24 February 1973[1]) is a Bosnian historian, producer, screenwriter and director of the Sarajevo War Theatre.[2]

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Nihad Kreševljaković | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Ured u Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina,". Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ^ "Nihad Kreševljaković, direktor SARTR-a: Borba za stvarne vrijednosti". akta.ba.
  3. ^ "Direktor MESS-a Nihad Kreševljaković: Nova teatarska scena". Al Jazeera Balkans.
  4. ^ "About". Videoarhiv Official Website.
  5. ^ "Nihad Kreševljaković, direktor SARTR-a: Borba za stvarne vrijednosti". akta.ba.
  6. ^ Kairos-Preis für bosnischen Regisseur Kresevljakovic, retrieved 28 April 2019 (German)
  7. ^ "Sead Kreševljaković". Al Jazeera Balkans.