Goran Kapetanović
Goran Kapetanović (born 12 December 1974) is a Bosnian-Swedish writer, director, and adjunct in film directing at Malmö Theater Academy.
Goran Kapetanović
- Born
- 1974 · Sarajevo.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- film director · film producer · screenwriter
- Education
- Stockholm University of the Arts
- Honours
- Guldbagge Award for Best Director
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Early life
Goran Kapetanović was born 12 December 1974 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. When he was 17, his family fled the war in Yugoslavia and moved to Sweden. Kapetanović graduated in 2004 from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts with the short film En Familj.
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Goran Kapetanović appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a director (born 1974). Goran Kapetanović was born in 1974 in Sarajevo.
Career
Career
He has directed short films such as Flykting 532 (2015), Kiruna-Kigali (2012), En familj (2004), and Eko (2004), as well as features such as Min Faster in Sarajevo (2016) and Krig (2017). He directed Caliphate (2020) and Knutby (TV series) (2021). Kapetanović has received more than 20 international prizes from a variety of cities and festivals. For Kiruna-Kigali, he won best short film at the Toronto Short Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards 2013. For Min Faster i Sarajevo, Kapetanović received six nominations and won for best director at Guldbaggen in Sweden.
Personal life
Personal life
As of 2017, he lives in Malmö with his wife Karin and their two daughters.
Filmmaking credits
• Year — Title — Notes — Ref. Reference • 2004 — En Familj — Short film • Eko — Short film • 2007 — Litegrann från ovan — Short film • 2012 — Kiruna-Kigali — Short film
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Nominee — Result — Ref. Reference • 2004 — Jameson Short Film Award — Eko • 2012 — Best Short Film at Peace & Love Film Festival — Kiruna-Kigali
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