Goran Kapetanović
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Goran Kapetanović, born 12 December 1974 in
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, is a Bosnian-Swedish writer, director, and adjunct in film directing at Malmö Theater Academy. Kapetanović was trained at the
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and 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 all eight episodes of the TV series ''
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'' (2020). 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
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2013. For ''Min Faster i Sarajevo'', Kapetanović received six nominations and won for best director at
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in Sweden.


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