The Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo () is a faculty within the

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, dedicated to the

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History

The Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo was officially opened in 1981 with the inaugural Department of

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. This was followed by the opening of the Department of Directing in 1989, the Department of

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in 1994 and the Department of

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in 2010. An important segment of the academy's practice is its cooperation with the Open Stage "Obala", a prominent Sarajevo theater, where students present their works along with professional actors, directors and writers. The need for the school arose because, according to data from the year 1981, Bosnia and Herzegovina theaters had around 180 employees of which only 24 had the appropriate academic qualifications. Therefore, it was decided to establish Academy for Performing Arts in Sarajevo which was open to students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and other republics of

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. Academy of Performing Arts officially started working on December 2, 1981. In 2010, it was announced that the

Sarajevo Canton The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo (; ; ), is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the capital city of Bosnia and Herzeg ...

and the Cantonal Development Institute would be funding the construction of a 10 million KM building and center for the Academy of Performing Arts, primarily because working conditions for students and faculty alike have been subpar for the past decade. Construction on the new center began in mid-2010 in the Centar Municipality.

Notable alumni

Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo alumni include

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, and

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award winners. Some of the distinguished alumni and staff include: *

Senad Bašić Senad Bašić (born 26 August 1962) is a Bosnian film, theater and television actor, and comedian. He also works as a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo, Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, specializing in acting. Bašić ...

Miraj Grbić Miraj Grbić (born 17 July 1976) is a Bosnian–American film, television and theater actor. Biography Grbić graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo, Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo at the University of Sarajevo, where he ...

* Branko Đurić "Đuro" *

Benjamin Filipović Benjamin Filipović (1962 – 20 July 2006) was a Bosnian film director. He taught at the directing department of the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, name ...

Elmir Jukić Elmir Jukić (born 1971) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from the directing department at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo in 1993. One of Jukić's most distinguished works as a director is the popular Bosnia ...

Ademir Kenović Ademir Kenović (born September 14, 1950) is a Bosnian film director and producer. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1975. In 1972–73 he studied film, English literature and art at the Denison University in Ohio Ohio ( ...

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes ...

, two-time

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-winning director and screenwriter *

Zana Marjanović Zana Marjanović (born 31 May 1983) is a Bosnian actress best known for her leading role in Angelina Jolie's directorial debut '' In the Land of Blood and Honey'' (2011). She is an alumna of Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Filmography ;Fi ...

* Snježana Martinović * Helena Minić *

Haris Pašović Haris Pašović (born 16 July 1961) is a Bosnian theatre director. Over the course of his career, he has also worked as a playwright, producer, choreographer, performer, and designer. He is best known for his productions of Wedekind's “Spring Aw ...

Danis Tanović Danis Tanović (born 20 February 1969) is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or. Ta ...

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-winning director and screenwriter *

Pjer Žalica Pjer Žalica (born 7 May 1964) is a Bosnians, Bosnian film director, screenwriter and a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. His father Miodrag (1926–1992) was a noted dramaturgist and poet who scripted several TV movies. H ...

Jasna Žalica Jasna Žalica (born 1968) is a Bosnian actress. She has appeared in more than sixteen films since 1997. Personal life Žalica is married to Bosnian director Pjer Žalica Pjer Žalica (born 7 May 1964) is a Bosnians, Bosnian film director, ...

Jasmila Žbanić Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including nominations for the Academy Awards, Academy Award and two British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards. ...

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-winning screenwriter and director *

Emir Hadžihafizbegović Emir Hadžihafizbegović (; born 20 August 1961) is a Bosnian actor. Often regarded as one of the best actors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has appeared in over fifty films, including '' When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985), ''Remake'' (20 ...

, Venice Horizons Award-winning actor * Milan Pavlović * Aleksandar Seksan *

Moamer Kasumović Moamer Kasumović (Cyrillic: Моамер Касумовић; born 12 December 1981) is a Bosnian actor and producer born in Montenegro. He gained recognition for portraying the role of Damir Fazlinović in the sitcom '' Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' ...

Alban Ukaj Alban Ukaj (born in Pristina, 21 July 1980) is a Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo-Albanian actor. He attended the Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo, Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is notable for his role in the film ...

References

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