Dino Mustafić (born 6 July 1969) is a Bosnian film and theater director and current managing director of the

Sarajevo National Theatre The Sarajevo National Theatre ( Bosnian and Serbian: ''Narodno pozorište Sarajevo'', Народно позориште Сарајево, Croatian: ''Narodno kazalište Sarajevo'') is the largest theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the ...

Biography

Mustafić was born in

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, at the time part of

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, the son of renowned Yugoslav

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, Mustafa Mustafić. He graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Department of Directing, and the Faculty of Humanities, Department of

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of the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...

. Mustafić has previously held the position of managing director of the MESS International Theater Festival from 1997 until 2016. In 2017, he signed the

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of the

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and

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Politics

Together with

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-winning director and friend

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 ...

, Mustafić founded Our Party in 2008. Since 2011, he has been a public advocate of the Initiative for RECOM in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Notable stagework

*Sartre's ''The Wall'' and ''Dirty Hands'' *Ionesco's ''The Rhinoceros'' and ''The King Dies'' *Mroźek's ''On Foot'' and ''Policemen'' *Moliėr's ''Tartif'' *Koltės's ''Roberto Zucco'' *Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' *Wilder's ''Saved by a Hair'' *Schwab's ''Presidents'' *Boychev's ''Colonel of the Birds'' and ''Hannibal Underground'' *Gardner's ''I'm Not Rappaport'' *Villqist's ''Helver's Night'' *Loher's ''Adam Geist'' *Nick Wood's ''Warrior's Square'' *Głowacki's ''The Fourth Sister'' *Martin McDonagh's ''Cripple Billy''

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustafić, Dino 1969 births Living people Film people from Sarajevo University of Sarajevo alumni Yugoslav theatre directors Bosnia and Herzegovina film directors Our Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians Political party founders Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language