Jasmin Dizdar

Jasmin Dizdar is a BritishBosnian film director, screenwriter and author best known for his multiawardwinning feature film Beautiful People and his World War Two thriller Chosen starring Harvey Keitel. Jasmin Dizdar received the highest honor from Pulitzer Prizewinning American film critic Roger Ebert who selected Beautiful People in his The New York Times Guide to The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Jasmin Dizdar also published a book on cinema, which achieved a high volume of sales, with over 50,000 copies sold.

Jasmin Dizdar was born and grew up in his Bosnian hometown of Zenica, where his gift for creative writing was spotted early on by primary school teacher of literature. With her guidance and encouragement, he sent his short story History Hour to a regional competition and won his first award for the best short story.

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