Biography
Emir Nemanja Kusturica is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films. He is a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as being a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since the mid-2000s, Kusturica's primary residence is Drvengrad, a village in the Mokra Gora region of Serbia. He had portions of the historic village reconstructed for his film Life Is a Miracle.
Awards & recognition
- Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class · 2019
- Order of St. Sava · 2018
- Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy · 2017
- Golden Lion · 2016
- Order of Friendship · 2016
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- Svetozar Ćorović Award · 2013
- Annual award ACFK · 2011
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2010
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2007
- César Award — Best Film from the European Union · 2005
- Golden Lion · 1998
- Silver Lion · 1998
- Palme d'Or · 1995
- Silver Bear · 1993
- Cannes Best Director Award · 1989
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 1985
- Palme d'Or · 1985
- FIPRESCI Prize at Festival of Venice · 1981
- Aleksandar Lifka Award
- César Award
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- honorary doctor of the Voronezh State University
- Order of the Holy Passion Bearer Saint Nicholas II
- Order of the White Eagle
- Sretenje Order
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2001 · nominated
Filmography14 titles
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
Underground
Time of the Gypsies
The Balkan Line
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
El Pepe: A Supreme Life
Arizona Dream
Balkan Spirit
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Maradona by Kusturica
The Good Thief
The Scapegoat
The Ice Forest
Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom