Alma Bećirović is a Bosnian filmmaker and theatre director born in Sarajevo.
Biography She won several awards for her short feature films and documentaries, including Best Screenplay at the Göteborg International Film Festival for the short feature film On Wednesdays in CineBosnia selection and Best Short Feature film at the Torino Film Festival for the same film. Award of Germany Ministry of Culture for the documentary film Survived and Lived Through One More DayInternet Movie Database at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.Oberhausen International Short Film FestivalMinistry of Urban Development and Housing, Culture and Sports Award for Survived 'n Lived Through One More Day
Her films have been part of the official selection at Tribeca Film Festival New York, LA Film Festival, Mediterranean Short Film Festival Of Tangier, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Wiesbaden Film Festival, Motovun Film Festival and many others.
Her documentary film Survived and Lived Through One More DayFemale Documentary Filmmakers: Fragmented Realities of Conflict and Post-Conflict Bosnia was a part of both group and individual exhibitions at the Tate Modern,Tate Modern New Video, New Europe - A Survey of Eastern European Video The Kitchen gallery in New York,'New Video, New Europe' Exhibition at The Kitchen New York Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid.Reina Sofia - Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Madrid
She directed several theatre plays such as Top Girls by Caryl Churchill at the National TheatreDANI, Teatarske Premijere, Top Girls in Sarajevo and John Smith, princess of Walesa by Tomislav Zajec co-production between Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo and Chamber Theatre 55.
She directed several TV commercials for leading Balkans brands as well as TV idents.
Alma currently lives in London, and works in the field of Digital technology and Innovation.
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