| Nina Kusturica | |
| Birth Date: | 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Occupation: | Film director |
| Yearsactive: | 1997-present |
| Website: | http://www.littlealien.at/en_regie01.html |
Nina Kusturica is a Bosnian-born Austrian film director, film editor and film producer.
She studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna to become a film director and editor and earned her degree with the film Auswege, which had its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in the International Forum of New Cinema.[1] It also opened the Diagonale – the Festival of Austrian Film – in 2003. In the same year, Nina Kusturica and Eva Testor founded the production company Mobilefilm in Vienna.
In 2009, Nina Kusturica's documentary Little Alien had its premiere – once again at the Diagonale. The documentary about unaccompanied minor refugees also went on tour to reach Austrian pupils and students with a special concept consisting of the projection of the film followed by a discussion with the director and/or protagonists. In 2010, Nina Kusturica was awarded the outstanding artist award in the category of 'Intercultural Dialogue' by the Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture for her special commitment.[2]
Kusturic is involved in the Austrian citizens' initiative Machen wir uns STARK which demands a change in current politics, above all concerning integration and education.
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