Aida Begić
Aida Begić is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. She completed a degree in Film and Theater Directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo in 2000. Her graduation film “The First Death Experience” was screened at more than 20 international film festivals, including the 54th Cannes Film Festival, where it was part of the Cinéfondation’s Selection. Aida Begić is an assistant professor in directing at her alma mater in Sarajevo. In 2004, she and Elma Tataragic founded the production company MAMAFILM. Her 2017 film Never Leave Me (Turkish: Beni Bırakma) was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Her 2012 film Children of Sarajevo (Bosnian: Djeca) competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Distinction award; it was also chosen as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards,