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Amra Bakšić Čamo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Biography

Amra Bakšić Čamo is one of the founders of SCCA/pro.ba, an independent production company from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has produced and coproduced award-winning shorts, documentaries, TV programs and feature films. Since 2003 she is the Head of the CineLink, a regional co-production market, work in progress and project development workshop at the Sarajevo Film Festival and one of the curators of TorinoFilmLab. She is a member of the European Film Academy as well as ACE and EAVE producer networks. She has been a longtime collaborator of Berlinale Coproduction Market and Biennale College. Amra teaches Producing at the Academy of Preforming Arts in Sarajevo. She produced many projects such as the fiction feature the FULL MOON by Nermin Hamzagić, (Bosnia and Herzegovina), premiered at Cottbus FF19, Ecumenical prize for Best Film, Best Actor; SEE FACTORY (13 countries, 10 directors, 5 shorts, 1 feature), premiered at Cannes 2019 / Directors Fortnight; the fiction feature NOTHING BUT THE WIND by Timur Makarević, premiered at Raindance 2017; DEATH IN SARAJEVO by Danis Tanović, premiered at Berlinale 2016, Jury Grand Prix; ALL THE CITIES OF THE NORTH by Dane Komljen, premiered at Locarno 2016; WITH MUM by Faruk Lončarević (2013), premiered at Sarajevo Film Festival 2013 and AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF AN IRON PICKER by Danis Tanović (2013), premiered at Berlinale 2013, Jury Grand Prix, Best Actor, short listed for Oscar. She also co-produced HEROES DON'T DIE by Aude Lea Rapin, which premiered at Cannes 2019 Semaine de la Critique; STITCHES by Miroslav, premiered at Berlin Film Festival 2019 / Panorama, Europa Cinemas Label Award, 2nd Place Panorama Audience Award; the documentary feature THE SIEGE by Remy Ourdan, FIPA d'Or in 2016 and NIGHTLIFE by Damjan Kozole, premiered at Karlovy Vary 2016, Cristal Globus for Best Director. Furthermore Amra worked as associate producer in the feature film TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE by Ena Sendijarevic, premiered at FF Rotterdam 2019, Bright Future, Tiger Competition - Special Jury Award.

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