Back in 2001, the film world well remembered the name of Danis Tanovic and a distant country in the Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 2001, the film “No Man's Land” first came out and immediately after, it was nominated for the Oscar award, for the Best Foreign Language Film. On March 24, 2002, it won the famous award at the Kodak Theater in California.

“No Man's Land” was then in competition with the films “Amélie” (France), “Elling” (Norway), “Lagaan” (India) and “Son of the Bride” (Argentina). Tanovic was presented with the award by Sharon Stone and John Travolta. After a short speech, the BiH director then raised the Oscar and said: “This is for my country, for Bosnia. Thank you.”

The live broadcast of the Oscars that year was followed by more than a million viewers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Called one of the best films of 2001, No Man's Land is a powerful, poignant, highly entertaining exploration of the meaninglessness of war. The film was shot in Slovenia, for a little over $ 1.5 million, in a co-production of five countries.

The “No Man's Land” won numerous film awards, among which are the Oscar for the best foreign film, the Golden Globe for the best feature film, and the Cannes Film Festival award for the best original screenplay.

At the Sarajevo Film Festival, it won the award for the best film as well as the audience award.

Danis Tanovic was then welcomed in his native country with a standing ovation. Several thousand people welcomed him in front of the National Theater in Sarajevo. There was dancing and singing, and a banner with the words “Bravo Danis” was waved proudly. Congratulations came from all over the world.