The Bosnian candidate "Quo Vadis, Aida?", a film directed by Jasmila Zbanic, was officially nominated for the Oscars in the category Best International Feature Film, thus becoming the second BiH film to compete for this prestigious award. Here are some of the reactions to the news:
Danis Tanovic, the first Bosnian Oscar-winning director was among the first to congratulate Jasmila Zbanic with a clear message “Congratulations.”
Congratulations !!!
— Danis Tanović (@DanisTanovic) March 15, 2021
The British and American embassies were thrilled with the news giving the film a round of applause and congratulating the crew.
? @QuoVadisAida ? https://t.co/Yc356nry9I
— Matt Field (@MattFieldUK) March 15, 2021
Congratulations to Jasmila Zbanic and the whole team of @QuoVadisAida for their nomination in the category International Feature Film! #OscarNoms #BosniaandHerzegovina https://t.co/Cm0UxLrNHM
— US Embassy Sarajevo (@USEmbassySJJ) March 15, 2021
The Srebrenica Memorial Centre was also among the first, saying they were grateful for the raising of awareness regarding the Srebrenica genocide which this film helped.
LATEST: 'Quo Vadis, Aida' is nominated for an Oscar awards for best international feature film. @srebrenicamc hosted BiH premiere screening and we are grateful for #bosniangenocide awareness raising this movie brought. Congrats to Jasmila and Deblokada team! pic.twitter.com/NBU5r32AaZ
— Srebrenica Memorial Center (@SrebrenicaMC) March 15, 2021
Former Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor tweeted “Bravo Jasmila. For truth and Justice.”
Bravo Jasmila Žbanić! Quo vadis Aida! Za istinu i pravdu.
— Jadranka Kosor (@_Jadranka_Kosor) March 15, 2021
The Head of EU Delegation, Ambassador Johann Sattler was also among the first to congratulate director Zbanic and the team, saying it is time to bring another Oscar to BiH.
Čestitke za Jasmilu Žbanić & @QuoVadisAida crew for the #OscarNoms ?
Time to bring the second #Oscar to #BiH??❗ https://t.co/aEAJOiQyOy
— Johann Sattler (@josattler) March 15, 2021
Colombia University Professor Tanya L. Domi, who is also the Board President of the Post-Conflict Research Center congratulated director Zbanic and the film crew for the nomination.
.@QuoVadisAida? is an Oscar Finalist! BRAVO to #JasmilaZbanic! #BIH #HumanRights #Oscar2021 pic.twitter.com/yKW5tgKMdF
— Tanya L. Domi (@tanyadomi) March 15, 2021
UN Women, a UN entity for gender equality and women's empowerment also joined in:
BiH director Jasmila Žbanić has been nominated for the Oscar in the category of Best International Feature Film, with her latest movie #QuoVadisAida! Congratulations ??? #OscarNoms https://t.co/KwhhmBkneq
— UN Women BiH (@unwomenbih) March 15, 2021
Danis Tanovic's “No Man's Land” won the only Oscar for Bosnia in 2002.
Zbanic's film deals with the topic of the Srebrenica genocide from 1995 through the eyes of an interpreter for the peacekeeping mission in the town of Srebrenica.
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