Cedomir Kolar

Head of Jury

Cedomir Kolar, the Oscar-winning producer of No Man’s Land (2001), has been active in film production for three decades and has more than 30 feature credits. Born in the city of Rijeka in the former Yugoslavia, he graduated with a degree in film production from the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts. His credits include Before the Rain (1994, Academy Award nominee). In 2003, he founded A.S.A.P. Films, together with Tanović and fellow producer Marc Baschet. He produced Tanović’s acclaimed films Hell (2005); Cirkus Columbia (2010) and An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013). He has worked with renowned directors such as Benjamin Filipovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Marion Hänsel (Belgium), Aktan Arym Kubat (Kyrgyzstan), the late Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) and the talented Ritesh Batra (India), for whom he produced Bafta-nominated and widely acclaimed The Lunchbox (2013). The European Film Academy recently honored him with the European Co-Production Award.

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