About Bosnia

Culture

Bosnia has a rich culture, including poets such as Jovan Ducic and Mak Dizdar; writers such as Branko Copic, Ivo Andric, Miljenko Jergovic, Petar Kocic and Nedzad Ibrisimovic; and musicians such as Dino Merlin and Tomo Mili&觅evi&覿. Ivo Andri&覿 won the Nobel Prize for Literature, while Vladimir Prelog won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1975.

Noted Bosnian film-makers are Mirza Idrizovi&覿, Aleksandar Jevdjevi&覿, Ivica Mati&覿, Danis Tanovi&覿, Ademir Kenovic, Pjer Žalica, Dino Mustafi&覿, Srdjan Vuleti&覿, and Emir Kusturica.

The Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo (Akademija scenskih umjetnosti Sarajevo) was founded in 1981.