Kostana Banovic

Born in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia
Visual artist and filmmaker.


Education

Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), Faculty of Fine Arts, Utrecht, NL
English Language and Literature, University of Utrecht, NL

Work placement/experience
2006 Artist in Residence Program Sacatar, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
2005 Artist in Residence Program Village des Arts, Dakar, Senegal
2004 Artist in Residence Program Village des Arts, Dakar, Senegal Artist in Residence Program Z’ARTS 2004, Festival International des Arts Visuels de Ziguinchor, Senegal
2001 Artist in Residence Program Raumars, Rauma, Finland

Filmography
2008 May I Enter, documentary essay, 57 min, (Brazil)
2007 Ploha, documentary essay, 48 min (Bosnia)
Oxum, documentary, 28 min (Brazil)
Exu, documentary, 7:45 min (Brazil)
Oxossi, documentary, 7:45 (Brazil)
Baby-boy, 1-minute video (Senegal)
2006 Sey, the Economy of Love, documentary essay, 39 min (Senegal)
Taking Leave of Satan, 3 min (former Yugoslavia)
2001 NaTragu, experimental, 16 min (Serbia)
2000 Dream Hunters, experimental, 15 min (Serbia), Gouden Vlam Award


Festivals and Screenings (selection)
2010 WorldFilm 2009 – Tartu Festival of Visual Culture, Tartu, Estonia
2009 New Territories, Lisbon, Portugal
2008 World One Minutes, Beijing 2008, China
De Nieuwe Salon, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Netherlands
Dokument ART, European Film Festival Neubrandenburg, D
Centre for Visual Art, Amsterdam Zuid, Netherlands
Eurora Art Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
Overtoom 301 Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1e Capoeira Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007 premiere ?Ploha’, ?t Hoogt, Utrecht, Netherlands
Festival of Dutch Film, Utrecht, Netherlands
Les Rencontres Internationales in Madrid, Spain
Smart Project Space, Art Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Balie, Amsterdam, Film Fund Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10 years of O&O – research and development
Les Rencontres Internationales in Berlin, D
Docupolis, International Documentary Film Festival Barcelona, Spain
Breda’s Museum, Netherlands
2006 Film and Video Festival, Casablanca, Morocco
Dakar Off 2006, Dakar Biennale, Senegal
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2006
Les Rencontres Internationales in Caracas, Venezuela, 2006 Goethe Institute Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
2005 Video Festival la Rare, Amiens, France
Centre for Visual Art Utrecht, Amersfoort, Netherlands,
?t Hoogt, film theatre Utrecht, Netherlands
2004 Centre Culturel Francais, Ziguinchor, Senegal
Centre Culturel Francais, Dakar, Senegal
2003 Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2003
2002 The Blue Sea Film Festival 2001, Rauma, Finland
Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
1st Kansk International Video Festival, Kansk, Russia
2000 Film Festival of Dutch Film – Video Festival Gouden Vlam 2000,
Utrecht, Netherlands, Gouden Vlam 2000 Award

Born in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia
Visual artist and filmmaker.


Education
Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), Faculty of Fine Arts, Utrecht, NL
English Language and Literature, University of Utrecht, NL

Work placement/experience
2006 Artist in Residence Program Sacatar, Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil
2005 Artist in Residence Program Village des Arts, Dakar, Senegal
2004 Artist in Residence Program Village des Arts, Dakar, Senegal Artist in Residence Program Z’ARTS, Festival International des Arts Visuels de Ziguinchor, Senegal
2001 Artist in Residence Program Raumars, Rauma, Finland

Filmography
2008 May I Enter, documentary, 57 min, (Brazil)
2007 Ploha, documentary essay, 48 min (Bosnia)
Oxum, documentary, 28 min (Brazil)
Exu, documentary, 7:45 min (Brazil)
Oxossi, documentary, 7:45 (Brazil)
Baby-boy, 1-minute video (Senegal)
2006 Sey, the Economy of Love, documentary essay, 39 min (Senegal)
Taking Leave of Satan, 3 min (former Yugoslavia)
2001 NaTragu, experimental, 16 min (Serbia)
2000 Dream Hunters, experimental, 15 min (Serbia), Gouden Vlam Award


Festivals and Screenings (selection):
2010 WorldFilm 2009 – Tartu Festival of Visual Culture, Tartu, Estonia

2009 New Territories, Lisbon, PT

2008 World One Minutes, Beijing, Ch
De Nieuwe Salon, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Netherlands
Dokument ART, European Film Festival Neubrandenburg, D
Centre for Visual Art, Amsterdam Zuid, Netherlands
Eurora Art Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
Overtoom 301 Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1e Capoeira Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2007 premiere ?Ploha’, ?t Hoogt, Utrecht, Netherlands
Festival of Dutch Film, Utrecht, Netherlands
Les Rencontres Internationales in Madrid, Spain
Smart Project Space, Art Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Balie, Amsterdam, Film Fund Amsterdam, Netherlands 10 years of O&O – research and development
Les Rencontres Internationales in Berlin, D
Docupolis, International Documentary Film Festival Barcelona, SP
Breda’s Museum, Netherlands

2006 Film and Video Festival, Casablanca, Morocco
Dakar Off 2006, Dakar Biennale, Senegal
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2006
Les Rencontres Internationales in Caracas, Venezuela, 2006
Goethe Institute Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

2005 Video Festival la Rare, Amiens, France
Centre for Visual Art Utrecht, Amersfoort, Netherlands,
?t Hoogt, Film Theatre Utrecht, Netherlands

2004 Centre Culturel Francais, Ziguinchor, Senegal
Centre Culturel Francais, Dakar, Senegal

2003 Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2003

2002 The Blue Sea Film Festival 2001, Rauma, Finland
Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
1st Kansk International Video Festival, Kansk, Russia

2000 Film Festival of Dutch Film – Video Festival Gouden Vlam 2000,
Utrecht, Netherlands, Gouden Vlam 2000 Award