Ahmed Imamovic was born 1971. in Sarajevo. He graduated in directing from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo in 2002. From 1993 to 1995 he worked as a cameraman for SAGA production on more than 30 documentaries for which Saga received FELIX award in 1994. He recived FELIX for the second time in 2002 with his short film “10 minutes”. He also worked on the production of Michael Winterbottom's “Welcome to Sarajevo” as an assistant of director.
He realized his first feature film “Go West” in 2004. This film received the following awards:
- Pecs Film Celebration, Hungary, Best actress award.
- Festival du Cinema Montpellier, France, Critic award, Audience award.
- Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine, The “Don Kihot” prize of FICC jury ( International
Federation of Film Society) Special mention of jury for the feature film from the main jury of the festival.
- 46th International Thessaloniki Film Festival “Balcan Survey“ section the award of the audience for the best film.
He realized his first feature film “Go West” in 2004. This film received the following awards:
- Pecs Film Celebration, Hungary, Best actress award.
- Festival du Cinema Montpellier, France, Critic award, Audience award.
- Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine, The “Don Kihot” prize of FICC jury ( International
Federation of Film Society) Special mention of jury for the feature film from the main jury of the festival.
- 46th International Thessaloniki Film Festival “Balcan Survey“ section the award of the audience for the best film.