- He spent two years on the front lines filming for the Bosnian Army.
- His wife is French and they have five children. In 2009 they built together the first Montessori school in Sarajevo.
- In 2003 and 2004 he went to Kabul with Claude Lelouch and helped to rebuild the destroyed "Ariana" cinema.
- His film An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013) was shot on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a budget of only EUR 17.000. It won two major awards at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 56th Cannes International Film Festival in 2003.
- He is a professor at the Akademija Scenskih Umjetnosti, Sarajevo.
- Lives in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 19th Sarajevo International Film Festival in 2013.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at 6th Beijing International Film Festival in 2016.
- His best friend is director Dino Mustafic.
- He attended the Sarajevo Film Academy.
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