Ivica Matić Award

The Ivica Matić Award is an award given by the Association of Film Workers of Bosnia and Herzegovina named after the Bosnian-Herzegovinian film director and screenwriter Ivica Matić.

History

Until 1992, The Ivica Matić Award was given for contributions to film, but was interrupted because of the Bosnian War. It was re-established in 2003 and is awarded to members of the Association in two distinct categories of: Outstanding film work of the year and for the Total contribution to Bosnian-Herzegovinian cinema. The prize is awarded annually as a part of Sarajevo Film Festival program and is supported by Film Fund Sarajevo. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic awards for 2019 and 2020 were awarded in 2021.

Recent winners

The recent winners of the Ivica Matić Award are:

• 2003 – director Pjer Žalica for the film Fuse;
• 2004 – director Srđan Vuletić for the film Summer in the Golden Valley;
• 2005 – film worker Mensud Arslanović, awarded posthumously for his life's contribution;
• 2006 – director Jasmila Žbanić for the film Grbavica and Gavrilo Grahovac, Minister of the Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports for lifelong contribution;
• 2007 – directors Gojko Šipovac and Vlatko Filipović for their lifelong contribution;
• 2008 – director Aida Begić and producer and screenwriter Elma Tataragić for the film Snow;
• 2009/2010 – director Vefik Hadžismajlović and film worker Aziz Arnautović for their overall contribution.
• 2011 – Srđan Šarenac, director of the documentary Village Without Women, and Pero Burić for his life contribution.
• 2012 – Vera Mihić for her life contribution to Bosnian film and the author team of the film Children (Erol Zubčević, Igor Čamo, Sanja Džeba, Sanda Popovac and Miralem Zubčević)
• 2013 – Mustafa Mustafić for his life contribution to Bosnian-Herzegovinian film and Danis Tanović for the film An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker.
• 2014 – Mirsad Purivatra, director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, and producer Zoran Galić for overall contribution.
• 2015 – Ademir Kenović, producer and director; producer Amra Bakšić Čamo and director of photography Erol Zubčević.
• 2016 – Reginald Šimek, editor, Tomislav Topić, director of the Mediterranean Film Festival, and members of the action group for copyright (Jovan Marjanović, Elma Tataragić, Pierre Žalica, Amar Nović)
• 2017 – Director Alen Drljević and producer Damir Ibrahimović for the film Men Don't Cry, Dragutin Ressner and Nidžara Mehić for their life contribution.
• 2018 – Project "Sarajevo City of Film", and director Vesko Kadić and director of photography Milenko Uherka for his life contribution.
• 2019 – Elma Tataragić for the screenwriting of Stiches by Miroslav Terzić (West End Productions) and God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya by Teona Strugar Mitevska (Sisters and Brother Mitevski); Nermin Hamzagić – director of Full Moon (SCCA/pro.ba) and for overall contribution: director, scriptwriter, cinematographer and producer Mustafa Kapidžić.
• 2020 – Damir Ibrahimović for the realization of Jasmila Žbanić's film Quo Vadis, Aida? (Deblokada), Igor Čamo – sound designer of Quo Vadis, Aida? and Focus, Grandma! by Pierre Žalica (Obala Art Centar) and for overall contribution: Director Ratko Orozović and cinematographer Danijal Šukalo.
• 2021
  • Award for best film: The White Fortress Tabija directed by Igor Drljaca
  • Award for overall contribution to Bosnian and Herzegovinan film: Nedžad Begović
• 2022
  • The award for overall contribution to Bosnian and Herzegovinian film: Predrag Doder
  • Elma Tataragić, screenwriter of the film The Happiest Man in the World
  • Amra Bakšić Čamo and Adis Đapo, co-producers of the film The Happiest Man in the World
• 2023
  • Una Gunjak, director of the film Excursion Ekskurzija
  • The award for overall contribution to Bosnian and Herzegovinian films: Šemsudin Gegić