Bosnian director Kusturica awarded prize at summer film school

The Association of Czech Film Clubs has awarded renowned filmmaker Emir Kusturica a prize for his outstanding contribution to European cinema; it was given to the director on Saturday evening at the Summer Film School in Uherské Hraďiště. Mr Kusturica is known worldwide for such films as Time of the Gypsies, Black Cat, White Cat and Underground. The filmmaker completed his studies in 1978 at the Prague film academy, FAMU, where he studied under the legendary filmmaker Otakar Vávra. Mr Kusturica is also a guitarist for the group No Smoking Orchestra, due to perform at the school.