Also briefly attending the film festival was Bosnian-born director Danis Tanovic, who has been credited for helping kick-start Bosnia and Herzegovina’s film industry with his black comedy about the 1992-1995 conflict, "No Man's Land", which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2001.
Festivalu je kratko nazočio i redatelj Danis Tanović rođen u Bosni, kome se pripisuju zasluge za pokretanje poslijeratne filmske industrije Bosne i Hercegovine. Njegova crna komedija “Ničija zemlja” koja govori o sukobu u Bosni od 1992. do 1995. godine, nagrađena je 2001. godine Oskarom za najbolji strani film.