1950 Born in Sarajevo
1969 University of Sarajevo
1972-73 Studied film, English literature and art at
Dennison University, Ohio, USA
1974 Graduated in English language and literature at
the University of Sarajevo with the thesis Shakespeare
and Film.
1989 Professor at Cinema and Theatre Academy of Sarajevo.
Since 1976 Kenovic directs and produces clips, documentaries,
short feature films, publicity and educational films,
amongst others for Sarajevo Television.
Directed feature films
1986 A Little Bit Of Soul, opened
"La Quinzaine de Realisateurs" at the 1991
Cannes Film Festival.
Subsequently, this film was programmed in most of
the major film festivals at Tokyo, Montreal, San Fransisco
and New York.
1989 Kuduz, featured at all the
important international film festivals, nominated
the Felix Award for the Best Film, Best Leading Actress
and Best Music.
The Special Prize of the Jury was awarded to this
film for "its new spirit coming from Sarajevo".
1994 Man, God, the Monster, aka
MGM/Sarajevo opened the Director's Fortnight in Cannes.
This film, which Kenovic co-directed with three others,
has been subtitled: "an aesthetical approach
from film directors, with their views considerably
changed through the phenomenon of war". It was
awarded in the European Academy in Berlin.
1997 Perfect Circle
- Cannes 1997 Opening of the direct fortnight Prix
Francois Chalais, Prix Cannes Junior,
- Paris Film festival - Special Jury Prize
- Tokyo International film Festival - Grand Prize,
Best film, Best director
- European Academy Awards - Nominated for the best
European Film and best screenplay
- Jerusalem Film Festival - Van Leer Special Prize
- Que'bec Film Festival - Audience Prize
- Valladolid Film Festival - Critic Prize
- Saint Luis Films Festival - Audience Prize
- International Humanitarian Awards&Film Festival
- Best Humanitarian Award on Human Rights
- 1st International Encounter of Cinema-History in
Turkey - Best actor, Critics Award for Feature Special
Jury Prize for Features...
2002 Secret Passage
2003 Producer of two feature films Fuse
by Pjer Žalica and Summer in the Golden Valley
by Srđan Vuletić
