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SARAJEVO, August 1 (FENA) - The recipients of this year’s "Honorary Heart of Sarajevo" will be awarded at the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival to Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan and BiH entrepreneur Nijaz Hastor, announced the Sarajevo Film Festival.
The awards will be presented to them for outstanding contribution to film and support to the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, one of today’s most acclaimed filmmakers, will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Ceylan will receive the Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the art of film and support of Sarajevo Film Festival. Ceylan is also the honorary guest of the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival's Tribute to program.
Ceylan, who holds an engineering degree and whose first love was photography is an exquisite artist and a driving force behind global art-house cinema.
Film critics describe him as a filmmaker who has developed a unique cinematic style through deeply atmospheric and emotional films that question traditional values and family ties, examine the human soul, and delve into existential matters, such as the issues of life and death.
Nijaz Hastor, the owner and founder of the ASA Prevent Group and founder of the Hastor Foundation, will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival for his continuous support in development of the Festival and exceptional contribution to the affirmation and development of film in Southeast Europe.
As the founder and owner of ASA Prevent Group, a global company that operates in 12 countries worldwide and employs 14,000 people, Nijaz Hastor is considered one of Europe's most successful entrepreneurs. And yet, he is a true visionary and philanthropist best known for his modesty, fairness and dignity.
ASA Group is among the industry leaders in the region and, besides Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany; it also operates in Austria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and Croatia, as well as in Brazil, Morocco, Turkey and the Republic of South Africa.
It is the largest privately-owned business system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it employs 7,500 people, and is the country’s top exporter. Nijaz Hastor's vision and wisdom have placed Bosnia-Herzegovina on the European map of leading automotive industry suppliers and among the top 100 global metal processing, furniture and fashion companies.
Nijaz Hastor is the founder of the Hastor Foundation, the biggest Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region that builds upon the work of Wolfsburg-based Hastor Stiftung.
Hastor Stiftung provides scholarships for students around the world stretching from South America to Central Asia.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the non-profit Hastor Foundation provides scholarships to 1,800 young people - including primary and secondary school children, as well as university students - with the hope to give them a good start in life and encourage them to stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina and become leaders in their communities.
Over the past 12 years, the Foundation helped over 3,000 young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina to become responsible adults recognized for their success both in their local communities and globally.
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