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Ivan Ramadan
Ivan Ramadan
BornSeptember 22, 1985
OccupationAnimation film director
Years active2008 - present
Notable workTolerantia

Ivan Ramadan

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Ivan Ramadan (born September 22,1985) is a Bosnian filmmaker, known for making short animated films[1][2]. His film Torenatia (2008) was the first 3D animated film produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina[3].

Early life

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Ivan Ramadan was born in Zagreb. He is the son of Ljiljana Pavlović and Hajrudin Ramadan. Ramadan was raised in Sarajevo, where he had finished high school and graduated architecture at the University of Sarajevo. From his early years he was interested in drawing and animation. In 1995, in post-war Sarajevo Jean-Luck Sloc[4], Belgian producer, organised an animation workshop for children[5], where Ramadan made his first 2D animated film „Svjetlo i sjene“, which was screened that year at Sarajevo Film Festival. Since then animation played an important role in his life.

Career

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Ramadan started making animated films at the age of 10[6] (Svjetlo i sjene). After gathering experince in series of small projects (animations for TV, jingles and animation for advertisement) in 2007 Ramadan stared working on a pilot project called „Ptice kao mi“[7]. Right after that, in 2008, he made his first independent short animated film Tolerantia[8], which achived a great international success, and became the first 3D animated film in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ramadan's second film, Wondermilk (2010), was produced by Radio-Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina[9]. The film was their representative on INPUT Conference of the public TV services in Seoul, South Korea.

Kyamet[10] (2011), Ramadan's third film, acquired great international success, and was shown at the animation film festival, Anima Mundi Brazi In this short film Ramadan combines animation with live action sequences.

In collaboration with animation directors from 5 different countries Ramadan participated in creation of an animated omnibus film "Watching the Ball“ (2014).[11] Ramadan was also in charge of the special effects in the feature film Sabina K. (2015).[12]

His latest film Aždaja, represents combination of 3D animation and live action sequences. Aždaja was produced by Prime Time production company. Aždaja will premiere in 2016[13].

Aside from making short animated films, Ramadan has developed several online games. He is the co-founder of AI Interactive, game development company behind online games such as Dragon of Bosnia[14], Trivaders and JuJu frog.

Filmography

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Year Title Notes
2008 Tolerantia short film
2010 Wondermilk short film
2011 Kyamet short film
2014 Watching the ball omnibus film
2015 Sabina K. visual effects
2016 Aždaja short film

Video games

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Year Title Notes
2014 Dragon of Bosnia Animator
2015 Trivaders Animator
2015 JuJu Frog Animator

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "TOLERANTIA - a short animated film by Ivan Ramadan". Widyom.Com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  2. ^ ward, shayne (2014-07-05). "TOLERANTIA - a short animated film by Ivan Ramadan". Tune.pk. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  3. ^ Ramadan, Ivan (2008-02-01), Tolerantia, retrieved 2016-06-11
  4. ^ "Jean-Luc Slock » Camera-etc". www.camera-etc.be. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  5. ^ "Southeast Europe: People and Culture: Ivan Ramadan". www.southeast-europe.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  6. ^ "Southeast Europe: People and Culture: Ivan Ramadan". www.southeast-europe.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  7. ^ "Prvi bh. 3D animirani film - Ptice kao mi". Klix.ba. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  8. ^ Ramadan, Ivan (2000-01-01), Kiyamet, retrieved 2016-06-11
  9. ^ "'Čudotvorno mlijeko' Ivana Ramadana najbolji film s ekološkom tematikom". http://depo.ba. Retrieved 2016-06-11. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  10. ^ Ramadan, Ivan (2000-01-01), Kiyamet, retrieved 2016-06-11
  11. ^ "Ivan Ramadan | WATCHING THE BALL". watchingtheball.net. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  12. ^ Krusen, Cristobal (2000-01-01), Sabina K., retrieved 2016-06-11
  13. ^ Ramadan, Ivan (2000-01-01), Azdaja, retrieved 2016-06-11
  14. ^ "Ivan Ramadan's production blog: Dragon of Bosnia, the game teaser is online!". eliasveskot.blogspot.ba. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
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