Midhat Ajanovic

Midhat Ajanovic Ayan is a writer, cinema scholar and cartoonist; he was born in Sarajevo (Bosnia) in 1959. He studied journalism in Sarajevo and practiced film animation at the Zagreb film Studio of Animation (Croatia). Since 1994 he has lived in Gothenburg (Sweden), where he obtained his degree as a Doctor of Philosophy in Film Studies. He teaches at several Swedish film schools (currently at University West in Trollhättan) and writes regularly on film and animation.
Ayan has published a large number of books in a variety of genres and in several languages, including ten novels and several monographs on the history and theory of animation, cinema, and comics.
He has regularly been a member of international juries and has received awards for his work at important festivals and exhibitions all over the world. At the 20th World Festival of Animated Film, Animafest, in Zagreb in 2010 he received an award for his special contribution to animation studies. In the same year, the Swedish edition of his novel "Portrait Drawn with Coal and Rain" was recognized with an award at the Gothenburg book fair. He also received an award for his book “Film and Comics” at the Sarajevo Book Fair in 2019.

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