| Sulejman Kupusović | |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Kladanj, Yugoslavia |
| Death Place: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Occupation: | Director |
| Years Active: | 1973–2014 |
Sulejman Kupusović (7 April 1951 – 15 August 2014) was a Bosnian theater director. Also, he directed some television films and series.
In 1974, Kupusović received a diploma from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Zagreb, as a director of theater, film and television. He later studied philosophy and comparative literature at the University of Zagreb.[1] He directed in theaters across the former Yugoslavia, as well as the first Bosnian opera, Hasanaginica, which premiered in Sarajevo on 18 March 2000.[2] In addition to theater performances, he has directed several TV films, dramas and sitcoms. He directed the award-winning 2011 theater play Krokodil Lacoste written by Zlatko Topčić, in Chamber Theater 55.
Kupusović died aged 63 in the Bosnian capital city after a long illness.[3] [4] [5] [6] After his death, the stages of the Sarajevo National Theatre where Kupusović directed a number of plays were covered with white roses. The memorial began with the John Lennon song Working Class Hero as Kupusović's paintings were shown on screen.[7]
| Year | Film | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Otac i neki važni ljudi | TV film | |
| 1974 | Oj, živote | TV film | |
| Mula Mustafa Bašeskija | TV biographical film | ||
| 1975 | Događaj na drugom peronu | TV film | |
| 1976 | Teversenove bajke | TV series | |
| 1978 | Priča o kmetu Simanu | TV film | |
| 1979 | Tale | TV series; 8 episodes | |
| 1981 | Zajedno | TV film | |
| Veselin Masleša | TV biographical film | ||
| 1990 | Memoari porodice Milić | TV series | |
| 2002–03 | Viza za budućnost | TV series | |
| 2002 | Viza za budućnost: Novogodišnji special | TV New Year's Special | |
| 2009 | Žene s broja 13 | TV series |