Jasmina Bojic

Jasmina Bojic has been teaching at Stanford since 1991, and has been a lecturer in the Program in International Relations since 1996. Jasmina is also the Director of Stanford's Camera As Witness Program, which she founded in 2010, and Executive Director of the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the U.S. that she founded in 1998. In 2000, UNAFF’s mission was broadened to include the UNAFF Traveling Film Festival. She has worked as a journalist for more than thirty years, covering political and cultural events such as the Academy Awards, Cannes, Sundance, Venice, and Tribeca film festivals. She has served on juries at many international film festivals and has extensive connections with filmmakers and the film industry worldwide. She has worked as a producer/director on several documentaries and TV Programs dealing with human rights issues. In 2007, Jasmina received the “Community Treasure Award” from Stanford University President John Hennessy for her contribution in promoting dialogue and education about different cultures and issues. In 2014, the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication of UNESCO (ICFT) presented the UNESCO Fellini Medal to Jasmina in recognition of her exceptional contribution in promoting the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through the art of documentary film.