Namik Kabil was born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied film in Los Angeles where he was a member of the theatre group The Grace Players, where he worked as a director, writer and actor. He wrote a novel, ‘Al One’, and several award winning screenplays: ‘Days and Hours’, ‘The Ruin’ and ‘The Last Day’. His 2007 documentary ‘Interrogation’ won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary at the Sarajevo Film Festival and Special Mention at the ZagrebDox. His feature ‘Night Guards’ had a world premiere in 2008 at the Venice Film Festival. Namik lives in Sarajevo.