Amel Tresnjic

Amel Tresnjic was born on Sep 12, 1984 in Yugoslavia. Amel Tresnjic's big-screen debut came with 2012 Crossing Over: A New Beginning directed by Amel Tresnjic in 2012. Amel Tresnjic is known for Singfest: The Literacy of Music directed by Amel Tresnjic, David Ashton-Smith stars as Self and Lincoln Bowen as Self. Amel Tresnjic has got 55 awards and 26 nominations so far. The most recent award Amel Tresnjic achieved is International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London. The upcoming new movie Amel Tresnjic plays is Spiritual Awakening: Journey to the Inner Self which will be released on Sep 12, 2023.

Although born in Bosnia, Amel was raised in Germany and Australia as his family was forced to escape the 1992 genocide in Bosnia. His passion for film-making began when he was a very young boy. From the age of nine, he developed a tradition of watching films every night until he fell asleep and always imagined how he would grow up to become an inspirational storyteller.In 2012 Amel began to realise his dream with the international success of his first entirely self-made documentary film '2012 Crossing Over: A New Beginning.' A feature documentary that embarks on an enigmatic journey, forming a greater perspective of our worlds 'current state' and the awakening of a new wave of consciousness. On the day of its free YouTube release, the film went viral and has now been seen by over 4million+ on YouTube alone. With 90% likes and countless positive comments, the film touched the hearts of many world-wide. It received an Honour Award 'New Age of Activism 2012 and Beyond,' top 5star reviews, 8/10 IMDB rating as well as high ratings across many documentary hosting sites. The positive message of the film inspired its' supportive fan base to host numerous screenings world wide as well as translate the film into 9 languages. The film was also offered 3 distribution deals, but most important of all to Amel, the film inspired positive change in the world.Amel is also the sole creator of multi-award-winning educational film 'Singfest: The Literacy of Music.' This uplifting and inspirational feature documentary takes us into the world of music and how music, as a literacy in schools, unlocks students' full potential. Remarkably the film has won 18 international film festival awards including multiple awards for Best Documentary Feature. His second educational documentary film 'The Reading Factory: A Life Changing Literacy Support Program' documents the genesis, implementation and fine-tuning of a highly successful literacy intervention program that changes the course of children's lives. The film has won 9 international awards.His latest film 'Talk For Life: English as an Additional Language,' a heart-warming documentary film that takes us on a journey into the world of language and communication and the crucial role it plays for newly arrived refugees in Australia, has won 22 international film festival awards, including numerous Best Feature Documentary awards. The film has been picked up by Australian TV Network SBS and is available through their On Demand platform.Through his passionate and busy work ethic Amel creates projects for his wide-ranging clientele while still working on personal projects that are close to his heart. Though busy making films, Amel still finds time to teach young filmmakers the art and influence of cinema. He wishes to inspire more storytellers in the world and dedicates much of his time teaching and coordinating the Cert IV in Screen and Media at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.Alongside numerous projects for his clientele, Amel is currently in production of his two brand new entirely self-made feature documentaries, 'Spiritual Awakening: Journey to the Inner Self' and 'Giving Back: Students who Returned as Teachers.' Although now a successful and very busy filmmaker and educator, Amel still watches films every night until he falls asleep.