Mirsad Purivatra is the founder of Slano Film Days. In 1995, as Director of Obala, he established the Sarajevo Film Festival, which has grown into one of the most influential film festivals in Europe and the leading festival in South-Eastern Europe. He has produced or co-produced films including Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Grand Prize of the Jury, Cannes 2011), Sieranevada (Cannes Competition 2016), The Wild Pear Tree (Cannes Competition 2018) and Triangle of Sadness (Palme d'Or, Cannes 2022). He is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, including Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres of the Republic of France.

Mirsad Purivatra osnivač je festivala Slano Film Days. Godine 1995, kao direktor Obale, osnovao je Sarajevo Film Festival, koji je izrastao u jedan od najuticajnijih evropskih festivala i vodeći festival u jugoistočnoj Evropi. Producirao je ili koproducirao filmove Bilo jednom u Anadoliji (Velika nagrada žirija, Kan 2011), Sieranevada (takmičarski program u Kanu 2016), Divlja kruška (takmičarski program u Kanu 2018) i Trougao tuge (Zlatna palma, Kan 2022). Dobitnik je brojnih domaćih i međunarodnih priznanja, među kojima je i francuski orden Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres.