Amar was born and raised in the small town of Bosanska Krupa and studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Department of Film, Theater, and TV directing. His high school short film ForA Mark More (2015) was shown at the 21st Sarajevo film festival as a part of the TeenAction program. While studying, he has directed several short films and plays. His short experimental film Self-Reflection was shown at the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival as a part of the BH Film program and at the 2nd International Film Festival in Bottrop, Germany. More recently, he has been working as an assistant director on TV series and feature-length films. He also writes film criticism for the website Filmofil, based in Sarajevo. Currently, he's in postproduction for his thesis film Where Do Lost Cats Go? and is developing his future film project.
