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Novakovic was born on 17 November 1981 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven. Novakovic was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but after a significant set of events, she changed her mind and decided to pursue the performing arts. Novakovic studied at The McDonald College in Sydney, (where she was Dux of 1999) and graduated from NIDA with a BA in Dramatic Arts in 2002. She has a younger sister, Valentina Novakovic, who is also an actress, famous for having performed in the Australian soap opera, Neighbours (1985).
In 2003, Novakovic played Randa in the ABC mini-series Marking Time (2003), a role which won her an AFI Award for "Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama or Comedy". As an actor, Novakovic's film credits in Australia include Blackrock (1996), Strange Fits of Passion (1998), The Monkey's Mask (1999), Thunderstruck (2004), Solo (2005), and the Serbian movies Optimisti (2005) and Skinning (2010). From 2007 to 2009, she played Tippi in the TV series Satisfaction for Showtime Australia. Other breakout roles include: Drag Me to Hell (2009), Edge of Darkness (2009), Devil (2010), Burning Man (2011) and Generation Um(2012).
Theatre credits in Australia include These People, Away and Strange Fruit at the Sydney Theatre Company; The Female of the Species at the Melbourne Theatre Company; Woyzeck (Helpmann award nomination for best supporting actress in 2009), Criminology (Green Room award nomination for best actress 2007), Eldorado (Helpmann nomination for best supporting actress, 2006) and Necessary Targets at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, Death Variations and Loveplay (Ride On) for B Sharp, Romeo and Juliet with Bell Shakespeare Company and Debris for Ride On Theatre (which received a Green Room nomination for best Independent production and best actress in 2006).
Novakovic also runs her own independent theatre company, Ride On Theatre Sydney and Melbourne) with co-director Tanya Goldberg. She was a producer and performer for the 2004 Ride On Theatre sell out season of "Loveplay" at the Downstairs Belvoir Street Theatre, and the 2006 Green Room nominated production of Debris (in which she was also nominated for best actress).
In 2008, she translated, adapted and directed Fake Porno in Melbourne, which was invited to be part of the Powerhouse season in Brisbane in 2009, and also received three Green Room nominations including best production. Outside of Ride On, she wrote and directed with Melbourne's Black Lung Theatre for the critically acclaimed production of Sugar at the 2007 Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2010, Novakovic received an AFI nomination for International Award for Best Actress for her role in Edge of Darkness.
Novakovic landed the part of a beautiful prostitute-turned-law-student in Fox's series, Rake, starring Greg Kinnear. The show was canceled in May, 2014. She portrayed Clare Hitchens in The Hallow, a horror film set in Ireland and directed by Corin Hardy.
Earlier this year [2015], The Toronto Film Festival premiered her feature film The Little Death. Novakovic can be seen playing the lead in the ABC pilot Agatha, and has also booked a recurring role in Showtime dramedy Shameless.
She's repped by CAA, Management 360, Lisa Mann Creative Management in Australia and attorney Bob Wallerstein.- Actor
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Goran Visnjic is a Croatian American actor and producer, born in Sibenik, Croatia. He is married to Eva Visnjic (formerly Ivana Vrdoljak) with whom has three children. From an early age Visnjic started appearing in various theater plays. At the age of 16, he had his screen debut in the film Braca po materi (1988). In 1990, when the dissolution of Yugoslavia began, Visnjic was serving a one-year military obligation in the Yugoslavian Army (JNA). He left the JNA and returned to Sibenik, where he joined the Croatian Army in the defense of his hometown. After leaving the army, he moved to Zagreb and enrolled at the Academy of Dramatic Art. In his second year of studies at the academy, Visnjic was chosen for the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, which made him the youngest actor to play that role. Prior to joining ER (1994) in 1999, Visnjic played several minor roles in the films like The Peacemaker (1997), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and Practical Magic (1998). In 1998, he appeared in Madonna's music video for the song "The Power of Goodbye", which opened the doors of Hollywood for him.- Actor
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Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and Richard III. He wrote and published four books of poetry and released four albums, as well as directed 12 plays (Balade Petrice Kerempuha, Kazu da je sova nekad bila pekareva kci, Judita, Hrvatski slavuj...). He shot more than seventy films (Rdece klasje (1970), Zadah tela (1983), Hajka (1977), Vecernja zvona (1986), Bravo maestro (1978), Variola Vera (1982), Una (1984), Usijanje (1979), Life Is Beautiful (1985), Cyclops (1982), Povratak (1979), Horvatov izbor (1985), Dreaming the Rose (1986), Kontesa Dora (1993)...), and starred in leading roles of several TV-series (Sam covjek, U registraturi (1974), Prosjaci i sinovi (1971), Bombaski proces (1977), Nikola Tesla (1977), Putovanje u Vucjak (1986)...). He joined Vanessa Redgrave to found a theater that produced plays such as Brecht in exile, Liberation of Skopje, Smoke, Opera Sarajevo. He took part in many charity and peace initiatives. After a world famous film Before the Rain (1994) where he played the leading role, he was cast in films by prominent directors of the world (P. Noyce, J. Woo, S. Kubrick, F. Rossi...), in films such as The Saint (1997) (P. Noyce), The Truce (1997) (F. Rossi), Prague Duet (1998), Broken English (1996), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (S. Kubrick), Polish Wedding (1998), Stigmata (1999), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Sweet Sounds of Life (1999), Open Sea (1999), Mission: Impossible II (2000), Space Cowboys (2000), Snatch (2000), and in South Pacific (2001), Hermano (2007), Quicksand (2003), currently in post-production. He starred alongside Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, John Turturro, Tom Cruise, Glenn Close. He lives in London.- Milan Maric studied at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He took to the stage at a young age, acting with the youth group «Dadov» and at other professional theaters in Serbia as well as at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade. Maric starred in several successful shorts and had supporting roles in a number of Serbian feature films. He has received an immense success with his lead role in Alexei German's Dovlatov, which received Silver Bear at Berlinale and earned him the Chopard Talent Award (2018), at Moscow Film Festival.
- A leading actress of theatre, film and TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan emigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Goran Gajic, in November 1991, due to the intolerable political circumstances in her homeland. Ms. Furlan starred in the Warner Brothers TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as "Ambassador Delenn" (Sci-Fi Universe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Genre TV-series 1996 and 1997).
Her other American credits included the TV movie My Antonia (1995) directed by Joseph Sargent, the title roles in "Sophocles Antigone" at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Los Angeles (Dramalogue Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance in 1995) and Lorca's "Yerma" at The Indiana Repertory Theatre. She also appeared in Brecht's "Baal" at The Second Stage in Los Angeles and Shaw's "Don Juan In Hell" in which she co-starred with Edward Asner and Rene Auberjonois. Ms. Furlan was a member of The Actor's Studio.
Ms. Furlan's film credits include leading roles in over 25 films. She co-starred in Emir Kusturica's Cannes award-winning and Oscar-nominated film When Father Was Away On Business (2000). Films include: Three For Happiness, (Grand Prix, Valencia Film Festival), Beauty Of Vice, In The Jaws Of Life, The Loves Of Blanka Kolak, and Dear Video. In addition, Ms Furlan has appeared regularly on Yugoslav television, playing leading roles in numerous series and TV films. She received all the highest awards in her former country, both for her stage and film work, including two Golden Arenas (Yugoslav Oscars) for Best Actress.
In the former Yugoslavia, Furlan was a member of the Croatian National Theatre and a frequent guest star at major theatres in the whole country. Her favorite roles include: 'Natalya' in "A Month In The Country", 'Mrs. Elliot' in "Alpha-Beta", 'Celimene' in "The Misanthrope", 'Judith' in "The Devil's Disciple", 'Annabella' in "Tis Pity She's A Whore", the title role in Euripides' "Helen", 'Lea' in "Dybbuk", 'Isabelle' in Corneille's "L'Illusion Comique", 'Yvette' in "Mother Courage", 'Natasha' in "Three Sisters" and 'Ophelia' in Jiri Menzel's production of "Hamlet". - Art Department
Allan Roy Marceta was born on 12 November 1973 in Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. Allan Roy is known for Star Trek: Discovery (2017). Allan Roy died on 22 August 2022 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.- Actress
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Nina Kiri was born on 3 September 1992 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and writer, known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Easy Land (2019) and Fingernails (2023).- Zlatko Buric was born on 13 May 1953 in Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Pusher (1996) and 2012 (2009).
- Melania Knauss was born Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia and raised in Sevnica, Slovenia to Amalija Knavs, a patternmaker & Viktor Knavs, a car dealer.
She attended the Secondary School of Design and Photography in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. She then studied Architecture and Design at the University of Ljubljana for one year before leaving to pursue a modeling career.
She started modeling in her home country of Slovenia, and other places in Europe, in cities such as, Paris and Milan, later moving to New York City. Melania is fluent in Slovene and English, and also speaks Italian, French, German and Serbo-Croatian.
On January 22, 2005, she married Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida. On March 20, 2006, she gave birth to their son Barron Trump in Manhattan, New York City. She became a US citizen in 2006.
On January 20, 2017, she became the First Lady of the United States. - Branka Katic was born on 20 January 1970 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The King's Man (2021), Public Enemies (2009) and Black Cat, White Cat (1998). She has been married to Julian Farino since 31 August 2000. They have two children.
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Sylva Koscina was born on 22 August 1933 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Zagreb, Croatia]. She was an actress, known for Hercules (1958), Hornets' Nest (1970) and Judex (1963). She was married to Raimondo Castelli. She died on 26 December 1994 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Director
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A Serbian film director. Born in 1954 in Sarajevo. Graduated in film directing at the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague in 1978. During his studies, he was awarded several times for his short movies including Guernica (1978), which took first prize at the Student's Film Festival in Karlovy Vary. After graduation, he directed several TV movies in his hometown, Sarajevo. In collaboration with the screenwriter Abdulah Sidran in 1981, he made the successful feature debut Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) which won the Silver Lion for best first feature at the Venice Film Festival. Their subsequent work, human political drama When Father Was Away on Business (1985) unanimously won top prize at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival as well as FIPRESCI prize and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language film Oscar. In 1989 he won the Best Director award at Cannes for Time of the Gypsies (1988), a film about the life of a gypsy family in Yugoslavia scripted by Gordan Mihic. His first English language movie, Arizona Dream (1993) starring Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis and Faye Dunaway and scripted by his USA student, David Atkins was awarded the Silver Bear at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival. Underground (1995), a bitter surrealistic comedy about the Balkans, scripted by Dusan Kovacevic, won him a second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.- Actress
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Danica Curcic is a Danish actress born in Serbia. Curcic graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre in 2012 and was immediately hired to be part of the ensemble at the Royal Danish Theatre. In her very first season Curcic was cast in two major roles: in the title role as Lulu in director Katrine Wiedemann's version of Frank Wedekinds scandalous tragedy from 1894, for which she received a 'Reumert' nomination for Best Actress, and as the leading female in the monstrous music performance Frankenstein Reborn, featuring some of the most renowned Danish actors and musicians.
Before graduating Curcic appeared in the TV2 crime series Those who Kill (2011) and landed her first feature role as Veronika in Munch-Petersen's thriller Over the Edge (2012). In 2013 she appeared in two highly acclaimed Swedish produced TV-series: The Bridge ll (SVT1) and Wallander lll (SVT1).
In 2014 Danica Curcic was appointed Shooting Star at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival for her role as the female lead in Christian E. Christiansen's feature On The Edge. In Oktober 2014 she starred as the female lead Kimmie in the highly expected The Absent One, the sequel to The Keeper of Lost Causes, opposite names as Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Pilou Asbæk and Fares Fares. As well as Oscar winning director Bille August new feature film Silent Heart, which she has a leading role in. Also, Curcic appeared in Hella Joof's comedy All Inclusive. In this year Danica will be seen in the feature film Lang Historie Kort directed by May El - Toukhy, where she plays opposite Trine Dyrholm. And also director Daniel Dencik's new film The Gold Coast.
In the fall 2014 Danica played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet on the Royal Danish Theatre. For this portrait she received very positive response. Without a doubt Danica Curcic has had her great breakthrough in 2014 and she is with her professionalism and great personality a high respected actress in the Danish film industry already.- Boban Marjanovic was born on 15 August 1988 in Boljevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), Hustle (2022) and Self Reliance (2023).
- Slavitza Jovan was born on 28 December 1954 in Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), House on Haunted Hill (1999) and Body Double (1984).
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The very lovely, vivacious and smart-looking Jelena Gavrilovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and raised in nearby Lazarevac, where she have finished primary school and high school. She graduated acting in Academy of Arts in Novi Sad.
The first major thespian challenge came to Jelena Gavrilovic in 2010, when she was cast as a seductive Russian girl Nina in the erotically-charged drama directed by Darko Bajic, The Beautiful Blue Danube, for which role she was awarded at the Film Meetings in Nis, the most prestigious Serbian festival of actor achievements. After several TV roles, Jelena Gavrilovic came to attention of both Serbian and global audiences when she starred alongside Srdjan Todorovic and Sergej Trifunovic in the controversial thriller A Serbian Film (2010), directed by Srdjan Spasojevic. Due to her indisputable talent and great English, Jelena Gavrilovic started getting roles in foreign films that were being shot in Serbia. That is how she has appeared in films such as Human Zoo, Cat Run and Everly.
Jelena Gavrilovic is also a talented singer. She has voiced Elsa in the Serbian version of Frozen and her rendition of Let it Go was one of the top 25 interpretations of the song according to Disney. Her musical talent has brought her roles in stage musicals like Grease and Hair. She merged her love of acting and singing in the second season of the TV show Your Face Sounds Familiar, where she was one of the most popular participants. In early 2016, she starred in the comedy Double Trouble, a film based on one of the most popular Serbian TV series.- Actor
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Graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (Acting Department) and was taught by Dragan Petrovic Pele; completed his master's degree at the same faculty in 2012, when he also enrolled in doctoral studies. The same year, he started working as a teaching assistant.
Debuted with the role of Nebojsa Ljutic in The Dollars Are Coming (Stizu dolari) TV show, aired between 2004 and 2006 on Radio Television Serbia (Serbian Broadcaster).
Continued his professional acting carrier with the role of Filip Pantic in the White Ship (Bela ladja) TV comedy series aired on Radio Television Serbia between 2006 and 2011. In 2008, he played a supporting role in The Storks Will Return (Vratice se rode) TV series, the show that distinguished itself from previous local TV productions by its shooting techniques, scope, and the number of actors.
Starred as Aleksandar Tirnanic Tirke in the 2010 Serbian blockbuster Montevideo, God Bless You! (Montevideo, Bog te video) directed and produced by Dragan Bjelogrlic. The film Montevideo, God Bless You follows the historical success of the Serbian national football team at the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Montevideo through the lens of the cultural and socio-political climate of those times. It was also the Serbian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards. The film brought Bikovic MTV Adria Movie Award, Car Konstantin Award for Best Actor at Nis Film Festival, as well as the FIPRESCI Serbia Award nomination for Best Actor. Montevideo, God Bless You won the Best Film Award at the Atlant sports film festival held in Lipetsk, Russia. The sequel to this blockbuster, See You in Montevideo (Montevideo, Vidimo se), was made in 2014. Both films drew half a million viewers in theatres.
In 2012, he played Mihajlo Petrovic Alas, a distinguished Serbian scientist, in the film adaptation of the novel by Milovan Vitezovic, Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat (Sesir Profesora Koste Vujica) directed by Zdravko Sotra. This film - the remake of a 1971 TV drama - won the Golden Knight Award at the Sevastopol international film festival. It was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The following year it aired as TV series under the same name.
In 2013, Milos Bikovic played lieutenant Garic in the Ravna Gora TV drama series, aired at Radio Television Serbia and directed by Rados Bajic. That same year he also portrayed Nikola Radosevic in Great, a short independent German film by Andreas Henn.
In 2014 Bikovic worked with the Oscar winning director Nikita Mihalkov on his film Sunstroke (Solnechnyy udar), where he starred as Baron Nikolay Alexandrovich Gulbe-Levitsky. The screenplay for this great historic drama is partly based on the Russian Nobel Prize winner Ivan Bunin's short story Sunstroke and diary Cursed Days (Okayánnye Dni). This film won the Golden Eagle award from the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia, the most prestigious award in Russia.
In 2015, he played Radomir Saper in We Will Be the World Champions (Bicemo prvaci sveta) by Darko Bajic. This film won the Golden Gate audience award at Pula Film Festival in Croatia. Also in 2015, he starred as Roma Belkin in Soulless 2 (Dukhless 2) by Roman Prygunov and in the No Borders (Bez Granits) comedy omnibus set in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
In 2016, he was casted as Zeus in The Myths by Alexandar Molochnikov. Since 2017, he has been starring as Pavel Arkadievich in the Russian-Ukrainian Hotel Eleon (Otel Eleon) comedy TV show, a spin-off of the popular sitcom The Kitchen.
Bikovic starred in the musical romance Ice (Led) by Oleg Trofim, and the role of Leonov brought him the nomination for the Chopard Talent Award at Moscow International Film Festival In 2018.
That year he also starred with Antonio Banderas in Beyond the Edge produced by Andrea Iervolino and his production house Iervolino Entertainment film.
In 2018, Milos accepted the leading role of anti-hero Petar Marash in South Wind. Co-produced by Milos's production house, South Wind became the undisputed #1 box office hit according to Film Center Serbia's list. The film set a Serbian cinematography record, totalling over one million viewers globally. Bikovic won the Grand Prix of Nais as the Best Leading Actor at Nis Film Festival (2018) for this role.
In 2020, South Wind TV series premiered on Radio Television Serbia as the sequel to the story of Petar Marash. The series hit record viewership of over 35.5 percent TV audience share, meaning that nearly one in two Serbian citizens watched it.
In 2019, he played the Astronomer in the Coma (Koma) SF adventure by Nikita Argunov. The same year, Milos starred in The Balkan Line (Balkanska medja) directed by Andrey Volgin, firstly premiered in Russia, then in Serbia. This was the first Serbian-Russian co-production after a long time that enjoyed the support of both the Russian and Serbian Ministries of Culture. The action drama was inspired by true events that took place in the territory of Kosovo in 1999. The film was the most watched film in Russia on its opening weekend. In Serbia, the box office total exceeded 300,000 tickets sold in theaters. Apart from taking the role of Vuk, Bikovic also co-produced the film.
His significant influence in Russia was affirmed with The Medal of Pushkin, a state decoration of the Russian Federation he was honored with for his achievements in the arts and culture, and the great role he played in preserving and promoting Russian language abroad.
He is also the recipient of The Golden Badge (Zlatna znacka) recognition for his contribution to the development of cultural activities in Serbia, presented by The Cultural and Educational Association of Serbia, The Office for Cooperation with the Diaspora and the Serbian Ministry of Culture. In 2018, he received the award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the promotion of Serbian culture outside the borders of Serbia.
He starred as Grisha in the 2019 Russian comedy The Peasant (Kholop), directed by Klim Shipenko. The Peasant became the most successful movie in the history of the Russian box office, and Bikovic was nominated for the Huading Award for Best Actor at the Film Festival in Beijing.
In 2019, Milos became a UNICEF ambassador.
In 2020, he played Josip Broz Tito in the TV series The Black Sun (Senke nad Balkanom) by Dragan Bjelogrlic, and starred in Russian mini-series Magomaev.
Hotel Belgrade (Hotel Beograd) feature film was completed in Belgrade in 2020 co-produced by Milos's production company, and it was developed from the popular TV series franchise.
Milos participated at Eurasia International Film Festival in Kazakhstan as a member of the jury, and was invited to be a member of the jury at the 2021 Moscow International Film Festival.
South Wind 2 - Speed Up premiered in November 2021 (co-producer), as we continue to follow Milos's leading character Petar Marash. The film had its festival world premiere at the 68th Pula Film Festival in Croatia.
The long anticipated film The Great Tram Robbery (Budi Bog s nama), by cult Yugoslav and Serbian director Slobodan Sijan, is in production. In this project, Milos has a double role - as a lead actor starring as Boshko Tokin, and at the same time, he's the co-producer of the film.
In 2020, Bikovic launched his own production company Archangel Digital Studios that cooperates with ILBE Studios (an affiliate of ILBE Group) on the development of Puffins Impossible, a series of animated shorts for which the entire content is created by talented artists from Serbia from the initial concept to the finishing touches.
In 2022, he received the award of the Republic of Serbia. The Order of the Star of Karadjordje was conferred upon him by the President of Serbia.
He served as president of the main program jury at the 2022 FEST - Belgrade International Film Festival.
In 2023, Season 2 of the South Wind: On the Edge had its TV premiere, with Milos again as producer and in the leading role of Petar Maras.
He starred in the first film in the history of mankind shot in space called The Challenge, directed by Klim Shipenko, released in 2023.
President of the Cinematography Group of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
Member of the European Film Academy.
Fluent in Serbian, English, and Russian, and previously performed in German and Spanish as well.- Actor
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Goran Bogdan was born on 2 October 1980 in Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and writer, known for Father (2020), Agape (2017) and Fargo (2014).- Sergej Trifunovic was born on 2 September 1972 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for A Serbian Film (2010), Next (2007) and War, Inc. (2008).
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Predrag Bjelac was born on 30 June 1962 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Killing Eve (2018) and Gangster Ka (2015). He was previously married to Katarina Bjelac.- Actor
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Nikola Djuricko was born on 9 July 1974 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), World War Z (2013) and The Machine (2023). He has been married to Ljiljana Nesic since 7 June 2002.- Director
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Dragan Bjelogrlic is one of the greatest Serbian actors, directors, and producers. Apart from a successful acting career that lasts 40 years, in the last two decades, he also devoted to producing and directing movies and TV shows, consequently becoming one of the most recognized and successful cinematographic creators in the entire region. As an actor, he played over 90 roles on film and TV series.
He started directing in 2009. He directed three films that brought in 2.500.000 viewers to the movie theaters which makes him the most successful director in the Balkans in the last ten years. His last film "Toma" attracted over 1.100.000 viewers and became the most seen film in the cinematographic history of the Balkans. The film "Toma" closed the 2021 Sarajevo Film Festival.
He directed the "Black sun" series (2 seasons ) which is the first series of the region streamed on the "Amazon Prime" platform. His directorial debut "Montevideo, God bless you" was shown on over fifty international festivals (Moscow/Audience Choice Award, Warsaw/Audience Choice Award, Beijing/Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Jakarta, etc.) and was the Serbian candidate for the Oscars. It won The Best Director and The Best Film award at the Serbian "FIPRESCI" association.
He produced six films that together won over thirty awards on various film festivals and five TV series. Dragan Bjelogrlic was born on October 10, 1963. After finishing elementary and high school in Belgrade, he enrolled at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA). His first acting role in front of the camera was at the age of 15, as the character of Sava Jovanovic Sirogojno in the film "Bosko Buha" (1978).
After graduating from the FDA in 1989, he had a number of roles that made him a well-known actor and also recognized as one of Serbia's leading artists. He attracted a lot of public attention with the role of Slobodan Popadic in the series "Better Life" (1987-1990). After that role, he was in the TV show "Forgotten" (1990) and the films "The Black Bomber" (1992), "Full Moon over Belgrade" (1993), " Pretty Village, Pretty Flame" (1996). So far, he has played in almost 60 films, about 30 TV shows and dramas and 11 theater plays.
At the beginning of 1994, together with his brother Goran Bjelogrlic, he founded the production company "Cobra Film", which has produced some of the most famous theater plays, films, and TV series in Serbia and the Ex-Yu region.
A period drama Chain Reaction, is a big international project, with shooting planned for the middle of 2022. The Chain Reaction will be an emotional story that connects the Serbian and French people.
Two years ago, he established Master class at Faculty for media and communications, Singidunum University Belgrade. He is married to Maja Bjelogrlic with whom he has a daughter Mia and a son Aleksej.- Actress
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Natasha Pavlovich is a Serbian-American powerhouse of an actress who has starred in notable Hollywood and international prime-time network television shows and films .Casting directors cast Natasha as she has a chameleon-like ability to transform into a variety of roles, speak in various languages, portray characters from all over the world, and has dramatic and comedic abilities. From playing the naive girl just off the boat from the old country to the hired assassin, Natasha has acted in hundreds of roles. She spoke Russian when she appeared as Marina Oswald, wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, on the hit TV show "Quantum Leap." She spoke Arabic as an Iraqi Lieutenant on JAG. She sang in Romanian as the nanny on sit-com "Pride & Joy," and spoke in French as a fashion designer on Dick Wolf's show "Players." She spoke Czech as a fashion model on "Down The Shore", played an Italian on "Delta," played a Bolivian beauty queen in "The Naked Truth," and portrayed a Roma in JAG's episode of "Gypsy Eyes." Natasha has appeared in multiple episodes of the popular Serbian TV series "Gorki Plodovi," (Bitter Fruit) acting in Serbian language.
One of Natasha's most memorable movie sets was on "The Son of the Pink Panther," filmed at the famous Pinewood Studios in Ivers, England. Her daily routine included learning how to direct from legendary director Blake Edwards, sipping tea with Julie Andrews, and running lines with Academy Award-winner and co-star, Roberto Benigni.
While raising her daughter with longtime partner and ex-fiance, the late Tarzan actor Joe Lara, Natasha wrote many screenplays and received positive feedback from major studios. However, Natasha's writing career was temporarily halted as she had to spend a lot of time learning the law and how to represent herself in family court. A glimpse into her life during that period can be seen in the HBOmax documentary series, "The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin." Natasha has resumed writing and is eager to tell her narrative of her connection with Gwen Shamblin Lara, Remnant Fellowship, and its members. Natasha's much anticipated memoir will be released this year.- Beba Loncar was born on 28 April 1943 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Some Girls Do (1969), The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) and Love and Fashion (1960). She is married to Stevan Marinkovic Knicanin. She was previously married to Josip Radeljak.
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Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic was born on 28 March 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for A Serbian Film (2010), Black Cat, White Cat (1998) and Underground (1995). He has been married to Ana Todorovic since 2004. They have one child.- Actor
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Edin Hasanovic was born on 2 April 1992 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Shifting the Blame (2012) and Familie Braun (2016).- Ivana Firestone was born on 28 September 1977 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. She is an actress, known for Wedding Crashers (2005), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) and 100 Girls (2000). She has been married to Andrew Firestone since 5 July 2008. They have three children.
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Velibor Topic was born in 1970 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Outside the Wire (2021).- Actress
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Tamara Dragicevic was born on 30 March 1989 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Toma (2021), Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010) and Vojna akademija (2012). She has been married to Petar Bencina since 18 June 2016. They have two children.- Director
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Srdjan Spasojevic was born in 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for A Serbian Film (2010), The ABCs of Death (2012) and Whereout.- Actor
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Arben Bajraktaraj was born on 29 January 1973 in Isniq, Yugoslavia [now Kosovo]. He is an actor and producer, known for Taken (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).- Actor
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Radivoje Bukvic was born on 20 November 1979 in Sombor, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), The Transporter Refueled (2015) and Taken (2008). He has been married to Marija Bergam since September 2015. They have one child.- Actor
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Sebastian Cavazza was born on 19 March 1973 in Kranj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Men Don't Cry (2017), A.I. Rising (2018) and Besa (2018). He was previously married to Tina Vrhovnik-Cavazza.- Filiz Ahmet (born 15 April 1981) is a Macedonian-born Turkish stage and screen actress. She is best known for her roles as Zarife in the Turkish TV series Farewell Rumelia and Nigar Kalfa in the TV series Muhtesem Yüzyil.
Filiz Ahmet was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia. She is of Turkish descent. Filiz Ahmet has dual Macedonian and Turkish citizenship. Her mother works as a prompter, while her grandfather, Lüftü Seyfullah, was a Macedonian stage actor and co-founder of the Macedonian-Turkish Theatre.
The first play she watched in the theater was The Idiot, based on the novel by the same name written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. She developed a lifelong passion for theater, and was 6 when she first appeared on stage.
Ahmet's childhood coincided with the Yugoslav Wars. Due to the conflict, her family decided to go to Sweden, and later returned to Macedonia when she was 15. Filiz Ahmet graduated from medical school and then the Academy of Fine Arts in Skopje in 2003.
Ahmet is multilingual and is able to speak Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Swedish, English, Serbian, and Bulgarian.
She began as a stage actress and received several performance awards. She did not plan to act on-screen, and her busy theater schedule allowed little time for anything else. However, her breakthrough performance occurred in 2007 when she appeared in the role of Zarife in the series Farewell Rumelia. To make her character more expressive, Ahmet spoke her role in the Macedonian Turkish dialect. After this series, she received offers in various television series. Her next project was Balkan Wedding, where she took the role of Galina in 2009.
In 2010, Ahmet received the role of Nigar Kalfa in a prime-time historical Turkish television series, Muhtesem Yüzyil (The Magnificent Century). The show is very successful in the Balkan region and Turkey, and is broadcast in 45 countries. The series has 204 million viewers worldwide.
Her work with Muhtesem Yüzyil brought her positive responses and acclaim from critics. - Actor
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Miraj Grbic is a Bosnian American actor known for Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011), Halima's Path (2012), Lud, Zbunjen, Normalan (2007-2019). He was born in on July 17th, 1976 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Miraj was 15 years old when he started playing the guitar and started the interest for art and acting. After the war in Bosnia ended, he entered the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo and while still a student he started getting roles in the National Theatre Sarajevo as well as in films. His first move role was the Tunnel where he starred as a lead in 1998. He earned his MA degree in Acting and continued working in Theatre, Film and TV. He starred in more than 30 Feature Films, numerous TV Shows and since 1998 in more than 60 Theater titles on the main stage of National Theatre Sarajevo, in the plays of Shakespeare, Chekhov, Moliere, Camus etc. He acted in US, German, Austrian, Turkish, Irish, Australian, Croatian and Bosnian productions. He married the actress Mara Omaljev in 2008. and they both moved to Los Angeles, California in 2013. Miraj is a Tae Kwon Do black belt and continues practicing mixed martial arts as a hobby. He was a lead singer of a band Karne, a band made out of actors, artists, writers and doctors. They had their debut album in 2012. named Diktatura Amatera (The Dictatorship of the Amateurs). Miraj is environmentally conscious and is a vegan.- Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic was born on 5 June 1933 in Koracica near Mladenovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Moment (1978). He was married to Julijana 'Lula' Zivojinovic. He died on 22 May 2016 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- This cosmopolitan actress is best remembered for appearing as different characters in two early James Bond films. Multilingual Nadezda "Nadja" Poderegin hailed from Kraljevo, a town in present day Serbia (then Yugoslavia). Her father, a Ukrainian-born scientist and lecturer, was killed during World War II when she was just nine years old. With her mother and sister Nadja subsequently resettled in Yugoslavia's capital. She abandoned plans for a career in journalism after commencing studies at Belgrade's Academy of Dramatic Arts (eventually graduating with a B.A.) and was soon featured in a few locally made films.
Her first major role (after shortening her surname to "Regin") was in Das Haus an der Küste (1954), a German-Yugoslav co-production, filmed around picturesque Dubrovnik. It gained some international exposure via distribution through the Rank Organisation and this led to more substantial film offers in Germany. For much of the 50s, Nadja appeared near the top of the bill in a string of romantic dramas and comedies opposite well-seasoned German and Austrian stars like Curd Jürgens, Rudolf Prack, Theo Lingen and Peter Pasetti.
Following her marriage to a Polish war veteran, Nadja moved to Britain. Having a natural aptitude for picking up languages quickly, she added English to her repertoire within a few months, though (by her own admission) her accent tended to restrict her "to either sexy parts or as a spy". Her own favourite film role was the (typically British) wartime comedy Don't Panic Chaps (1959) (starring Dennis Price and George Cole) in which she provided the romantic spark.
She later had guest spots opposite Patrick McGoohan in Danger Man (1960) and Roger Moore in The Saint (1962) before landing a small role as the girlfriend of MI 6 station chief Kerim Be (Pedro Armendáriz) in From Russia with Love (1963). Arguably, Nadja's best known role was as the double-crossing belly-dancer Bonita in Goldfinger (1964). A memorable scene has James Bond (played by Sean Connery) preempting an assailant's attack by catching his reflection in one of Bonita's eyes (photographed in close-up), then spinning her around and using her as a shield.
She swapped the acting profession in the 1970s to work behind the cameras as a script reader/consultant for Rank and Hammer studios. In tandem with her sister, she set up a publishing company (Honeyglen Publishing Ltd) in 1980 and latterly published her own e-book novel "The Victims and the Fools" under the name Nadja Poderegin. - Actress
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Néa Dune is a Croatian-American actress, creature performer, model and neurodiverse creative splitting time between Los Angeles, California, USA and Croatia, EU (where she was born-and-raised in ex-Yugoslavia). After arriving in Hollywood, it took less than 2 weeks to land her first feature film role ("Female Fight Club" as Ring Girl, starring Dolph Lundgren) and book hair modeling campaigns (Wella). Her educational background is very diverse, in line with her neurodivergent polymath nature - Néa speaks 8 languages with an ear for dialects/accents and nurtures a rich skillset, breaking glass ceilings and reaping awards in every field she immerses herself into. She first gained recognition through international publications worldwide and vixen roles starting in late 2009, having graced 45+ magazine covers to date. Néa studied acting at the only English-language acting school in Zagreb - International Arts Center, and continued honing her craft through L.A. workshops with respected teachers and industry coaches. She's been implementing her linguist skills as a Voice-Over actress and translator for over a decade. Now SAG-Core, Néa directed, wrote, cast and produced 2 projects in festival circuit gathering over a dozen laurels, including winning Best International Short Film award for her debut. She is a regular invitee as a peer review and judge - including World Monologue Games 2 years in a row. When not in front of the camera, Néa brings looks to life as a certified Make-Up/Hair/SFX celebrity artist. Before starting her on-camera career, she earned two Master degrees, won a Rector's Award for her STEM work (still cited weekly) and continued with a ph.D. before switching to a career in entertainment full-time. Néa has been a dedicated volunteer and humanitarian for the majority of her life, in various causes she advocates for: invisible illnesses, Earth conservation and innovation, equality, alt subcultures and her native culture to help remove stigmas. She served in the European Youth Parliament for a decade which also enabled her to master English language. Néa also offers her expertise to fellow foreigners to the USA specializing in O1 and EB1 visas, with all success stories! After having received two "extraordinary abilities alien" visas since fall of 2015, she earned her greencard in record time. Always on the hunt for new skills and abilities, Néa thrives on opportunities to intertwine them. As a trained ballroom dancer/aerialist with 20+ years of experience specializes in stunts of such nature; is mermaid SireNea and a certified PSS freediver; seasoned creature performer and stilt-walker, archer, lover of extreme sports, an avid globetrotter and linguistic aficionada (native Croatian; native level in Balkan languages Serbian and Bosnian; fluent English and Master degree in Spanish; proficient in German, French, Latin, Slovenian etc.)- Actor
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Slavko Stimac is a Serbian actor, who was born on October 15, 1960 in Konjsko Brdo, a village in municipality of Perusic, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He began acting when he was only 12 years old and starred in popular movies like "Sutjeska", "Cross of Iron" "Specijalno vaspitanje" and "Ko to tamo peva". With his leading role in Emir Kusturica's classic "Sjecas Li Se, Dolly Bell" Stimac gained international popularity. Then he graduated from Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. His collaboration with Kusturica continued in the next years.- Actor
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Lazar Ristovski was born in Ravno Selo in the province of Vojvodina. He graduated from the Teacher College in Sombor, and then completed the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating as an actor. He lives and works in Belgrade. At the beginning of his career, he was deeply dedicated to theater performance where he masterfully played the classical repertoire including Shakespeare and Moliere; his creations of Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival - directed by Oscar winner Jiri Menzel, and his interpretations of Don Juan and Amadeus are well-known. He appeared in many productions of plays by local writers such as Ducan Kovacevic, Aca Popovic, Stevan Koprivica, Sinisa Kovacevic, Radoslav Pavlovic. He delivered more than 4,000 performances. He also appeared in more than 80 films, TV series, and TV dramas - mostly in leading roles. His memorable roles are those in Podzemlje (Underground), Tito i ja, Do koske, Tako se kalio celik, Bure baruta, Balkanska pravila, Boomerang, Pad u raj, Mali svet, Sveti Georgije ubiva azdahu. He also appeared in Hollywood productions: The November Man, Casino Royale, and Along the Roadside. He starred in several European movies as well. As a producer, he completed thirteen feature films and has directed two: The White Suit and Beli Lavovi. The White Suit - his fully authored project - had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999 and was the Yugoslav candidate for the Academy Award. He made one of the most significant movie roles in his directorial debut with his son, Petar Ristovski, in "King Peter I". He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and recognitions. The Sterija Award, The October Prize of the city of Belgrade, the Zivojin Zika - Pavlovic Award, the Sergey Bondarchuk Award, three Grand Prix at the Nis Film Encounters, the Crystal Prism, the Zoran Radmilovic Award, the Golden Orlando at the Dubrovnik Festival, the Best Actor prize at the Valladolid Festival, as well as many others... He is the honorary citizen of Zemun. He has also written two novels, one collection of poems, and two storybooks. In collaboration with his two sons - Petar and Jovan, Lazar is the owner of the production company Zillion film.- Bekim Fehmiu was born on 1 June 1936 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Adventurers (1970), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Protest (1967). He was married to Branka Petric. He died on 15 June 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Born in Belgrade, Serbia and raised in Frankfurt, Anica Dobra calls both Germany and the Balkans her home. Being a thoroughbred actress and having enjoyed the best in stage- and on-camera training, Anica Dobra is very busy working in both countries. She became well-known in the 1990s in Germany when she worked together with the finest of directors mainly in comedies for the big screen but also in crime and drama feature films for TV. During that time, which was marked by intense political upheaval in the Balkans, she exhibited her remarkable talent in that region by portraying heavily conflicted protagonists. Her characters take control in a straightforward, hard-hitting, and pugnacious manner. She was awarded Best Actress several times. Anica Dobra is a frequent traveler since her family lives in Belgrade and she herself is a star in Serbia. But she also feels drawn to Munich, Germany which is her second home. Audiences love her for her unconventional beauty and charming wit. Here in Germany we've come to picturing her playing in films that allow fresh subject matters to be tackled from a humorous point of view.- Zarko Lausevic was born on 19 January 1960 in Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for A Stinking Fairytale (2015), Better Than Escape (1993) and The Battle of Kosovo (1989). He was married to Anita Lausevic and Maja Lausevic. He died on 15 November 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Nikola Kojo was born on September 5, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an Serbian actor and producer, known for Parada (2011), Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) and We Are Not Angels (1992). He has been married to Aleksandra Djuric since 2006. They have three children. Nikola name comes from the great-grandfather, who was arch-priest of Mostar. Kojo is the film debut with less than 13 years, the role of the boy in the film Ivana "Working at a certain time". During the 1980s, played a prominent role in the film "The Igman march" (1983) TV series "Sivi dom" (1984), and one of the lead roles in three sequels ("What happens when love is born" - 1984 "Zikina dynasty" - 1985, "Second Zika dynasty" - 1986), a very popular film series "Crazy Years", which is profiled in one of the most famous actors of the younger generation in the former Yugoslavia. In 1992, he played a major role in the film Srdjan Dragojevic "We are not angels," by which it remains remarkable. Although it was all brought immense popularity and media attention, he continued to the increasing success and builds more seriously challenging roles in recent years, mainly in the film, because the theater withdrew indefinitely.- Dragan Micanovic was born on 30 September 1970 in Loznica, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Layer Cake (2004), Coriolanus (2011) and Bad Company (2002). He was previously married to Ana Sofrenovic.
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Danis Tanovic was born on 20 February 1969 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for No Man's Land (2001), An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker (2013) and Cirkus Columbia (2010).- Voyo Goric was born in 1940 in Gacko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia as Vojislav Govedarica. Before Voyo came to the United States, he worked in his home land as a life guard during the day and as a night club bouncer at nights. In America, he worked as a body guard which lead him to become friends with Sylvester Stallone. Later, Stallone chose him for a role in Rambo: First like Part 2. He often plays big, tough military men or thugs. He is known for his work on Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Lionheart (1990) and Universal Soldier (1992).
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Dejan Cukic was born on 25 November 1966 in Berane, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for All In (2017), Easy Money (2010) and In China They Eat Dogs (1999).- Actor
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Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic was born on 5 April 1950 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Underground (1995), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) and We Are Not Angels (1992). He is married to Tamara Vuckovic. They have one child.- Actress
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Bojana Maljevic (1974) is an actress, producer, writer, University Professor, and co-founder of the production company Monte Royal Pictures International. She graduated acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (University of Belgrade), and at the same University completing her PhD research studies on the management of the media (Risks In Film Industry). She starred in numerous television series and in more than 20 films: "Boulevard of Revolution," "Rage", "Knife," "In the Middle of Nowhere," "On the Beautiful Blue Danube", "So Hot Was the Cannon" and others. For major roles, she won numerous awards at national film festivals. She produced the film "Rage," "Sisters", "Gram. Kilogram. Ton", as well as the continuation of the cult TV series "Open Doors", which entered the history of television for gathering the same actor / author team, after nearly two decades after, with 36 new episodes - which is a benchmark in our industry. Bojana produced TV drama mini-series "The Mould" and long TV drama/mystery called "The Debt of The Sea" (34 episodes). Now she is preparing new seasons of these TV series. She won the recognition of the United Nations (UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Organized Crime), for the film "Sisters" and humane campaign "Blue Heart", which is implemented in Serbia and the region, and whose theme is a human trafficking. She is increasingly engaged in writing scripts for drama series and films, combined with mystical, magical and other elements. Bojana lives in Belgrade, Serbia, plays mostly in Belgrade theaters. She is the mother of two sons.