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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.- 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), Blood (2018) and The Heretics (2017).- 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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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.- Actress
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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.- Actress
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Ana is a big fan of comic books. She started reading them when she was just a little girl. When she was little her favorite comics were: The Phantom, Batman, Superman, The Crow, Prince Valiant, and Sandman.
Quit working on the series Chemistry (2011) right after the first season due to the excessive nudity that was required for her character.- 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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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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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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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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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.- 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.
- 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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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.- Marija Karan was born on 29 April 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Assassination Games (2011), The Rite (2011) and Covert Affairs (2010). She has been married to Joel Lubin since May 2014. They have one child.
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Uros Certic was born on 8 June 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for The A-Team (2010), The November Man (2014) and Tiger 3 (2023).- Actress
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Zelda Tinska is a Serbian/British actress based in London. Prior to becoming an actress, she studied classical ballet for 15 years, from a very young age. Zelda worked as a professional ballet, neoclassical, jazz and contemporary dancer in France, ex-Yugoslavia and the UK. Since 1999 she has been working in London as an actress. Fluent in English, French and Serbian languages and also speaks a bit of Italian and Russian. In between acting roles, Zelda is a successful VFX Producer.- Isidora Simijonovic was born in 1995 in Belgrade, Serbia. She is an actress, known for Morning Changes Everything (2018), Ubice mog oca (2016) and Azbuka naseg zivota (2021).
- Mirjana Jokovic was born on 24 November 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Maid in Manhattan (2002), At Middleton (2013) and Eversmile New Jersey (1989). She is married to Srdjan Milenkovic.
- Jovana Stojiljkovic was born on 19 March 1992 in Belgrade, Serbia. She is an actress, known for Vera (2023), South Wind (2018) and Juzni vetar (2019).
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California based, Natasha Kojic / Natasha Key, is a music artist, composer, and actor, is characterized by her soulful vocals, blend of ambiental cinema pop & electro-orchestral elements in her soundtracks and film scores, distinct from her early established singer-songwriter career as Natasa Kojic (Tasa). This Berklee alumni has integrated her dynamic talents, spanning from her film score albums such as 'Orchestral Noir' , and 'Cinematic EDM' have been included in TV Series like Deadly Women (2008) , Ask the StoryBots (2016) , CNN headline Something's Killing Me (2017) , films like CODA (2021), and various Netflix original series, such as an animation Ask the StoryBots (2016), to her acting portrayals in TV shows such as And the Kilt Trip (2014) , MTV awarded music video Panic! At the Disco: Victorious (2015) by Panic at the Disco, The Robert Irvine Show (2016) , Boy Erased (2018) , The House (2022) , and others. Educationally, Natasha Kojic has graduated at the Music Academy FMU, in Belgrade, with the continued studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston in music theory and composition, upon her scholarship granted during her exam audition in Tel Aviv, where she performed on a piano her unreleased original song ' All I have', including the completed internship at [link co0186146] followed by her continued work mentored by maestro film composer Christopher Young, and later the contribution to the music department of The Empty Man (2020) . The performance of "Carmina Burana" by the choir and orchestra of the FMU Music Academy in Serbia left a strong impression on her, sparking creativity and expanding her skills in orchestral arrangements. Her main instruments are voice, and a piano, and her favorite director is Christopher Nolan . Natasha is also directing and producing her own music videos (labeled as Natasha Kojic or Natasha Key) for her unofficial releases on YouTube and VeVo channel. With her strong social media presence, she contributed to a new era of artistic expression in music and motion pictures in the digital age of the global entertainment sector. Natasha's talent is inherited from her father, international singer-songwriter and producer, Dragan Kojic Keba. Supported by her late best friend, Tommi Trudeau, whom she tirelessly supported during his health battles, Natasha's journey was further highlighted through her multiple appearances at the hit talk show hosted by Robert Irvine, airing on CW Network. Furthermore, as an advocate for a healthy lifestyle, her athletic skills (tennis), combined with artist versatility, has enhanced her range as a performer, and contributed to her overall growth and presence on screen.Despite media controversies, Natasha remains focused and resilient, embracing the new cultural environment, thanks to the support of her Berklee peers, and the worldwide community on her social media platforms. Natasha's journey has been shaped by significant experiences, including the loss of her beloved grandmother. These moments have deeply impacted her, yet led her to consider the possibility of blending her musicality with acting. Early Life: Natasha Kojic born on July 20th 1995 in Serbia with Croatian and BIH origins, with the talent inherited from her father, international singer-songwriter and producer, Dragan Kojic Keba. Natasha Kojic has started playing piano, singing and writing songs at the age of 7. Growing up in Belgrade, Natasha has started her music career early, with her first original song "Sanjalica" (17), while her very first on camera experience was within the comedy series at the age of 12. Following the success of 'Oko Plavo', Natasha released her debut album of the same name, which achieved national and international acclaim and further solidified her place in the music scene. Her bold move of with Grand Production, known primarily for its folk music genre. Rather than conforming to expectations, her 2 albums under the banner of Grand productions, known for its folk music genre, Natasha saw as an opportunity to get to know audiences of the diverse culture outside of her comfort zone and connect with audiences of different cultures. After the release of her second album 'Fatalna', listed amongst top 100 best selling albums in region, her music video 'Fatalna i Plava' has clinched the top critical 1st Grand Prix award at the International Film Festival in Vienna, a feat achieved in competition with entries including those from Universal Music. The majority of Natasa Kojic's performer's discography, as Natasa Kojic/Tasa, is written herself ( such as her hit 'Taktike' , 'Fali mi osmeh tvoj' , 'Neko kao ti' ), or in a collaboration with others, who had a significant role in her artistic development, such as Leontina and Ljiljana Jorgovanovic. Her discography includes 2 albums, 16 single releases , and appearances within the 18 Hit compilations appearances, across the Slavic speaking countries, including the digital platforms (YouTube). Natasha's organic career highlights her exceptional talent, beyond conventional media coverage and earning recognition for her genuine artistry and dedication. Inspired by directors like David Lynch , Christopher Nolan , Steven Spielberg , and Quentin Tarantino . Natasha Kojic's fusion of styles and versatile approach contributes to a new era of artistic expression in music and motion pictures in the digital age of the global entertainment sector.- 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.
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The son of actors Rade Markovic and Olivera Markovic, between 1965 and 1970 he studied film directing in Prague and then started working for television, directing documentaries and about fifty tv movies. His first theatrical feature was the critically acclaimed and financially successful Special Education (1977). Although his followup film was also extremely successful, most of the critics panned it: it would take more than ten years before it was recognized as a classic. Most of his following features have been screened in various Yugoslavian and international festivals. Besides making movies, Markovic also staged two plays and wrote three more. Since 1979 he's been teaching film directing in Belgrade's Dramatic Arts faculty.- Director
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Dusan Makavejev is the premier figure in Yugoslavian film history; his films are deeply rooted in his nation's painful postwar experiences and draw on important Yugoslavian cinematic and cultural models. Makavejev's work has violated many political and sexual taboos and invited censorship in dozens of nations. In the 1950s, after studying psychology at Belgrade University, Makavejev became involved in the activities of various film societies and festivals and studied direction at the Academy for Radio, Television and Film. As early as 1953, he began making short films and documentaries and would work in various capacities at both the Zagreb and Avala studios during the late 50s and early 60s. The documentary impulse remains powerful in Makavejev's work, as does the tendency to intercut undigested segments from other films into longer works.
Makavejev enjoyed great critical success with his first three features, Man Is Not a Bird (1965), "Love Affair" (1967) and Innocence Unprotected (1968). Highly allegorical and relying on techniques derived from Brecht and influenced by Godard, these films were sardonic and anarchistic views of Eastern European state socialist milieus.
Much of Makavejev's work has been uncompromisingly experimental as well as politically outrageous. WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) is the best example of this combination and is the director's most influential work to date. Much of the film is composed of a documentary Makavejev researched in the late 1960s while in the US on a Ford Foundation grant and which was eventually financed by German TV. A witty, passionate, and often rambling account of pioneering psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich and his American disciples, the material is intercut with a fictitious political-sexual allegory set in contemporary Belgrade. The film was instantly banned in Yugoslavia and made Makavejev persona non grata in his native country until the late 1980s.
Sweet Movie (1974) was made in Canadian exile, with some production resources furnished by the National Film Board of Canada. Also a disjointed, two-part narrative, it again focuses on radical techniques in sexual psychotherapy, here played out rather than verbalized. Intertwined is yet another acidic, allegorical fable of the decay of Yugoslavia's socialist legacy. Extremely violent and sexually explicit, "Sweet Movie" was dismissed (and censored) as pornography in many countries, and added to Makavejev's reputation as a "filmmaker maudit."
Montenegro (1981) has been Makavejev's greatest financial success to date. Political commentary and formal experimentation are subordinated to narrative drive in this story of a housewife (Susan Anspach) who grapples with sexual liberation and fails.
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Makavejev's second major international co-production, was marred by on-set squabbles between actors, and the rejection of Makavejev's intriguing plan to use a long reel of multilingual Coca-Cola commercials as a narrative structuring device. What emerged was a genuinely erotic film which takes a quirky, satiric view both of its Australian setting and the international business world.
Makavejev's long exile from his homeland ended in 1988 with the release of Manifesto (1988), a Ruritanian political farce mostly shot in Yugoslavia. Although the film marks the most disciplined, traditional storytelling of Makavejev's career, it has seen only limited bookings in the US. Also little seen was his follow-up Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993), a political comedy based on the adventures of a Russian soldier as he wanders around Berlin.
Profession(s): director, screenwriter, professor, essayist Sometimes Credited As: Sam Rotterdam
Family wife: Bojana Marijan (married in 1964; has worked with Makavejev)
Education Academy of Theater, Radio, Film and Television Belgrade, Yugoslavia Belgrade University Belgrade, Yugoslavia psychology 1955.- Actress
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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.- Actress
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Milena Radulovic was born on 29 January 1995 in Belgrade, Serbia. She is an actress and writer, known for Superdeep (2020), Beleznica profesora Miskovica (2021) and Civil Servant (2019).- Actor
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Gordan Kicic was born on 5 August 1977 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and writer, known for The Common Story (2019), Mama i tata se igraju rata (2020) and Little Night Music (2002).- Marina Cosic was born on 30 August 1995 in Belgrade, Serbia. She is an actress, known for Black Sun (2017), Ubice mog oca (2016) and Zona Zamfirova 2 (2017). She has been married to Nikola Mirkovic since 4 September 2020.
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Jelena Stupljanin was born on 30 June 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and writer, known for Fair Play (2023), Nemirni (2023) and Everything in its Right Place (2020). She has been married to Bojan Dimitrijevic since 14 July 2019.- Dragan Nikolic's movie debut was in 1964 Pravo stanje stvari (1964), but he started his career with role Dzimi Barka in movie When I Am Dead and Gone (1967), directed by Zivojin Pavlovic and for this role, he was awarded with Diploma at Pula Film Festival in 1968. He appeared in more than 90 feature films. In 1985 he received the "October award" of Belgrade. He was married to Milena Dravic.
He lived in Belgrade, worked in theatre and acted in TV series like A Better Life (1987) and Porodicno blago (1998). He was regular member of famous Belgrade theatre "Atelje 212" (1969-2009) where he realized more than 50 roles, such as Berger in "Hair" by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Djenka Djavo in "The Marathon Family" by Dusan Kovacevic, Gavrilo in "St. George Kills The Dragon" by Dusan Kovacevic and The Unknown in "The Visitor" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. - Milos Timotijevic was born on 9 March 1975 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Chernobyl Diaries (2012), Humidity (2016) and In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011).
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Mirjana Karanovic was born on 28 January 1957 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and director, known for A Good Wife (2016), Grbavica (2006) and Requiem for Mrs. J (2017).- Writer
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Born in 1963. in Belgrade. Degree in Clinical Psychology and in Film Directing. Author of the 8 feature films and 8 books for grown-up's and the kids. Professor at Film Academy in Belgrade 2000-2004. MP at Serbian Parliament, 2012-2015. Director of 200 commercials, for "the bread and butter" purposes. His books for kids "Poopwille", "Poopking" and "Winged childhood" are among the bestsellers for the kids in Ex-Yu region. His film "Pretty Village, Pretty Flame is among 1000 best films of all time in Halliwell's film encyclopedia and among 30 best war films in history, according to Sight&Sound critics. "The Parade" was a huge box office hit in Europe in 2012 after receiving three awards at Berlinale.- Actress
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Debra Lord Cooke began her career professionally during her college years with a series of nine commercials for a regional dairy company. After receiving a full honors scholarship from the University of Maine at Orono to study her junior year in Canterbury, England, Debra interned at The Marlowe Theatre, studied theater through the British Studies Centre (AUI), and Television & Film Production at Christ Church College.
Debra branched into casting working with inde films, commercials, and print. Major films also used her services for location casting including The Man Without a Face (1993), In the Bedroom (2001), and Empire Falls (2005). She has also worked as a First Assistant Director on projects such as the feature film shot in Maine and in Florida, Baby It's Cold Outside (2004). Debra was a founding member of The Maine Film & Television Association, serving as Treasurer for 3 years, and held a Governor appointed position on the Maine Film Commission Board from 2002, serving as chair for some years.
Debra has since returned to her passion of acting (SAG/AFTRA). Her credits include the HBO Pilot Spring/Fall (2011) staring Téa Leoni and Hope Davis, as well as Guiding Light (1952), The Onion (2007), and feature films, Blood, Sweat, & Brando (2008), A Stranger Within (2003), and Academy Award winner, Ernest Thompson's feature, Time and Charges (2013). Theater credits include "Light Up The Sky", "Three Viewings", "Punch And Judy", "BecauseHeCan", as well as sketch and improv shows.
Debra has over a decade of experience as an on-camera acting coach through her casting company as well as The Junior Theatre Group, a community outreach program, at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, England, The Maine Film Commission, and at schools and colleges as a guest at SMTVI, the University of Maine at Orono, and several high schools. Debra has also worked as an acting instructor at The John Pallotta Studios in New York City.- Actress
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Hristina Popovic was born on 26 March 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The Parade (2011), The Last Serb in Croatia (2019) and The White Lions (2011).- Born in 1949. in Belgrade, but he spent his childhood and teenage period in a small city Valjevo, where he was a child-actor in amateur theatre company. At year 2006 was Minister of Culture in Republic of Serbia. Now he is a President's Consultant for culture. His second wife is Milica Mihajlovic, an actress. He's a proud father of Iskra Brajovic,an actress
- Masa Djordjevic was born on 28 July 1996 in Belgrade, Serbia. She is an actress, known for Ubice mog oca (2016), Nedelja (2024) and Morning Changes Everything (2018).
- Dragan Jovanovic was born on 4 October 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for A Holy Place (1990), Drug Crni u NOB-u (2012) and Stizu dolari (2004). He has been married to Branka Pujic since 16 May 1992. They have one child.
- Anica Lazic was born on 18 December 1991 in Belgrade. She is an actress, known for Russian Consul (2024), Dream Team (2021) and Amarcordero' (2010).
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Dusan Dukic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is known for The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021), Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023) and Outriders (2021).- Costume Designer
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Bojana Nikitovic was born on 25 May 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is a costume designer, known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Voyagers (2021) and The November Man (2014).- 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.- Actor
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Aleksandar Filimonovic is an actor, writer and producer, known for portraying the legendary American music producer Joe Bihari opposite Eddie Murphy in "Dolemite Is My Name", as well as Zolton opposite Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in "Gaslit". He has also appeared in the tv-shows "S.W.A.T.", "NCIS", "The Americans" and others, as well as many projects in the European cinematography. He is the writer and creator of adult-animated sitcom "Oaksterdum", the feature animation "Cellfie" and a live-action medieval epic adventure film "1389", which are in development.
Born in Belgrade to a sportsman father and an artist mother, Aleksandar naturally became interested in those areas of life in his earliest childhood. In the 90s his father's job took the family to Moscow, where with becoming fluent in Russian, as well as attending a mathematical lyceum No1140 and competing in mathematics at the famous Lomonosov University at only 11 years of age, Aleksandar also started training swimming, karate, ballroom dancing, singing, piano and guitar. What followed next was a move to London, where he attended North Bridge House School and started training football. After that, they returned to Belgrade, where he graduated from the Fourth Belgrade Gymnasium (high school) among the best students. During that period, he started taking acting classes, but also committed seriously to football.
Talent and hard work more than paid off and Aleksandar received a sports scholarship at the prestigious Royal Holloway University of London, where he graduated with a BSc in Computer Science at only 20 years of age, while playing football for his University and for the London's All-star team. During that period, he was scouted by a few Premier League clubs youth teams, but chose instead to complete his studies and continue the footballing career afterwards in Yugoslavia. However, parallel to his return to Belgrade, he was accepted to the famous local acting school and realized that he was more drawn to acting. He also passed the IQ test with a maximum score and became a member of MENSA (society of people with extremely high IQ levels), and also began studying Italian, Flamenco dancing and training kickboxing.
Not long after, he decided to test his luck by applying to the famous Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film institute in New York City. Upon acceptance and move to Manhattan, he mastered his acting abilities, with great compliments from the school's professors, including Hope Arthur, George Loros, Paul Calderon, Geoffrey Horne, Pennie DuPont, Robert Ellerman, Irma Sandrey, Mauricio Bustamante and others. He used his time spent in New York to sharpen various English dialects and performed in NY theaters utilizing over 10 different English accents. He also trained in dance at the well-known Dancesport academy under the instruction of the famed Paul Pellicoro, and also managed to find time for aikido with sensei Yoshimitsu Yamada and karate with sensei Masataka Mori, as well as gymnastics.
After completing his studies, he moved to Los Angeles, where he shot a few student and independent movies, did voice-over for an Electronic Arts video game and expanded his fighting skills by practicing Extreme Martial Arts (XMA) with the seven-time world martial arts champion, and the youngest master in the history of Black Belt Magazine, Mike Chat. Soon after, he received an offer to join the cast of the most watched tv series in the history of Serbian cinematography, so he moved back to Belgrade and lined up big roles in the shows "Village is Burning", "Montevideo", "White Lions", "Ravna Gora" and others. During this stay in Serbia, he passed his karate black-belt testing, started skydiving, and spent his free time waterskiing, skiing, snowboarding and ice-skating. He also completed lifeguard training and became active a year later, during the catastrophic floods that hit the Balkans, by taking part in various rescue operations at the most critical locations. That was when he became a member of the Red Cross and also wrote, composed and sang his first single "Fire in Heaven".
Soon after, he decided to return to Los Angeles believing that his talent would bear better fruit in Hollywood and that his desire to inspire people would reach a global stage.
In LA, he booked a major Hollywood movie right upon arrival, however even though the production signed off on his Green Card application, the papers arrived too late so he instead returned for another summer to Serbia to play one of the leading roles in the new tv-series "My Father's Killers", however after the first season and the arrival of the Green Card, he decided to move permanently to the USA.
Upon returning to Hollywood, Aleksandar became a member of SAG by being Taft-Harleyed to appear in the popular tv-show The Americans, where in addition to his on-screen role, he was booked for a voice-over in the same episode, where he curiously changed his voice to differentiate from his on-screen character. Soon after he booked another role in the legendary show NCIS.
That very same year, while working a side job to sustain himself in Los Angeles, he met a lady with a broken hand and helped her thanks to his Rescue Service training. Upon hearing that, her husband asked to meet him, and to Aleksandar's great joy and surprise, it turned out to be none other than Tom Petty. He offered to hire Aleksandar on the spot and expressed the desire to connect him in order to help him reach his acting dreams. Humbled by the kindness and the opportunity, Aleksandar accepted. He worked with the legendary rocker for the rest of the year until the Heartbreaker's lead singer's tragic passing.
Hurt by the loss of his new friend and needing the vent for the heavy emotions, Aleksandar decided to start writing and completed his first feature script for a medieval epic adventure titled "1389". Right after that he booked a role in "Dolemite Is My Name", starring opposite Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes.
Through a mutual friend Aleksandar met his creative partner Nemanja Colovic and the two joined forces to create the multi-award-winning scripts for the adult animated sitcom "Oaksterdum" and the feature animation "Cellfie". He then formed "Witty Wolf Productions" and directed and starred in a festival short film "Deep Into Love", alongside his friend, the legendary actor Deep Roy.
As the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, the film industry came to a halt, however Aleksandar still managed to book a recurring role opposite Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the tv-show "Gaslit", as well as a role in the tv-show "S.W.A.T.". He also made a few guest appearances in European projects.
Now that the pandemic and the Hollywood strikes are over, more great projects are expected.- Director
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Marina Abramovic was born on 30 November 1946 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. She is a director and producer, known for Destricted (2006), At the Waterfall (2003) and The Hunt (1998). She was previously married to Paolo Canevari and Nesa Paripovic.- Milos Petrovic-Trojpec was born on 22 June 1986 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Klan (2020), South Wind (2018) and Black Sun (2017).
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Slobodan Sijan was born on 16 November 1946 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for Who's Singin' Over There? (1980), Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982) and Strangler vs. Strangler (1984).- Actor
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Rade Markovic was born in Belgrade where he studied at the College of Engineering and Philosophical Faculty. For the first time he set his foot on the stage as a member of a cultural artistic company "Ivo Lola Ribar" and the Youth Theatre and since the season 1946 to 1949 he was acting in performances of the Academic Theatre. Since 1959 he is a professional actor, attached to Belgrade Drama Theatre (to 1961). Thereafter, as an independent artist he appears on Atelje 212, National Theatre and Yugoslav Drama Theatre stages. During his sixty years long and fruitful artistic career, he has created over hundred (100) theater roles, took part in seventy eight (78) national and international film productions, acted in over sixty dramas and series made by TV Belgrade. Some of his outstanding roles in theater in "A Dubious Character" by Branislav Nusic, "Nikoletina Bursac" by Branko Copic (also TV drama Nikoletina Bursac (1958)), "Lodgings" by Milos Crnjanski, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams, "Oblomov" by Goncharov and, finally, Pozzo in "En attendant Godot" by Samuel Beckett in which he was appeared with Ljuba Tadic, Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljevic and Milivoje 'Mica' Tomic and that was first performance of Bekcett's play in East Europe (1956, Atelje 212).
He was a professor of acting at Novi Sad Academy of Arts (since September 1981) and at "Braca Karic" Academy in Belgrade (since 1997). For his theatre creations he repeatedly received recognition: Belgrade October Award (1963), award for acting at Sterija's Theatre Festival (1958), two awards for acting at Festival of Small Scenes in Sarajevo (1962, 1971), three "Arena" awards at Yugoslav Film Festival in Pula (1955, 1957, 1963), award at the Festival of Bulgarian Film in Varna (1964), Seventh July Award (1981), "Slavica" award for life work at Film Encounters in Nis (1989) etc.
Rade Markovic was one of the most distinguished protagonists of modern acting expression that made crucial influence of development of Yugoslav and Serbian theatre arts after WW II and he is a model of a successful multimedia artist.- Andrija Kuzmanovic was born on 5 June 1984 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Toma (2021), Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010) and Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012).
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Svetozar Cvetkovic was born on 20 June 1958 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Turneja (2008), You Go to My Head (2017) and Bullets Over Marseille (2021).- Actress
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Olivera Katarina was born on 5 March 1940 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Ein großer graublauer Vogel (1970), The Last Guerrilla (1974) and Ima ljubavi, nema ljubavi (1968).