Vladimir Paskaljevic
Filmmaker and TV director, Serbia

Vladimir Paskaljević is awarded young filmmaker and TV director from Serbia. He is experienced as as a director, screenplay writer and editor. He also teaches film directing and scriptwriting at Megatrend University at department of film making. His main work until now is ĐAVOLJA VAROŠ (DEVIL'S TOWN) that won many international awards and was premiered at many prestigious international film festivals such as Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, Montreal, Palm Springs, etc. He also wrote screenplay for the movie THE OPTIMISTS, which had a world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, and won several grand prix at festivals in Valladolid and Geneve. Film "The Optimists" was shown also at international festivals in Rotterdam, Kopenhagen, Pusan, Athens, etc. His short student film DOLPHINS ARE MAMMALS won several international awards. He also directed various documentaries produced by Radio-Television of Serbia that consider integration of Roma (gypsy) children into serb society. Also known as playwright. Since May 2007 he also directs live TV shows. Fluent in many languages, such as Spanish, English and French.

EDUCATION
Diplomma: MA Film and TV directing, Faculty of drammatic arts, University of Arts, Belgrade, 2000. Idea Maker's diplomma, New Moment School of Advertising, 2005

FILMOGRAPHY
Director/
ĐAVOLJA VAROŠ (DEVIL'S TOWN) Writer MT Images, Serbia, 2008, 90 min. feature lenght, colour

WORLD PREMIERE
Karlovy Vary IFF AWARDS: Trieste, Alpe Adria Cinema 2010 – First Prize Palm Springs IFF 2010 – Honorable Mention of the Jury Naissa 2009 – Grand Prix for best actor - Lazar Ristovski Novi Sad, Cinema City, 2010 – Special Mention for supporting actor to Vlastimir Velisavljević Athens, Panorama of European Films – 2009 FIPRESCI Award Tirana IFF 2009 – Media Award IFF Herceg Novi 2009, Montenegro – Best Directing Award Castellinaria FF 2010 - Grand Prix

FESTIVALS
Montreal WFF 2009 – Official Selection IFF Rotterdam – Official selection – Bright Future section 2010 Chicago IFF - World Cinema Selection 2010 Seattle IFF – World Cinema Selection 2010 Transilvania IFF – Official Competition 2010 Mostra de Valencia 2010 – Panorama Mediterranea (Comptetition) European Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania - 2009 European Film Festival – Palić 2009 – International Competition Montpellier Festival du Film Mediteranee 2009 – Official Selection Geneve - Cinema Tous Ecrans - Regards d’Aujourd’hui – 2009 Kiev, Molodist –Official Competition 2009, Bergen IFF, Norway - October 2009 Innsbruck IFF, Austria 2009 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea 2010 Cinepecs 2010 Kaohsiung FF 2010 Writer DELFINI SU SISARI ("DOLPHINS ARE MAMMALS") Director FDU, Beograd, Serbia, 1997, 12 min., igrani, 16mm colour World Premiere: World Film Festival, Montréal, Canada FESTIVALS: World Film Festival, Montréal, Canada, 1997. Clermont-Ferrand short film festival, official competition, 1998. Oberhausen, Childrens programme competition 1998. St. Petersburgh, official competition, 1998. Montpéllier film festival, hors competition1997. Capalbio, Italy, official competition 1998. Belgrade short film festival, 1997., salon odbijenih.

AWARDS
FIPRESCI international critics special mention, Montréal, Canada, 1997. Audience's prize, Capalbio, Italy 1998. Yugoslavian candidate for 'Oscar' in category of short films 1998. Writer OPTIMISTI (“The Optimists”) Directed by Goran Paskaljević, 2006, NOVA FILM, colour, 35mm, 96 mins.

FESTIVALS
Toronto International Film Festival, 2006. “Masters” Pusan International Film Festival 2006. “Masters” Valladolid Film Festival 2006. Kobenhavn, 2006. “Masters” Athens Panorama of European Film, 2006. official competition Cinema Tout Ecran, Geneva 2006. Rotterdam Film Festival, "Kings and Aces" 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, N.Y. 2007 Festroia 2007, seccao oficial AWARDS: Grand Prix, Golden Spike, Valladolid 2006 Best Actor, Lazar Ristovski, Valladolid 2006 Yound Audience's Prize 2006 Critic's special mention, Athens 2006. Reflet D'or for the best production, Geneva 2006 FIPRESCI prize, Geneva 2006 Young jury Award Mention, Geneva 2006 Audience's Award, Festroia 2007 Director EXISTENCE Producer Zillion, Serbia, 2004, 25 min. feature, DV, colour. Writer FESTIVALS: Miskolc, Hungary 2007. Director KOŽA (SKIN) Writer Radio Television Of Serbia, 2003, TV documentary 3 episodes serial about gypsy children, 3x30min. (BUNAR ŽELJA) WELL OF DESIRES,I episode of the serial Belgrade short film festival, in competition, Beograd 2003 CASTING DIRECOR KAD SVANE DAN,feature lenght film in shoot (fall 2011) by Goran Paskaljevic Director BEOGRADSKA SLAGALICA (BELGRADE PUZZLE) Writer RTS, 2001, TV documentary, 30min, DV, colour Editor KAKO JE HARI POSTAO DRVO aka HOW HARRY BECAME A TREE Feature, Goran Paskaljević, Cattleya, Italy and Ireland, 2001, 96min.,35mm Venice film festival, 2001, official competition Assistant editor PAD U RAJ (Fall into paradise)2004, Feature by Miloš Radović, Germany-Netherlands-France, 96min.,35mm PLJACKA TREĆEG RAJHA (Robery of the Third Reich)2004, Feature by Zdravko Šotra, Serbia, 112 min.,35mm, colour SAN ZIMSKE NOĆI (MIDWINTER’s NIGHT DREAM) 2004, Feature by Goran Paskaljević, Serbia, 90 min,35mm, colour Festivals and prizes: SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2004, Prize of Jury Co-writer I AM COMING TO TAKE YOU WITH ME (adaptation)Non-released film adaptation of the novel written by Niccolo Ammaniti; directed by Goran Paskaljević, in production, NOVA FILM, Serbia

THEATER
Writer INHERITANCE Comedy, Serb National Theater, Novi Sad, 2005.

LITERATURE
Writer BDSM A prose novel, Alexandria-press, Beograd, Srbija, 2003.

ADVERTISING
Creative consultant in "New Moment" creative team since May 2005. Copywriter SUPER WOMAN Bilboard campaign for Wiener Stadische credits. JOURNALISM Column on film topic tittled "Sajberskop", "DANAS", daily papers, Belgrade.

ADVISORY
Jury member, Novi Sad Cinema City 2011 Jury president at Palic International Film Festival 2010 Jury president, 5th international Students' Film Festival in Belgrade, 2003. Jury member, Eksperimento Manilla film festival 2004.