Biography
Nationality
Serbian
Milena Grujić
Awards
2024
Best student film, "THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT AND UNBEARABLE", Venice Short Film Festival 2024
2024
Best Short Fiction Film, "THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT AND UNBEARABLE", Vrboska film festival
2021
Special prize for the best film ending, "A.S. (25)", Balkan New Film Festival
2021
Best male main role, "A.S. (25)", Balkan New Film Festival
2020
Emperor Constantine for the best male role, "A.S. (25)", Niš Film Festival of Actors’ Achievements
2018
Top 80 out of 4000 films, "All that Grows", Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival
2018
Best Documentary, "All that Grows", VGIK Student Festival, Moscow
2018
Best Short Film, "All that Grows", Ravno Selo Film Festival
2018
First Prize "Zlatna buklija, "All that Grows", Film Festival Velika Plana
2017
Best Short Film, "All that Grows", Šumadija International Film Festival
2017
Third Prize, "All that Grows", Looking China Golden Lenses Awards
2016
Best Film, "Last Call", Brač Film Festival
2017
Best Directing, "Last Call", New Wave film festival
2017
Best Foreign Film, "Last call", New Wave film festival
2017
Finalist, "Last Call", Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
2016
Golden interpretation for best actor Vladimir Gvojić, "Last Call", Bašta fest
Credits
Movies
in post-production
"Verified target" fiction, feature, Director
in post-production
"Harvest" fiction, feature, 2nd Unit Director fiction, directed by Paul Kampf
2023
"Labor day" fiction, feature, 2nd Unit Director, directed by Mladen Đorđević
2024
"The Future Is Bright and Unbearable" fiction, short, Director
2019
"A.S. (25)" fiction, feature, Director, Production: High Media & Faculty of Dramatic Arts Belgrade
2019
"Chronicles of Xi’an" documentary, short, Director, Production: Looking China
2017
"Marlon" fiction, short, Director, Production: Faculty of Dramatic Arts Belgrade
2017
"All that Grows" documentary, short, Director, Production: Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture
2016
"Last call" fiction, short, Director, Production: Faculty of Dramatic Arts
2016
"Serbian Folk Story" TV movie, Director, Production: Faculty of Dramatic Arts
2016
"Odd and Even" TV movie, Director , Production: Faculty of Dramatic Arts & RTS
TV Shows
2023
"The Ark", Director (1 episode), Production: Electric entertainment, SCYFY network
2021
"Dynasty", Director (8 episodes)
2019
"The Outpost", 2nd Unit (2 episodes), season 2
Education
2021 – present: Film and TV directing / Faculty of Dramatic Arts / PhD
2018 – 2021: Film and TV directing / Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade / Master’s studies
2013 – 2018: Film directing / Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade / Bachelor of audio-visual arts
Skills
Piano, guitar, singing
Spoken languages
Serbian (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Russian (medium)
Additional info
Music Videos: Nikola Vranjković – Dve reči; Buč Kesidi – Draga; Eva Braun – Rikošet
AD Experience:
2022-10 – 2022-12 1st Assistant Director – “Sybil” movie, PRODUCED BY Catalyst Studios, SERVICE PRODUCTION BANDUR FILM
2022-08 – 2022-10 1st Assistant Director – “Switch & Bait” movie, PRODUCED BY Catalyst Studios, SERVICE PRODUCTION BANDUR FILM
2022-01 2nd Assistant Director – “LABOUR DAY” movie, PRODUCED BY SENSE PRODUCTION
2021-11 1st Assistant Director, 2nd unit – “THE WELL” TV series , PRODUCED BY FILM DANAS
2021-11 3rd Assistant Director – “Slaughterhouse” movie, SERVICE PRODUCTION TALKING WOLF
2021-09 2nd Assistant Director and 1st Assistant Director, 2nd unit – “HELLRAISER” movie, SERVICE PRODUCTION WIP
2021-04 – 2021-07 3rd Assistant Director – “THE MACHINE” movie, PRODUCED BY LEGENDARY PRODUCTION, SERVICE PRODUCTION BALKANIC MEDIA
2021-02 1st Assistant Director - “THE OUTPOST” S4 EP11 TV series, PRODUCED BY ARROWSTORM ENTERTAINMENT, SERVICE PRODUCTION BALKANIC MEDIA
2020-11 – 2021-03 3rd Assistant Director - “THE OUTPOST” S4 TV series, PRODUCED BY BALKANIC MEDIA
2020-01 – 2020-09 3rd Assistant Director - “THE OUTPOST” S3 TV series, PRODUCED BY BALKANIC MEDIA
2019-08 3rd Assistant Director – “Seal Team” TV series, PRODUCED BY BALKANIC MEDIA
2019-07 3rd Assistant Director – “The Deal” Movie, PRODUCED BY BALKANIC MEDIA
2019-01 – 2019-06 3rd Assistant Director - “THE OUTPOST” S2 TV series, PRODUCED BY BALKANIC MEDIA
2019-04 – 2019-05 2nd Unit Director - “THE OUTPOST” S2 TV series, PRODUCED BY BALKANIC MEDIA
2018-10 2nd Assistant Director – “PENNY Naturgut” TVC, PRODUCED BY EMOTE BELGRADE
2018-07 – 2018-08 2nd Assistant Director – “Belgrade Escape” Film, PRODUCED BY EMOTE BELGRADE & BROKEN STAR FILMS (CHINA)
Commercials:
2022 – "Stobi Flips" – TVC
2022 – "Atlantis" - TVC
2022 - "Imaš izbor, nemaš izgovor / Evil car" – ABS campaign against drunk driving
2018 - "Zaječarko pivo" – digital director
2017 - "No man is an island" – Global citizen forum campaign
2017 - "Multi-kulti" – VIP corporate video