Nikolic - Dragan - Curriculum Vitae - 2018-04-23
Nikolic - Dragan - Curriculum Vitae - 2018-04-23
Nikolic - Dragan - Curriculum Vitae - 2018-04-23
Vitae
A. Personal data
Name and contact details: Dragan Nikolić, Address. Nicifora Ninkovica 50, 11000 Belgrade,
Serbia, T. +381 60 0260009, E. dragans.nikolic@gmail.com
Date of birth: 27th of October, 1974
Current position: Prababa Production (founded in 2007), CEO Director
B. Education
Master's Degree, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, 2017 -
Bachelor Degree, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, 2001-2011
Bachelor Degree, Faculty of Philosophy, 1994 -
English & Serbian Language, Excellente
C. Positions
Screenwriter (selection)
The Black Wedding, creative doc, 80', work in progress.
Rough Cut, feature, 80', 2018.
Super Bishop, creative doc, 60', 2018.
The Undertaker, creative doc, 52', 2013.
The Caviar Connection, creative doc, 58', 2008.
National Park, creative doc, 27', 2006.
Made in Serbia, creative doc, 97', 2005.
Hot Line, creative doc, 27', 2004.
Film Director (selection)
The Black Wedding, creative doc, 80', work in progress
Super Bishop, creative doc, 60', 2018.
The Undertaker, creative doc, 52', 2013.
The Caviar Connection, creative doc, 58', 2008.
National Park, creative doc, 27', 2006.
Hot Line, creative doc, 27', 2004.
TV Director
Paviljoni, TV drama, 60', work in progress.
Cinematographer (selection)
Super Bishop, creative doc, 60', 2018.
The Undertaker, creative doc, 52', 2013.
The Caviar Connection, creative doc, 58', 2008.
Bar de Zi, creative doc, 53', 2007.
National Park, creative doc, 27', 2006.
Hot Line, creative doc, 27', 2004.
Playwright
Transilvania (13 years already on programme of Begrade Drama Theatre - from 2005).
Me, American (selected in the best five Serbian theatre plays and short listed for Steria
award, in 2014).
Waiting for Chineses (in production at Regional Serbian Theatre "Zoran Radmilović", in
2018).
Stage director
Transilvania (Regional Serbian Theatre "Zoran Radmilović", in 2012).
Journalist
Politika, the best selling newspapers in Serbia, 2013.
Playboy, Serbian edition, 2005.
Lecturer (selection)
Academy of Arts Belgrade (Serbia). Department for Directing and Editing. March 2017.
March 2018. Guest professor.
Academy of Arts Novi Sad (Serbia). Department for Arts Production. February 2016.
February 2017. February 2018. Guest professor.
DokSerbia Workshop (Serbia). June 2016. June 2017. Expert in Documentary Film.
Supetar Summer Film School (Croatia). July 2014. July 2015. Expert in Film.
Kotor Art International Workshop (Montenegro). July 2011. Lecturer working with youth.
Cineroma Workshop (Easetrn Serbia). May - June 2010. May - June 2012. Lecturer working
with vunerable groups.
Atelier Varan Belgrade (Serbia). Jun - August 2005. Assistant Lecturer in Documentary Film.
Gymnasium Zaječar (Eastern Serbia). September 1999 - June 2000. Teacher of Philosophy.
Expert (selection)
Film Center Serbia, in 2016 & 2017.
Culture, Media sub-programme, in 2008.
Festival selector and jury member (selection)
Beldocs, 2018.
Belgrade International Festival of Documentary and Shorts, 2017.
The International Festival of Etnological Film in Belgrade, 2011.
ZagrebDox, 2010.
Beldocs, 2010.
Memberships (selection)
DokSerbia - Association of Documentary Filmmakers of Serbia
Association of Filmmakers of Serbia
Trainings & Workshops (selection)
EURODOC, 2017
BDC Discoveries 2017
EDN - several workshops 2007 - 2012
IDFA Summer School 2008
Berlinale Talents, 2007
Atelier Varan Paris, 2005, 2006
Awards (selection)
The Best Documentary, SEEfest L.A., 2015. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
Nomination for City of Belgrade Award, 2015. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
TOP 10 European TV Docs, Prix Europe, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
Audience Award for the Best Film, Supetar Super FF, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
Jury Special Mention - competition with fiction films, Cinema City, 2014. The Undertaker.
Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer.
Audience Award - 3rd prize, Underhillfest, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
Jury Special Mention, Underhillfest, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
The Best Serbian Documentary, Beldocs, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
*Nomination for TRT award, TRT Documentary Days, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
The Best Director, Golden Buklija, 2014. The Undertaker. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
Aleksandar Saša Petrović award, MEFEST, 2013. The Caviar Connection. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
Young Jury Special Mention, Festival Pecheurs du Monde, 2012. The Caviar Connection.
Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer.
Basil Wright Film Commendation, RAI FF, 2011. The Caviar Connection. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
*Nomination for City of Belgrade Award, 2010. The Caviar Connection. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
The Best Film Grand Prix, Belgrade International Festival of Ethnological Films, 2009. The
Caviar Connection. Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer.
The Best Documentary Award, Sarajevo FF, 2009. The Caviar Connection. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
CEI Event Award, Trieste FF, 2009. The Caviar Connection. Screenwriter, Director,
Cinematographer.
The Best Documentary Award - regional competition, ZagrebDox, 2009. The Caviar
Connection. Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer.
The Best Creative Documentary, Beldocs, 2009. The Caviar Connection. Screenwriter,
Director, Cinematographer.
The Best Romanian Documentary, Astra Film Festival, 2007. Bar de Zi. Cinematographer.
1st prize, Cinefondation Competition, Festival de Cannes, 2003. Runn Rabbit Run. Co-
scriptwriter.