Ivan Karl was appointed as acting director of Film Center Serbia (FCS) at the beginning of June 2023. He graduated in film and TV production from Belgrade's Faculty of Dramatic Arts. His versatile working biography includes the positions of editor of film and foreign TV series programme at Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), where he later on served as a member of the Programme Council; Belgrade's FEST selector; creator of the film and TV series programmes at Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV); chairman of FEST's Council; city secretary for cultural affairs in Belgrade. Furthermore, he is the author of three books: Acting in Films / Gluma na filmu (2009), Dreaming with Your Eyes Open / Sanjati otvorenih oiju (2012) and The Chronology of FEST / Hronologija FEST-a (2023).

Ivan Karl je početkom juna 2023. imenovan za vršioca dužnosti direktora Filmskog centra Srbije (FCS). Diplomirao je filmsku i TV produkciju na Fakultetu dramskih umetnosti u Beogradu. Njegova raznovrsna profesionalna biografija obuhvata pozicije urednika filmskog i programa stranih TV serija na Radio-televiziji Srbije (RTS), gdje je kasnije bio i član Programskog savjeta; selektora beogradskog FEST-a; autora filmskog i TV serijskog programa na Radio-televiziji Vojvodine (RTV); predsjednika Savjeta FEST-a; te sekretara za kulturu grada Beograda. Autor je i tri knjige: Gluma na filmu (2009), Sanjati otvorenih očiju (2012) i Hronologija FEST-a (2023).