marija-perovic
Participant

Marija Perović

BIOGRAPHY
Marija Perović is the first female director for film and TV in history of Montenegro, graduated film directing at Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade. Marija is a professor of Film and TV directing, at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, in Cetinje, University of Montenegro. Her film „Breasts“ was the Montenegrian candidate for the Academy Award, Oscar. Director and co-scriptwriter of three awarded feature films. Her second feature Look at me awarded for best directing of first or second movie -Alexandria Film Festival, Egypt-2009. She is director and producer of one awarded mini series at Seul International Drama Award festival -2019, Seul South Korea.Director of three TV series produced in Serba and Croatia.One of the directors of two remake world popular TV series adapted for regions market, produced by Emotion, Serbia.One of the directors of Vila Maria, 170 episodes, first Croatian telenovella, produced by AVA. She was director in more than 350 TV productions, various genres - from educational to variety and drama.(RTS Belgrade, TVCG Podgorica, TV IN Podgorica, TV Avala Belgrade, TV FOX Belgrade),numerous industrial, advertising and promo shorts. (production: Balkan Podgorica, MAPA Podgorica, Britsh council, Atlas televizija Podgorica, NGO Montengro Mobil ART), five national, full scale elections and public service campaigns. She speaks Montenegrian, Ex-YU languages, English . Born in December 15, 1972, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
FILMOGRAPHY
Director, coproducer and cowriter of feature film project and tv mini series ( 4 episodes ) Breasts ( 2017-2018 ) Awards:Special jury mention- Seul Drama Awards, South Korea - mini tv series Breasts -feature film, Montenegrian candidate for Oscar , award of American Film Academy -2020.International festivals in Herceg Novi , Ulcinj (Montenegro), Cotbus (Germany) , Tirana (Albania), Pula (Croatia)-offical selection, Pristhina (Kosovo ), Leskovac, Niš (Serbia), Izmir (Turkey) , Balkan FF Roma (Italy).Director of the documentary film Some Limitless Freedom (2013). International festivals in Herceg Novi (Montenegro) and Belgrade (Serbia), Underhill fest- Podgorica, See Paris-France Scriptwriter, director and producer of the feature film Look at me (2008). International festivals: Pula (Croatia), Amsterdam (Netherelands), Lublin (Poland), Herceg Novi, Mojkovac, Bar (Montenegro). Moscow, St. Petersburg (Russia), Alexandria (Egypt), Durres (Albania), Strausbourgh, (France), Athens (Greece). Awards: Best director, in section: First and Second Feature Film, at the Alexandria International Film Festival, Egypt, 2009. Bronze Medal for directing, at the International Herceg Novi Film Festival, Montenegro, 2008. Director of the first montenegrian feature movie after fifteen years : Packing the monkeys, again (2004). Awards:The Best Movie and the Best Director at the Film Festival in Novi Sad, 2004. Bronze medal for directing at the International Selection of the Bar Television Festival, Bar, Montenegro, 2005.