COUNTRY: Serbia

FILM SCHOOL: Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Serbia

CONTACT: stepanovic.ivan@gmail.com

Ivan is a producer and DoP from Serbia, currently enrolled in the Film and Television Production M.A. programme at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.

Producer of internationally screened shorts, Someday (also worked as DoP), 5/3/0, Darling? and Hunter. Producer on Brazil (also worked as DoP, in post-production), Wounded Tribe (post-production), Dive (awaiting premiere), as well as several short films currently in development. Also, special mention winner at Sarajevo Talents Pack and Pitch, and winning pitch at Torino Short Film Market, You Only Pitch Twice. Worked on numerous commercial projects, producing audiovisual content, as well as scripted dramas as a casting coordinator, production coordinator, and unit manager. Operates a small rental house and production company in Belgrade.

Filmography:

• Darling? / short fiction / 2022 / as a producer
• 5/3/0 / short fiction / 2023 / as a producer
• Hunter / short concept film / 2024 / as a producer and DoP
• Scaffolding Horizons / short experimental documentary / 2024 / as a producer and DoP
• Dive / short fiction / 2025 / as a producer
• Brazil / short fiction/post-production/as a producer and DoP
• Hole / short documentary/ shooting /as a DoP and producer
• Wounded Tribe / short fiction/post-production / as a producer

Festivals and Awards:

• Darling? / International Symbolic Art Film Festival (ISAFF) / 2022 / Best Dark Comedy / Honorable Mention / Best Cinematography
• Darling? / / International Halicarnassus Film Festival (IHFF) / 2022 / Best Creative Short