Goran Stanković (Serbia)

Goran grew up in Serbia where he received his BA in film directing. In 2014, he graduated with a Master’s Degree from the Directing Program at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and his thesis film WAY IN RYE was nominated for the Student Academy Award for Best Narrative Short. His two short films, WHO GUARDS THE GUARDIANS and OLD MOUNTAIN, were selected for over 50 international festivals and won 17 awards. His first feature documentary, IN THE DARK, a story about Serbian miners had its world premiere at the IDFA 2014 festival in Amsterdam and has gone to win awards across US and Europe. The broadcasting rights were bought by Al Jazeera and the Discovery Channel. Goran directed TV shows MORNING CHANGES EVERYTHING, BAD BLOOD and SABRE. He is currently preparing his first feature film about a rehab monastery called OUR FATHER, a co-production between 5 European countries.