Maša Šarović
Directing
Biography
Maša Šarović was born in Subotica in 1993. She earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade, specializing in Film Directing. Her short film The City (2016) premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Following that, it was screened at numerous other festivals, receiving several awards, including a Special Jury Award at Kustendorf. Another short film, Hottest Summer Days (2018), had its debut at the Sarajevo Film Festival. It was also featured in other festivals like FID Marseille, Ljubljana FEKK (where she won the Grand Prix for best film), Winterthur International Short Film Festival, and the TAU Student Film Festival in Tel Aviv, among others. In 2019, she participated in the Factory project at the Cannes Film Festival, directing a segment of the omnibus film titled In Your Hands, which was presented at Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Her most recent short film was showcased at the Trieste Film Festival and Bašta Fest, winning awards at the VGIK Student Film Festival and the JSFF. Currently, she is working on her debut feature film and has been involved in projects aimed at film development, including IPDF in Los Angeles and First Films First in Serbia.
Known For
Mara, a successful businesswoman and single mother, is heartbroken after her son Nemanja’s untimely death. She becomes emotionally detached, refusing to communicate with friends and family. However, when she meets Milan, Nemanja’s close friend, she finds solace and comfort in their relationship.
Mother Mara
Five uniquely moving films about motherhood—bubbling up in the grocery store, the cemetery, or even a car ride—come together in this omnibus film set in Sarajevo.
The Factory
After begging her to come back, Azra gets her daughter Lejla back at the airport. In the car, she tells her a surprising news and takes her to an unknown place where mother and daughter will revisit their roles.
In Your Hands
Ivan, a young copywriter is faced with the pressures and expectations of his work and surroundings. He tries his best to reconcile both aspects of life, but it is not easy at all.
9-5
In the focus of Djurdjevic's only seemingly "simple" plot are three urban 30-year-olds, stuck somewhere on the first life curves - either because of an inferiority to an employed wife, or because of their inability to prove themselves through superficial sexual adventures, or the overwhelming urge to humiliate his friends behind the "mask" of innocent jokes. However, the equally important protagonist of the play "Don't Bet on the English" - the protagonist who is both inside and outside them - is one of the essential demons of human nature: a passion for gambling, more precisely betting. An emerging form of this obsessive passion is, for Djurdjevic's heroes, betting on the results of matches of various national football leagues.
Don't Bet on the Brits
A young couple is living at his parents' apartment. Frustrated at not being able to provide for themselves, they fight. She decides something has to change.
Hottest Summer Days
Dunja and her boyfriend arrive in Belgrade. He leaves her alone for a second, when a too friendly local guy appears and refuses to leave her alone.
The City
Danson is seducing Neven's girlfriend, taking over Neven's apartment, and gaining control over Neven's entire world, while Neven is powerless to do anything about it.