Slobodan Maksimović

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Slobodan Maksimović (born 1975 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a director and screenwriter. In 2003 he attended the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Film and Television Directing. His first student short film '1/2' was presented at the 60th Cannes Film Festival as a part of the Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde section. His shorts '1/2' and 'AgapE' (both 2007) were shown at more than 30 international film festivals within the competition program and won 14 international rewards. Thanks for Sunderland (2012) is his first feature film which was awarded four Vesna awards at the 15th Festival of Slovenian Film, among them also the Vesna for best film. More recently he directed the Christmas movie Beanie (2022).