Sanja Živković

Sanja Živković is a Serbian-Canadian film director,[1] whose debut feature film Easy Land was released in 2019.[2]

Born in Serbia, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with her family during the Yugoslav Wars.[3] She studied film at Simon Fraser University, and has stated that her experience as an immigrant, living as an outsider in an unfamiliar new society, has informed her creative perspective.[3]

She made several short films, including How I Almost Became a Canadian (2009), Our Little Secret (2011),[4] Maria's Episode (2014) and Cleo (2016),[5] prior to Easy Land, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

Her second feature film, Cat's Cry, went into production in 2023.[7] It premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival,[8] where Živković received an honorable mention for the Emerging Canadian Director award.[9]

References

  1. ^ Jenna Dorsi, TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sanja Živković – “Easy Land”. Women and Hollywood, September 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Alisha Mughal, "'Easy Land' Tenderly Explores the Canadian Immigrant Experience". Exclaim!, May 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Baisakhi Roy, Lisa Evans and Vivien Fellegi, "Inspiring others behind the scenes". Toronto Star, May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Indie film fest kicks off Friday". Niagara This Week, April 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "TIFF 2016: Cleo Review". That Shelf, September 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Female, rookie filmmakers round up TIFF's Canadian lineup". CBC News, September 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Marko Stojiljković, "Sanja Živković shoots her sophomore feature, Cat’s Cry". Cineuropa, October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Jamie Casemore, "Nine Canadian features set to world premiere at VIFF". Playback, August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Gail Johnson, "Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards". Stir, October 3, 2024.