Stefan Ivančić

Stefan Ivančić is a film director, producer and programmer. He lived in Barcelona, Spain, from 1991 to 2009, where he finished his studies of Mechanical Engineering. He graduated in Film Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade, in 2013. His short films have been selected in many international festivals such as Cannes, Rotterdam, FIDMarseille, San Sebastián, Visions du Réel and Turin, among others. Stefan is the producer of the feature film The Load (2018) by Ognjen Glavonic, premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, and a co-producer of You Have the Night (2018) by Ivan Salatić, premiered at the International Critic’s Week of the Venice Film Festival. He was a member of the selection committee of Pardi di domani at the Locarno Film Festival from 2017 to 2020 and has been working as a delegate for Eastern Europe for the International Film Festival Rotterdam since 2018. He is a member of the programming team of the Belgrade Auteur Film Festival. Right after finishing his film studies, Stefan started teaching at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he currently holds a position of assistant professor. He is a member of the European Film Academy (EFA). He lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia.