Stevan Filipović (film director)

Stevan Filipović
Стеван Филиповић
Born	1981 (age 44–45) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma mater	University of Arts in Belgrade
Occupations	Editor director lecturer
Years active	2002–present

Stevan Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic : Стеван Филиповић; born 1981) is a Serbian film editor, director and lecturer. ^[1]

Biography

Best known for his box-office successes, such as Šejtanov ratnik (2006), Skinning (2010) and Next to Me (2015), he is recognized for depicting social commentary through elements of fantasy. ^[2] In addition to his creative work, Filipović also served as an assistant lecturer to the class of actress Mirjana Karanović at the University of Arts in Belgrade between 2012 and 2014. ^[2] Subsequently, he started teaching fundamentals of visual effects and digital postproduction at the University. ^[2]

He has received a number of national accolades as well as regional ones, including a grand prix at the Pula Film Festival.

In December 2021, Filipović came out as gay on Twitter. ^{[3] [4]}

Selected filmography

• Šejtanov ratnik (2006)
• Skinning (2010)
• Urgentni centar (2014–15); 3 episodes
• Next to Me (2015)
• A Good Wife (2016)
• Next To Me The Musical
• Breaking Point: A Star Wars Story (2019)
• Next To You (2023)
• Next To Us (2024)

Selected accolades

Awards and nominations received by Lady Gaga

Award	Year	Recipient(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
FEST International Film Festival	2016	Next to Me	Jury Prize - Best Film	Won	[2]
			Jury Prize - National Program	Won
			FEDEORA Jury Award	Won
Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival	2006	Šejtanov ratnik	Hudi Mačak Award	Won
	2010	Skinning	Special Jury Mention	Won
Pula Film Festival	2015	Next to Me	Golden Arena	Won
Sarajevo Film Festival	2015	Next to Me	Young Audience Award	Won
Festival International du Film Fantastique de Menton	2020	Breaking Point: A Star Wars Story	Special Prize of the jury Award	Won	[5]

Recent activity

In 2017, Stevan Filipović has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins. ^[6]

References

1. "Stevan Filipović: Ako razumeš, ne možeš da mrziš". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Večernje novosti . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
2. "Akademija Umetnosti: Filip Stevanović". akademijaumetnosti.edu.rs (in Serbian). University of Arts in Belgrade . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
3. "Stevan Filipović se javno autovao: Ne postoji nijedan deo mene kojeg se stidim". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
4. Jovović, Pero (10 June 2023). ""A zašto moramo da znamo sa kim spavaš i da li si gej?": Stevan Filipović ima najbolji odgovor na pitanje zbog čega se autovao VIDEO". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 August 2025.
5. "Festival Film Fantastique" . Retrieved 1 September 2022.
6. Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language, official website, retrieved on 2017-08-16.

External links

• Stevan Filipović at IMDb