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Vladan Nikolic is a Serbian independent film director, screenwriter and film producer. [1]
Nikolic has taught film directing, production, and digital filmmaking classes at various universities, including New York University. He is Dean of the School of Media Studies at The New School. [2]
His book "Independent Filmmaking and Digital Convergence - Transmedia and Beyond" was published by Routledge/Focal Press in 2017. [3]
His awards include the TV Sarajevo Award and Zeta Film Award for Best Screenplay, [4] Telluride Indiefest Best Film Award, [5] and Tiburon International Film Festival Golden Reel Award. [6] His feature film Love premiered at the Venice and Tribeca film festivals to critical acclaim [7] and went on to win awards at film festivals in Geneva, Switzerland, and Barcelona, Spain. [8] His subsequent film Zenith, incorporated an extensive transmedia project, expanding the film over multiple platforms, including theatrical, video, and online releases. [9] [10]
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