Branka Besevic Gajic

Branka Besevic Gajic is a Serbian and Croatian Award-winning Film & TV Director, Creative Producer, Screenwriter, Doctor of Arts, Ph.D. She holds a Master's degree in Drama and audiovisual arts. She is a member of the European Film Academy based in Berlin. She has graduated in the class of professor Goran Pekovic, at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and Interdisciplinary Arts Ph.D. at the University of Arts in Belgrade with the film directing at Interactive feature movie The Decision (Odluka). She was born in Pancevo on September 18th, 1982. In 2014 she debuted as director and screenwriter of film "Laus", a film about the life of famous Yugoslav actor Zarko Lausevic. The film features more than twenty major names of Serbian culture. After a successful premiere at Sava Center in Belgade, the film was widely distributed in Serbia as well as in Balkan region, followed by screenings at series of festivals in America, Australia, South Africa, Russia and China, in the cities of Toronto, New York, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Vulagong, Melbourne, Canberra, Peking, Johannesburg, Moscow, where it won numerous awards for directing, artistic contribution and courage of the author. Featured Awards: Award wining In Chicago, the Serbian Film Festival included it among the best films of 2014. Award wining "The best women XXI century" in drama and audiovisual arts, Airli Nivo, Belgrade(2016) Award wining "GRAND PRIX" for screenplay of film "Laus" at the International Festival (2016) Award wining "GRAND PRIX" for "The Home of Angels" in at the International Festival "Gold Buklia"(2017). Award wining "Dejan Kosanovic" award for the best Master of Arts graduate film at Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia (FDU, 2017) Award wining City Fest (2019) Award wining City Fest (2021) Award wining Avant & Una (2021) Award-Wining for the best movie at Nis (2021) Award Wining for the best director at Film festival "Gold Buklia" (2022) Award wining for the best screenplay of the movie "The Testimonials" at International Film Festival (2022)