Directing

Slobodan Maksimović

Born May 28, 1975 · Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (age 51)

Slobodan Maksimović (born 1975 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a director and screenwriter. In 2003 he attended the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Film and Television Directing. His first student short film '1/2' was presented at the 60th Cannes Film Festival as a part of the Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde section. His shorts '1/2' and 'Ag…

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Proto-Slav

Proto-Slav · 2025

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Praslovan is a feature-length documentary film about the 40-year long career of musician Zoran Predin. It revolves around the hidden stories from Zoran's life and work. Some are fun, others very personal, as well as sad or even tragic. Because Zoran's nature is mischievous, so is the documentary.

Nika

16 year old girl go-kart driver Nika exceeds conflict with her mother to win the most important race of her life.

The Beanie

The Beanie · 2022

A boy who has nothing and a girl who seems to have everything embark on an adventure following fake Santa in the middle of the night. That night all of their Christmas wishes come true, but not quite the way they've each expected.

The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith

The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith · 2017

The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith

Somewhere in Europe a Greek owes to a French, who owes to a Slovenian and she owes to an Italian, who owes money to the Greek. A German owes no one, she just wants to get a good night's sleep. The Brit is looking for an exit. The film is shot in one take with a crew and actors coming from over ten countries. Everyone speaks their language and they all understand each other.

Thanks for Sunderland

Thanks for Sunderland · 2012

Thanks for Sunderland

MovieDramaComedy

The film takes place in Slovenia today. Johan (44), is a factory worker, who dreams of a dignified life for himself and his family. His best friend Janez introduces him to Zlatko, who doesn’t take bluetouth away from his ear, and he offers him a quick profit, better job and a raise. Accepting the offer Johan robs his wife's mother, who cheers for Manchester United, and his life after that moves downhill.

1/2

The film "1/2" is a story about two neighbors separated by a thin wall. Klara’s daily life begins at 4:30 a.m. with the lifting of a creaking shutter, too loud radio news, and the vacuuming of an apartment. Nikša is losing his temper because of this. The human mind is sometimes capable of producing anything but reasonable verbal communication.

AgapE

In a remote convent where nuns live, they decide to introduce broadband internet.

The Melon Route

The Melon Route · 2006

The Melon Route

MovieDramaRomance

During an illegal immigrant smuggling operation on the Croatian-Bosnian border, war veteran and smuggler Mirko saves a seemingly nameless Chinese woman from drowning, bringing her into his home to help her recover. Over time, their relationship becomes closer and more personal and makes Mirko the target of Spider and Seki, two ruthless crime lords who run the human trafficking operations in the area.

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Proto-Slav

Proto-Slav · 2025

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Praslovan is a feature-length documentary film about the 40-year long career of musician Zoran Predin. It revolves around the hidden stories from Zoran's life and work. Some are fun, others very personal, as well as sad or even tragic. Because Zoran's nature is mischievous, so is the documentary.

Director

Nika

16 year old girl go-kart driver Nika exceeds conflict with her mother to win the most important race of her life.

Director

The Beanie

The Beanie · 2022

A boy who has nothing and a girl who seems to have everything embark on an adventure following fake Santa in the middle of the night. That night all of their Christmas wishes come true, but not quite the way they've each expected.

Director

The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith

The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith · 2017

The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith

Somewhere in Europe a Greek owes to a French, who owes to a Slovenian and she owes to an Italian, who owes money to the Greek. A German owes no one, she just wants to get a good night's sleep. The Brit is looking for an exit. The film is shot in one take with a crew and actors coming from over ten countries. Everyone speaks their language and they all understand each other.

Writer

Thanks for Sunderland

Thanks for Sunderland · 2012

Thanks for Sunderland

MovieDramaComedy

The film takes place in Slovenia today. Johan (44), is a factory worker, who dreams of a dignified life for himself and his family. His best friend Janez introduces him to Zlatko, who doesn’t take bluetouth away from his ear, and he offers him a quick profit, better job and a raise. Accepting the offer Johan robs his wife's mother, who cheers for Manchester United, and his life after that moves downhill.

Director

1/2

The film "1/2" is a story about two neighbors separated by a thin wall. Klara’s daily life begins at 4:30 a.m. with the lifting of a creaking shutter, too loud radio news, and the vacuuming of an apartment. Nikša is losing his temper because of this. The human mind is sometimes capable of producing anything but reasonable verbal communication.

Writer

AgapE

In a remote convent where nuns live, they decide to introduce broadband internet.

Writer

The Melon Route

The Melon Route · 2006

The Melon Route

MovieDramaRomance

During an illegal immigrant smuggling operation on the Croatian-Bosnian border, war veteran and smuggler Mirko saves a seemingly nameless Chinese woman from drowning, bringing her into his home to help her recover. Over time, their relationship becomes closer and more personal and makes Mirko the target of Spider and Seki, two ruthless crime lords who run the human trafficking operations in the area.

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Cases of Inspector Vrenko

Cases of Inspector Vrenko · 2021

Cases of Inspector Vrenko

SeriesCrimeDrama

A series of stories about a chief inspector Martin Vrenko, who faces numbers of unusual cases, interesting characters, intelligent plots and surprising twists.

Director