Summary
Faruk Lončarević is a tenured film professor and seasoned filmmaker with over two decades of experience directing, writing, editing and producing award-winning fiction and documentary films. As Dean of the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo and a member of the European Film Academy, he combines deep theoretical knowledge with hands-on production skills, shepherding projects from concept to festival placement. He has led productions on budgets ranging from $10,000 to $1,000,000 and efficiently manages crews from 15 to 150 people, while also consulting on public film fund assessments such as the National Film Fund of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Eurimages. Fluent in Bosnian and English and conversational in Bahasa Indonesia through personal and professional ties, he teaches and supervises international students and projects in multiple languages. Beyond filmmaking, he publishes scholarly work in film aesthetics and theory and offers industry services as a script doctor and full project developer. Based in Sarajevo, he uniquely bridges academic rigor, festival-savvy distribution know-how, and practical production experience.
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Master of Arts - MA, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Master of Arts - MA, Film/Cinema/Video Studies at University of Sarajevo