Jelena Maksimović

Jelena Maksimović was born in 1984 in Belgrade, Serbia. Films she edited premiered and got awards at some of the most prestigious film festivals such as Festival de Cannes, Venice Film Festival – La Biennale di Venezia, Berlinale, Festival del film Locarno, International Film Festival Rotterdam, FID Marseille, Sarajevo Film Festival, Hot Docs Toronto and many more.

After studying archaeology, Jelena graduated at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade as an editor. She is the recipient of several film editing awards. She directed two short documentaries, short experimental film and several music videos. She is the author of two A/B installations. Then she began working as a lecturer at film workshops in the region and is a TA at the Faculty of media and communications in Belgrade.

MFF Karlovy Vary