SEECS Award

Director's biography

Sara Marić is a third-year Film Directing student at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Born in Novi Sad, she developed a passion for storytelling through her involvement in the drama section of Svetozar Marković High School. She has gained experience as an assistant on film sets and as a music video director. Last year, she participated in FID Campus at FID Marseille Film Festival with her film “Daughters”, and 2024. in the screenwriting workshop at the Brač Film Festival. In her films, she focuses on female protagonists and their existential problems. She aims to explore the experiences and issues of women of different ages in the context of contemporary Serbia. Her dominant themes are family relationships, often portrayed from the main character's perspective, with a special emphasis on internal conflict. She is also interested in documentary filmmaking and participated in the "Bistre Reke" documentary film camp, where she filmed “Milk and Honey”. She was a jury at the Bistre Reke Film Festival in 2026. She loves learning new languages, she is fluent in Serbian and English, and with a B1 diploma in French. She is currently working on the short fiction film Mothers.