Jelena Gavrilović was born 1990 in Belgrade. She is currently studying Film and TV directing at Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Her film Boys, Where are You was screened at numerous international film festivals and won several awards, including the Silver Egg at Kustendorf 2012 and the Best Short Film award at goEast Wiesbaden. Her next film, Something Sweet, was made within the Sarajevo City of Film project. In 2013, she directed 26 episodes of the first Balkan web series called "SamoKazem", which was nominated for International Press Academy award (Satellite award) in Hollywood, in the category of Original new format.
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