Marko Grujic was born on February 7, 1988 in Zajecar, Serbia. In 2001, he moved to United States and continued his schooling. While in high school, Marko discovered a new passion for filmmaking. He started filming short films in which he won awards for at the Von Steuben Film Festival in Chicago. Encouraged by the recent happenings, he decided to enroll Columbia College Chicago for Film Directing in 2008.