Janko Baljak

Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1965. Graduated in film and television directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. His films have won various awards at international festivals. His episode from the anthology “What are you doing tonight?” (1988) was nominated for the 18th Oscar in the Best Foreign Student Film category. Baljak is a research assistant at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in the field of film and television directing. Selection of festivals and awards: FIPA (Festival international de programmes audiovisuels), Biarritz, France, January 1996 • Mediawave (International Festival of Visual Arts), Gyor, Hungary, May 1996 • 1st prize “North-South,” Geneva, Switzerland, May 1996 • Ethnically Clean 1998 (Doc) • Best Documentary Film: the 45th Festival of Yugoslav documentary and short film, Belgrade, March 1998 • 3rd Amnesty International Film Festival, Amsterdam, Holland, September 1998 • Balkan Answer (the festival of video art from the former Yugoslavia), St. Petersburg, Russia, December 1998 • Tobacco Road, 1998 (Doc) • 02:06 - the anatomy of pain, 2000 (Doc), Grand prix • 47th Festival of Yugoslav documentary and short film Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Yu Fipresci Award • Prix Circom Regional, Potsdam 2000