optimistic film
Optimistic film has been found by Director Zeljko Mirkovic with idea to make positive energy and creativity as a postament of the company. Optimistic Movie produce documentaryes, teatures, promotional and corporation films for various Media companies. Director Zeljko Mirkovic also has experience in producing and leading profesional education projects. Member of European Documentary Network.
Željko Mirković
Awards
- Documentary THE 21ST SECOND
- Award for best directing- International Festival “Zlatna Buklija “ Velika Plana , Serbia, april 2009
- Award for best directing- International Festival of Aviation Motion Picture Budapest, Hungary, march 2009
- Special mention- Internacional film festival Dialektus, Budapest, Hungary, 2009
- Special mention- Internacional film festival ZagrebDox, Croatia, February 2009
- Special mention- Internacional film festival "Prvi Kadar", Sarajevo, Bosna and Hercegovina, October 2008
- documentary MUHAREM MUSIC THE EYES OF LIFE
- Award for Original Film -International Tour Film Festival, Plock 2006, Poland
- First award for directing - Documentary Film Festival "Golden Jug"-Serbia 2006
- First award for photography- Documentary Film Festival "Golden Jug" -Serbia 2006
- The Best National Film- International Ethnographic Film Festival, Serbia, 2005
- Grand Prix "Golden Beggar"- Kosice, Slovakia,2005
- Award of National TV Romania, Slatioara Romania,2005
MITIL Vevey Switzerland-nomination for the best documentary, 2001
- documentary FROM NIS TO SERBIA: IT’S NOW OR NEVER
-The First Prize”The Golden Olive”, International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro 2000
- THE ELDERS FROM HIGHLANDS -tv film
- 2nd prize- Eco Ethno International Film Festival, Slatioara, Romania, 2004
- promotional film Nis 2003- The City of Children
- The first prize- Euro cities, Porto Portugal
Education:
- 1995-1999 -The Academy of Art "Braca Karic" Belgrade, department of TV Directing -average 95 % of 100%.
Language skills: Serbian, English, Russian, Slavic /Croatian, Macedonian, Bosnian/- high levels
Workshops:
- Pitching Forum ZagrebDox-Croatia 2009-how to write and sell documentary in the worldtutors- tutors: Tue Steen Muller, Cecilia Lidin
- ZagrebDox-Croatia 2005-how to write and sell documentary in the worldtutors- Tue Steen Muller, president of EDN; Sabine Bubeck, ZDF/ARTE, Germany:Rada Šešić, Jan Vrijman Fund, The Netherlands, Heino Deckert, Deckert Distribution, Germany
- 1000 Young Serbian leaders- Public office od President of Serbian Republic- leader in culture
- Emir Kusturica International summer School Mokra Gora-2005
- Zeljko's script won and was chosen by Emir Kusturica and it was done short movie THE WEDDING CABBAGE
- Pitching Documentary Forum Thessaloniki,- march 2003
Tutors: Paul Pauwels- producer Belgium, Nanad Puhovski- Factum Croatia, Ike Betels chairman of EDN, Stefano Tealdi- producer Italy, Jacob Hegel- Danish Film Institute
- Goethe Institute – pitching for shorts films, 2001
- European Documentary Network - how to pitch documentary, 2001, Belgrade
Memberships: Member of European Documentary Network
Teaching experience:
- Coordinator of project "Flowers of Need" and directing and documentary lecturer - Resource Center on project of World Bank-duration 6 months
- Directing lecturer - Workshop -Megatrend University
- Directing lecturer - Workshop of Local Development Agency- duration 6 months, 2005
Work experience:
- Optimistic film- owner, www.optimisticfilm.com
- Radio Television Vojvodina- director in documentary department, 2009- current
- director of tv documentaries
- City Council of Nis, Mayor's Cabinet- director of media promotion, 2002-2009
- Director of promotional films, clips, media campaigns, interviews, theatre presentations
- Film & TV Production KRUG- Art Director, 2004-2006
- Director of promotional films, clips, media campaigns, documentaries, TV series and short films
- Author of media projects
- NGO Comiteefor Civic Initiative -director, 2002-2004
-director for tv news and documentaries for their projects
- Television of Nis - TV director, 2001-2002
- Director of 2 awarded documentaries, director of documentary TV series /66 episodes/
- Military Film Center "Zastava film" - 2000
- Director of one documentary, one promotional film
- 1st assistant director of 2 feature documentaries
- Radio Television Montenegro - TV director, 1999
- Director of 6 documentaries
- Radio Television of Serbia- 1998
-1st. assistant director of the feature TV film "Pharmacy Golubovic"
Distinctive works:
Documentaries:
- KOSOVO DIARY /script and director, 99 min. or 2x55min, 2008 SEETV, Belgium/
Three ordinary people from Serbia go on journey to Kosovo. A student, an actor and a journalist decided to explore this troubled place for themselves.
- THE 21ST SECOND (producer/director/script,56 min. 2008, Polka Dot)
A movie about ex colonel in SCG Army, Dani Zoltan , who was the leader of a team who shot down famous “Invisible” F-117 A, and who works as a baker now
- MUHAREM MUSIC THE EYES OF LIFE (producer/director/script, 27 min. 2005,)
About blind Gypsy musician who communicates with other world through his music.
- MY WORLD (written & directed, 60 min. 2002)
About media reflection on children after 10 year of wars in Yugoslavia
- NASTASIA (camera, written & directed, 17min.)
Young couple is waiting a baby's birth and falling of regime of Slobodan Milosevic
- FROM NIS TO SERBIA: IT’S NOW OR NEVER (camera, script ,director,12min.2000,)
About a day when the regime of Slobodan Milosevic was fall
- THE LOVES OF THE SOLDIERS (written & directed, 25min., Zastava film)
They are in the army and they are dreaming about their real and imagine loves.
- BAPSIS’S STORY (written & directed, 14min., 1999, RTCG)
- MISSION (IM) POSSIBLE (written & directed, 12min., 1999, RTCG)
- UNTIL THE END (written & directed, 15min., 1999, RTCG)
- TO THE ARMY WITH A DIPLOMA (written & directed, 11min., 1999, RTCG)
- THE WINNERS (written & directed, 9min., 1999, RTCG)
/Five short stories about different ordinary people who decides to fight against regime of Slobodan Milosevic on their own ways/
Experimental:
- EPIPHANY /editor, script, 5 min. KRUG Production , 2005/
TV Series:
- THE ELDERS FROM HIGHLANDS (Written & directed, 30 min, , 2003,p Channel Pirot)
/About forgotten old people who lives in a highland village/
- 2nd prize- Eco Ethno Folk International Film Festival, Slatioara, Romania, 2004
- LINE NON STOP -documentary series-66 episodes (Written & directed, 30 min, DVCAM, 2001/02, NTV
Media campaigns:
- Committee for Civic Initiative- Development of NGO in South and Eastern Serbia-
News - 80 episodes and 18 documentaries (director, DVCAM, 2002-2005)
- Democratic Party-Republic elections 2003 (written & directed, 13x 30sec. 2003)
- Committee for Civic Initiative- Question of Guilt and The Answer of Responsibility-
6 documentaries (director, DVCAM, 2002-2003)
- Democratic Opposition of Serbia- federal & local elections in 200
- (Written & directed, 3 x 30sec. 2000)
Theatre:
- THE GOOD TREE (dramatized & directed, 1999)
Promotional films:
- HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in The Armed Forces of Serbia- promotional film, /15 min. script and director- for the Military Medical Academy, financed by US Embassy /
- New Career – promotional documentaries /2x 26 min./about project PRISMA in Serbia /financed by The Dutch Government, 2007/
- Philip Morris Serbia- Ice- rink, Nis Fairy Tale / written & directed, 30 min. DVCAM, 2004/
- Nis 2003- The City of Children (written & directed, 3,5min. The City Council of Nis, DVCAM 2003)
- The first prize- Eurocities, Porto Portugal
- Maternity Ward Nis (written & directed, 7,5min. DVCAM, 2003)
- CARITAS Yugoslavia (written & directed, 10min. DVCAM, 2003)
- Democratic Party Nis-10 YEARS, promotional film (written & directed, 30min. BETA SP, 1998)
Commercials:
Numerous commercials for Republic government, democratic parties, Local assembly, NGOs, private companies...
- Microsoft Office /Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Power Point/
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Final cut Pro
Birth date: 30.07.1972
Birth place: Nis, Serbia
Nationality: Serbian
Marital status: Married, two children
- Upon request: References, Films, Press clipping about my work
