director, producer
Dragan Stojmenović was born in Novi Sad in 1975. In 2000 he graduated from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Department of Dramatic Arts, Study group Acting, in the class of professor Petar Banićević. Constantly engaged at theatres in Novi Sad, Subotica, Sombor and Belgrade. He was involved in more then 100 projects (theater, TV, film, performances, concerts…). Up until 2007 member of art troupe "2uplo dno" (False Bottom). He produces and directs films, TV commercials, and musical videos. He is finishing postgraduate education at Faculty of drama in Belgrade. Currently he works as an assistant at Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Department of Dramatic Arts, in acting skills subjects such as: stage combat, film action and acting in animation. In 2007 his PhD dissertation in Film and Media has been approved at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
Workshops: Centre International d’Action Culturelle de Mimodrame de Paris, Marcel Marceau; Clive Barker, art director, London; International Institute for Mediterranean Theatre and Arts, Noam Meiri, professor, Tel Aviv; Erg Status, Belgrade, Boris Čaksiran, choreographer-costume designer, Janet Forest, dance pedagogue, USA; Center for theatrical research: Basics of drama therapy, drama and trauma, Ingrid Lutz, Germany; Psycho drama in theatre, Role in in life and on stage, Biljana Djordjević and Bojana Glušac.
Awards: Best Actor, BRAMS - Belgrade, 1996. ; Special Award, Video Medeia, Novi Sad, 1998. ; Best Actor, JFJF, Subotica, 1999. ; Second Award, Video and Film in Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2000. ; Theatre festival Ruma, Best directing of scene movement, 2004. ; German Award of the critics for DVD - concert recorded and edited, Berlin 2008.
animator
Mileta Poštić was born in Novi Sad, 1970. Graduated at University of South Carolina, 1995. Master of Arts for visual researches at University Portsmouth (England) 1999. He was teaching design and animation at Columbia Coledge, Chicago, 1996; Drawing in architecture at FTN, Novi Sad, (1997-1999) and as associate professor at University Portsmouth for visual studies.
Exhibitions: Haven Gallery 1994. and Hunter-Gatherer 2002. Columbia, South Carolina; Flat Iron Building and Hilton Hotel, 1996, Chicago; Portsmouth City Museum and Ether Gallery, 1999, England; Gallery 20-60 Vision, 1999, Antverpen, Belgium. In Serbia: Underground Club, 1998, 2001; Sohobarsoho,1998; Diplomatic Club, 1999, Belgrade; Bank of Vojvodina, 2000; Multimedia Arts Gallery, 2000; Cultural Centre, 2001, Novi Sad.
Cofounder of independent art troupe "Izba", author of animated film ˝Paradise˝, 1996, many web designs, video "There is that strange story", 2000, several musical videos…
Second award at Art Festival 1994, South Carolina.