Saša Ban

Saša Ban (1978) graduated in comparative literature and philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, as well as film and TV directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art. His short film Farewell (2003) and documentary Park (2004) have been shown at numerous festivals and have won several awards. In 2005, he started working for the TV documentary series The Exchange and has since worked on numerous projects for TV. In addition, he has made several commercials and music videos. In 2010, Ban made a short documentary for Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), as part of the European Broadcast Union’s programme for children and youth. Almost all his films have been shown at film festivals in Croatia and abroad, especially the short fiction film Interior, Apartment, Night, which received a special jury mention at Cottbus Film Festival in 2009. His work also earned him a coveted place on a workshop at Motovun, mentored by Carsten Fromberg. He has been a member of the Croatian Film Directors’ Guild since 2007.