Mate Ugrin

He was born in Pula in 1986. He graduated in film directing from the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, followed by a master’s degree at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg) and a master’s degree in art and media at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin). As director and screenwriter, he has made several short films, including Recent Places (2016), Meanwhile (2017; German Film Academy FIRST STEPS Award) and Vacant Hours (2019).