Dragana Jovanovic
Tutor, Music & Sound Design for Visual Media; Tutor, Film Production
Dragana Jovanovic tutors on two of our programmes. On the Music & Sound Design for Visual Media programme, she teaches a seminar called 'Dreams in Film' combining her expertise in filmmaking with her training as a Jungian analyst. In this course, Dragana guides students through the exploration of dream sequences, enabling them to integrate their own unconscious content into their artistic practice. Workshops on dreamwork allow students to dive into the symbolic layers of their creative ideas, enriching their storytelling and providing them with tools to channel personal and psychological experiences into compelling audio-visual narratives.
On the Film Production programme, Dragana leads Editing & Narrative – a hands-on workshop where students shape the final cuts of their films. Through a series of sessions – ranging from thematic focus to the art of "killing your darlings" – her class explores narrative structure, pacing, and emotional impact. The aim is for each student to complete the semester with a polished, finished film. In addition to this, she leads screenplay constellations, collaborative sessions designed to develop students’ initial ideas into fully realised scripts.
Ofcourse, Dragana's experience ranges far beyond her time as a tutor with us! She obtained a postgraduate degree at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in Germany. Her studies focused on Film Directing and Writing. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Production from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Arts Belgrade in Serbia. Her graduation short fictional film ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PILLOW A ROSE WAS BLOSSOMING (2018) was nominated by the German Film Academy for the First Steps Award and it was screened in numerous international film festivals such as Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers, ISFF Oberhausen, DRAMA ISFF, among others. Jovanovic’s films explore the collective unconscious by interpreting archetypes of folk and fairy tales and ancient mythology, and placing these narratives in contemporary contexts. Her focus centers on capturing her characters' inner worlds, revealing the interplay between their subconscious realms and their present-day realities. Her latest work, AURORA'S DREAM (2023), earned the Best Cinematography award for her own contribution. It premiered internationally at FID Marseille and continues to make its mark on the festival circuit.
Filmography:
Aurora's Dream (2023), On the Other Side of the Pillow a Rose Was Blossoming (2018), VREME (2016), The Princess and the Pea (2015), Le Foyer (2014), December (2013).