Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic is a writer-director born in Dubrovnik and currently based in New York. Her short film “Into the Blue” was nominated for a Student Academy Award and won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Oberhausen Film Festival, and the Festival de Premier Plans, Angers, among many others. Kusijanovic’s first feature film “Murina” gained support from the Résidence du Festival Cannes, Cinéfondation, First Films First by the Ghoethe-Institute, and Jerusalem Film Lab. It was produced by Martin Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions, RT features, and Antitalent. Kusijanovic holds an MA from Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and an MFA in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University in New York. Kusijanovic is an alumna of the Berlinale Talent Lab, Sarajevo Talent Lab, La Femis Producing Atelier, and the Marcie Bloom Fellowship. She’s also a member of the American Academy.