Hana Jusic (September 20th 1983, Šibenik) obtained her MA degree in Film and TV
Directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She previously graduated in
comparative literature and English language and literature from the Faculty of
Humanities and Social Sciences in 2007, and enrolled in the Postgraduate
Doctor’s Study of Literature and Film. She has written and directed several short
films before directing her feature film debut “Quit Staring at My Plate” in 2016,
Croatian-Danish co-production supported by Eurimages. Film premiered at
Venice Days 2016, after which it had a festival run of over a hundred festivals. It
got more than thirty awards which include: FEDEORA for Best European film at
Venice Days, Best Director award at Tokyo International Film Festival, Grand Prix
at Crossing Europe festival in Linz, Best Feature Film Award at Seminci in
Valladolid, Best Actress award at Villnius International Film Festival, among
others. Besides Quit Staring at My Plate, her screenwriting credits include two
feature films and the TV series The Last Socialist Artefact (2021) that she co-wrote
with two writers. The series premiered at Series Mania winning Best Series
Award in Panorama program. The series was screened at ARTE and Filmin.
‘Quit Staring at My Plate’ is her debut feature film as a director/screenwriter. The project was developed at screenwriting workshop Torino Film Lab, the programs Script & Pitch and TFL – FrameWork, intended for projects in pre-production.
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