Born in 1960 in Zenica, a city located in the former SFR Yugoslavia. He completed his grammar school education in Sarajevo in 1978 and later went on to finish the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 1984, specializing in film and TV directing.
As a film theorist and critic, he has written for numerous prominent Yugoslav magazines, as well as international publications such as Positiff and Sight And Sound. He is the author of several film books, including "Tajni Zivot Filma" (The Secret Life Of Film) in 1993 and "Stranci U Raju" (Strangers in Paradise) in 1998.
He has worked as a selector for several national film festivals, serving as a member of the juries for Fipresci in Annecy, Vienna, Cannes, and Mannheim, among others. His films have been showcased at international film festivals such as Berenice in Madrid, Six Days in June in Selb, The Letter in Berlin, Jasmina und der Krieg in Venice, and The State of the Dead in Munich.
Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards at national and international film festivals. He has also held various positions of authority, including chair of the Board and selector of the FEST (Belgrade International Film Festival) from 1997 to 2002.
In addition to his work in the film industry, he has also worked as a guest lecturer on the history of cinema and film direction at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He has also served as the programming director of the Yugoslav Film Archives (Jugoslovenska Kinoteka) since 1989.
He has been a member of the EC of the ACE (2002-2004) and the Programming Commission of the FIAF. He has also held the position of chief editor of the publishing branch of the Yugoslav Film Archives.
Furthermore, he has created over 100 programs for television and around 30 music clips for Yugoslav rock and roll bands.
