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Recipients of the inaugural Diane Weyermann FellowshipsPoints North Institute
After graduating Art History, Biljana studied Film Anthropology and Acting.
Her second feature documentary SOUNDS OF THUNDERSTORM is in post-production.
Petar Glomazicgraduated in 1994 from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade.
Recipients of the inaugural Diane Weyermann Fellowships and mentors gather on Whitehead Island, Maine.Points North Institute
He has worked for leading regional companies in the aviation industry for more than 20 years.
Since 2014, hes been serving as an associate producer for Wake Up Films in Serbia.
Petar is an alumnus of the Balkan Documentary Centre Discoveries.
THE LAST NOMADS is his debut feature documentary.
Brett Storyis an award-winning filmmaker and writer based in Toronto.
In 2020, she was nominated for a Cinema Eye Award for Best Director.
She holds a Ph.
D in geography and is currently an assistant professor of Media Praxis at the University of Toronto.
Jeff Reichertis an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who lives in Brooklyn.
He also produced Steven Bognar and Julia Reicherts AMERICAN FACTORY.
He is a Peabody Award Nominee.
He is also the co-founder and editor of the online film journalReverse Shot(est.
He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Shirley AbrahamandAmit Madheshiyaare Cannes prize-winning Indian documentary filmmakers.
THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS is their debut film.
The film has won 19 awards globally, including the Presidents Medal in India.
They are fellows of Sundance Labs, Diane Weyermann Fellowship, Cluster of Excellence Heidelberg, and Goethe-Institut.
They are members of the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
