ENG: Originally from Belgrade (Serbia), Nikola Ilić is an independent filmmaker, and cinematographer interested in creative and observational documentary film-making. Since 2007 lives, studies and works between Switzerland and Serbia. His short films have been shown and awarded at many international Festivals around the globe. His most recent feature Doc (Co-Directed with Corina Schwingruber Ilić) won a DOK Leipzig Golden Dove among other awards.Tree times nominated for the Swiss Film Award. Two times winner of Zürich Film Award and Film Award of Central Switzerland. Co-founder of Pro Short Association. Member of the Swiss and European Film Academy.
DEU:  Nikola Ilić stammt ursprünglich aus Belgrad (Serbien) und ist ein unabhängiger Filmemacher und Kameramann, der sich für kreatives und beobachtendes Dokumentarfilmen interessiert. Seit 2007 lebt, studiert und arbeitet er zwischen der Schweiz und Serbien. Seine Filme wurden auf vielen Internationalen Festivals rund um den Globus gezeigt und ausgezeichnet. Sein jüngster Spielfilm Doc (Co-Regie mit Corina Schwingruber Ilić) wurde u.a. mit der Goldenen Taube von DOK Leipzig ausgezeichnet. Drei Mal für den Schweizer Filmpreis nominiert. Zweimaliger Gewinner des Zürcher Filmpreises und des Filmpreises der Zentralschweiz. Mitbegründer der Pro Short Kurzfilm Verband Schweiz. Mitglied der Schweizerischen und Europäischen Filmakademie.

 

 

 

 

FILMS

EXIT THROUGH THE CUCKOO’S NEST  I Short Doc I 2024 I 19min.
Director / Co-cinematography with Corina Schwingruber Ilić,
Awards:
Best Editing Award at Beldocs 2024
Golden Dandelion – Best Short Film at Underhill Film Festival
Festivals:
Visions du reél, Nyon (CH)
Vienna independent Short Film Festival (A)
Beldocs Belgrade (RS)
Under Hill Film Festival Podgorica (MNE)

 

BEEN THERE I Short Doc I 2023 I 10min
Directed & Edited by Corina Schwingruber Ilić,
DOP: Nikola Ilić
Awards:
Locarno Film Festival (CH) Corti d’Autore Jury Mention & EFA Short Film Candidate (European Film Award)
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (CH): Sparks Award, Basel Film Award: Best Short 2024
Festivals (Selection):
Locarno Film Festival (CH), Corti d’Autore
TIFF- Toronto International Film Festival (Canada)
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival (Romania)
Reykjavík International Film Festival (Iceland)
Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo (Mexico)
Festival du nouveau cinéma
Montréal (Canada)
Französische Filmtage Tübingen Stuttgart (Deutschland)
International Short Film Festival Winterthur (CH)
Ljubljana International Film Festival (Slovenien)
SXSW Texas (US), Shortfest Aspen (US)
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival (Portugal)

               DIDA –   I Feature Doc I 2021 I 78′

               Co- Dir. with Corina Schwingruber Ilić & Cinematography

Awards

> Golden Funnel Award (Development Award)    Ex Oriente 2016, Institute of documentary film, Prague
> Young Onion Award (Best First Feature Doc)   MakeDox Int. Film Festival 2021 (Macedonia)
> Jury Special Mention                                            BELDOCS – Int. Doc. Film Festival 2021 (Serbia)
 > GOLDEN DOVE (Audience Jury Award)            DOKleipzig Int. Film Festival 2021
> Zürcher Filmpreis (Best Feature Doc)                City of Zurich, Switzerland 2022
> Big Stamp (Winner Regional Selection)             ZagrebDox, 2022
> Award for the Best Documentary                        SEEfest – Los Angeles, U.S 2022
> Audience Award                                                     Underhill Fest –  Montenegro,  2022

 

                ALL INCLUSIVE I Doc I 2018 I 10′
                 DOP
 Awards:
Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Short at the Philadelphia Film Festival, United States
Short Riga Special Mention at the Riga International Film Festival, Latvia
Golden Dove for Best Short Documentary at DOK Leipzig, Germany
Official Short Film Competition Special Mention at the Gijón International Film Festival, Spain
Best Live-Action Film at the PÖFF Shorts, Estonia
Best Documentary at the Tampere Film Festival, Finland
Short Film Competition Special Jury Recognition at the SXSW, United States
Best Documentary & Woman to Watch at the Underexposed Film Festival, United States
Alberto Signetto – Best DocuShort Award at the Skepto International Film Festival, Italy
Best direction at the Central Switzerland Film Award
Best Short Film at the Swiss Film Award Quarz
Festivals:
Venice International Film Festival, Italy, 2018
 Orrizonti
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2018, 
Short Cuts
Quebec City Film Festival, Canada, 2018, 
International Competition
El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt, 2018, 
Short Film Competition
Hamptons International Film Festival, United States, 2018, Official Competition
Philadelphia Film Festival, United States, 2018, 
Official Selection Honourable Mention for Best Documentary Short
Riga International Film Festival, Latvia, 2018, 
Short Riga Special Mention
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden, 2018, 
International Competition
Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazi, 2018, 
International Competition
International Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey, 2018, 
International Short Film Competition
DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany, 2018, 
International Competition Short Documentary And Animated Film Won: Golden Dove for Best Short Documentary
Geneva International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2018, 
Short Film Selection
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland, 2018, 
International & National Competition
AFI Fest, United States, 2018, 
Official Competition
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2018, 
Short Documentary Competition
Gijón International Film Festival, Spain, 2018, 
Official Short Film Competition Special Mention
PÖFF Shorts – Short Film & Animation Festival, Estonia, 2018, 
Live-Action Competition Won: Best Live-Action Film
Tenerife Shorts, Spain, 2018, 
International Competition
Corto Dorico, Italy, 2018, 
International Short Film Competition
Verín International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2018, 
Official Selection
Aguilar de Campoo International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2018, 
Official Short Film Competition
Bogoshorts – Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia, 2018, 
International Competition
Doc En Court, France, 2018, 
Official Selection
London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2019, 
International Competition
Küstendorf Film & Music Festival, Serbia, 2019, Short Film Competition Won: GOLDEN EGG
Internationale Festival Zeichen der Nacht, Germany, 2019, 
Official Selection
Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway, 2019, 
International Competition &Documentary Programme
FIPADOC – International Documentary Festival, France, 2019, Official Selection
Sundance Film Festival, United States, 2019, 
Short Film Competition
Pendance Film Festival, Canada, 2019, Official Selection
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France , 2019, 
Labo Competition…
more than 280 festivals

 

            RAKIJADA – Distilled Village Tales I Doc I 2016 I 18’50”
Director / Co-cinematography with Brand Ferro
Awards:
Short Run Award                                     – 19.Kurzfilmtage Winterthur- Int. Short Film Festival
Special Mention                                       – 20. Kurzfilmtage Winterthur- Int. Short Film Festival
Innerschweizer Filmpreis 2017             – Award of Central Switzerland – Albert Köchlin Foundation
Special Mention                                       – Docudays UA – Int. Human Rights Docu. Film Festival
Best International Short Award             – Ethnocineca – Int. Docu. Film Festival Vienna
Special Mention                                       – FeKK- Ljubljana Short Film Festival
Audinece Award                                       – 14. Film Festival Eberswalde
Audience Award                                      – Kurzfilmnacht Einsiedeln                  
Zürich Film Award 2017                         – City of Zürich
Nomination Swiss Film Award              – Swiss Film Academy

 

                 JUST ANOTHER DAY IN EGYPT 2015, Short Documentary, 10’40”
                 Co- Director with Corina Schwingruber Ilić & DOP
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                   KOD ĆOŠKA (DOWN ON THE CORNER) 2013, Short Documentary, 12’30”
                   Co- Director with Corina Schwingruber Ilić & DOP
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                  KANTON JUGOSLAWIEN (Little Yugoslavia) 2013, Short Documentary, 16’20’’
  • Special Mention at South East European Film Fest 2014 (Los Angeles, US)
    Nominated for the Basel Film Award 2014
                  ŽIVELI & AUF WIEDERSEHEN (Živeli and goodbye) 2012, Short Fiction , 06‘ 30‘‘
                  ŠOPSKI SNEG (Sopish snow) 2010, Short Documentary, 07‘30‘‘
                  2 LIVE FOR  2010,  Experimental short Movie, 02:00‘
                  Transparency International Bern (Bern Art Museum, House Parliament of Bern)
Many times broadcasted on Swiss television, Sternstunde philosophy