AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS (Over 10 000 articles written about his work).

2024.

  • Best Sport Film & Best Director, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Cannes Cinema Meeting Awards Festival, Cannes, France, February, 2024.
  • Best Sport Film, Best Biography Human Story & Best Original Documentary Feature, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Dubai Cinema Exposition Festival 2024.
  • Award of Excellence for Documentary Feature, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, The Impact DOCS Awards Film Festival, CA, USA, February, 2024.
  • Best Documentary Feature & Best Sport Film, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Casino Film Festival, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, February, 2024.
  • Silver Award- Documentary Feature, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Paris Film Awards 2024, Paris, France, February, 2024.
  • Best Documentary Feature, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Florence Film Awards 2024, Florence, Italy, February, 2024.
  • Best Documentary Feature, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Milan Gold Awards 2024, Milan, Italy, February, 2024.
  • Best Documentary Feature, Best Editing & Best Sport Film, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, France International Grand Prix 2024, Paris France, January, 2024.
  • Best Biography Human Story Film, Best Sport Documentary & Best Original Documentary Feature“Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Norway International Film Awards, Norway, January, 2024.
  • Best Sport Film & Best Biography Documentary Feature, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, New Cinema Festival at Brazilian Film Academy Awards, Brazil, January 2024.
  • Best Documentary Feature & Best Production Company, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Red Sea Film & Script Festival, January, 2024.
  • Best Documentary Feature & Best Arthouse Director, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Egypt Seventh Art Fest, Egypt, January, 2024.
  • Best Social Documentary and Best International Filmmaker, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Wild Filmmaker Festival, Tribeca Indie Film Generation, New York City, NY, USA, 2024.
  • Best Feature Documentary Gold Award, “Niki Pilic- The Legend” Documentary, Hollywood Gold Award, LA, CA, USA, January, 2024.
  • Best Feature Documentary Award, Best Producer, Best Director, “Niki Pilic- The Legend”
  • Documentary, 8&Halffilm Award, Tome, Italy January, 2024.

2023.

  • Best Feature Documentary Award, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Wild Filmmaker Festival, Tokyo, Japan, December, 2023.
  • Best Feature Documentary & Best Producer, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Sergio Leone Once Upon a Time in America Film Award, New York City, USA, November, 2023.
  • Best Feature Documentary Award, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Cannes World Art Film Festival, Cannes, France, October, 2023.
  • Best Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever, Frida Film Festival, VINCENT VAN GOGH Cinema and Audiovisual Art Awards, Paris, France, October, 2023.
  • Best Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, International Network Film Festival KEITH HARING Pop Cinema Awards, New York, USA, October, 2023.
  • Best Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, 8 & Halfilm Awards Rimini Film Festival, Rimini, Italy, October, 2023.
  • Best Feature Documentary & Best Producer, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Akira Kurosawa 黒 澤明 Prize, Tokyo, September, 2023 
  • Best Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, The Choice International Film Festival Delhi, India, September, 2023. 
  • Best Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Frida Film Festival, Verona (Italy) and Paris (France), August, 2023. 
  • Best Documentary Film, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Bettiah International Film Festival, India, February, 2023. 
  • Gold Award: Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, International Gold Awards Film Festival, NY, USA, February, 2023. 
  • Best Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, 195 Countries Film Festival, India,February, 2023. 
  • Best Foreign Director, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, 195 Countries Film Festival, India, February, 2023. 
  • Award for professional achievement – 11. January, City of Nis, January, 2023.

2022.

  • Best Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever”, Great Lakes International Film Festival, Erie,
    PA, USA, October, 2022
  • Silver Award- Feature documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary. Hollywood Gold
    Award Film Festival, LA, USA, September, 2022.
  • Jury Award – Honorable Mention, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary. Milan Movie Award Film
    Festival, Milan, Italy, September, 2022.
  • Jury Award – Honorable Mention, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary. New York Movie Award
    Film Festival, New York City, USA, August, 2022.
  • Best Director, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary. Naples Film Awards International Film Festival,
    Italy, July, 2022.
  • Best Documentary Director, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, STANLEY FILM AWARDS International
    Film Festival, London, UK. July, 2022. (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director).
  • Best Feature Documentary Film, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever”, Best Istanbul Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, May
    2022.
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director).
  • Golden Corn, Annual Award for the Best professional achievement, Serbia, May 2022.
  • Grand Prix Golden Jug Film Festival, April, 2022. “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director).
  • Grand Prix for Best Directing– Golden Jug Film Festival, November, 2021. Tesla Nation Documentary
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director)
  • The Best Film – TV in Focus, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Prvi Kadar International Film Festival, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022.
  • Best Feature Documentary, “Soldiers’ Loves Forever” Documentary, Santa Monica Film Festival Awards, CA, USA, November, 2022

2021.

  • Special Documentary Award– Balkan Nordic Film Festival 2021, Sweden, Stockholm, Tesla Nation Documentary. (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director) 2021.
  • Best Documentary for Tesla Nation – Red Dirt Film Festival, OK, USA, Documentary.
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director) 2021.

2020.

  • Best Actor for Tesla Nation – Red Dirt Film Festival, OK, USA, Documentary. (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director)
    2021.
  • Oscars Candidate — Qualified for feature documentary Oscars. “Tesla Nation.” Documentary.
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director) 2020.
  • The Best Documentary for 2020 – Association for Film Serbian Artists- “Tesla Nation.” Documentary.
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director) 2020.
  • Jury Award—The First Frame Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Tesla Nation.” Documentary.
    (Producer/Scriptwriter/Director) 2020.

2019.

Grand Prix—Jahorina Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Tesla Nation.” Documentary. 

Producer/Scriptwriter/Director 2019.

Oscars Candidate – Qualified for feature documentary Oscars

Documentary TESLA NATION (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)

SNF Spirit Award– Serbian Movie Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Documentary TESLA NATION (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)

Tesla Nation” Documentary included in archives at:

Documentary TESLA NATION is included in:

  • Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences- CA, USA,
  • Library of Congress Washington, D.C.- USA,
  • Harvard University Library- MA, USA,
  • Boston Public Library- MA. USA
  • Columbia University Library- NY, USA,
  • Yale University Library- CT, USA,
  • Princeton University Library- NJ, USA
  • Ohio State University- OH, USA,
  • New York University Library (Elmer Holmes Bobst Library)- NY, USA,
  • New York Public Library- NY, USA, Boston Public Library,
  • Nashville Public Library- TN, USA,
  • Wyoming State Public Library System, WY, USA
  • Eugene Public Library, OR, USA
  • Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh- PA, USA,
  • Duquesne University Library, Pittsburgh- PA, USA
  • Hilandar Research Library- OH, USA,
  • University of Pennsylvania Libraries (Van Pelt-Dietrich
  • Library Center)- PA, USA,
  • Los Angeles Public Library- CA, USA
  • Milwaukee Public Library, WI, USA
  • Sitka Public Library- AL, USA
  • Alexandrian Library Egypt,
  • Oxford Library- UK,
  • The National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg,
  • The National Library of France, Paris.
  • The British Library, London, UK.
  • Stanford University, CA, USA
  • Cleveland Public Library, OH, USA
  • The Hoover Institution Library and Archives, CA, USA

2018.

  • The Golden Jug award- Golden Jug International Film Festival-for documentary Svetislav Pesic, More Than a Coach

2017.

  • Best National Film- International Ethological Film Festival, Belgrade Serbia- for documentary THE   PROMISE 
  • Best Script- Oenovideo Film Festival, Bordeaux, France- for documentary THE   PROMISE
  • Award of Excellence – Indie Fest California, USA- for documentary THE   PROMISE
  • Exceptional Merit – Depth of Field International Film Festival, USA – For documentary THE   PROMISE
  • The Best Documentary – European Cinematography Award, Poland – for documentary THE   PROMISE
  • Nomination for The Best Documentary- Red Dirt International Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA – For documentary THE PROMISE
  • Nomination for The Best Cinematography- Queens World Film Festival, New York City, USA – For documentary THE PROMISE

 

2016.

  • The Best Documentary – Mediterranean Film Festival, Italy- for documentary THE PROMISE
  • The Best Cultural Documentary – Eugene International Film Festival, Oregon, USA – for documentary THE PROMISE

2015.

  • Tesla Science Foundation- USA, Spirit Award for documentary project TESLA NATION 
  • The Golden Maple- Best Documentary– Jahorina Film Festival, RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina for Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) 
  • Jury Award– Palermo, Italy- Sport Film Festival for documentary Svetislav Pesic, More Than a Coach ( director)

2014.

  • Documentary THE SECOND MEETING
    (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)
    Best Documentary, Borrego Springs Film Festival, California, USA

2013.

  • Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) 
    Oscar for feature documentary official runner
  • Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Jury Award, Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia
  • Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Best Concept– Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA
  • Documentary THE SECOND MEETING (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) nomination for Best Feature Documentary – Red Dirt Film Festival, Oklahoma, USA
  • Documentary MUHAREM- MUSIC, THE EYES OF LIFE (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)The Best Documentary – “Uhvati sa mnom ovaj dan”-Film Festival Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Documentary LAJKO FELIX – IN SEARCH FOR MYSELF (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director)  JURY AWARDTV Festival “Golden Jug”, Serbia 

 

2011.

  • Documentary “I WILL MARRY THE WHOLE VILLAGE” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Jury Prize “Children and Family Award” – Al Jazeera Documentary Festival Dohar, Qatar
  • Documentary “I WILL MARRY THE WHOLE VILLAGE” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Tranzyt Festival, Poznan, Poland, October 2011- special mention
  • TV Documentary “Danube Guardian” (Scriptwriter and Director) – Award “The Golden    Knight” TV Festival Moscow, Russia
 

2010.

  • TV D Documentary “22cm” (Director) – Special Jury Award– Festival about Disability people, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Documentary ”THE LONG ROAD THROUGH BALKAN HISTORY” (Scriptwriter and Director – Belgium) Grand Prix – Jahorina International Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • TV Documentary about disabled people, “OLD MAN IN HIS 26th” (Director) Grand Prix – TV Festival “Golden Jug”, Serbia
  • TV Documentary about disabled people, “OLD MAN IN HIS 26th” (Director) Best Documentary – International Film Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia 
  • TV Documentary about disabled people, “OLD MAN IN HIS 26th” (Director) Special Mention – International Film Festival, Belgrade
 

2009.

  • TV Documentary “WHY FOR SCULTURE” (Director) Award for Best Directing – Balkan TV Festival “Press Vitez”, Novi Sad, Serbia 
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Award for Best Directing, International Festival “Golden Jug”, Serbia 
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Award for Best Directing International Festival of Aviation Motion Picture, Budapest, Hungary 
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Special Mention – International Film Festival Dialektus, Budapest, Hungary 
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Special Mention – International Film Festival ZagrebDox, Croatia
 

2008.

  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Special Mention – International Film Festival Prvi Kader, Sarajevo, Bosna and     Herzegovina
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) The Best National Film – International Ethnographic Film Festival, Serbia 
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Grand Prix “Golden Beggar”, Kosice, Slovakia
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) Award of National TV Romania, Slatioara Romania
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) First Award for Directing – Documentary Film Festival “Golden Jug”, Serbia
  • Documentary “THE 21st SECOND” (Producer, Scriptwriter and Director) First Award for Photography – Documentary Film Festival “Golden Jug”, Serbia
 

2006.

  • Documentary “MUHAREM, MUSIC THE EYES OF LIFE” (Scriptwriter and Director) Award for Original Film – International Tour Film Festival, Plock, Poland

2004.

  • TV Film “THE ELDERS FROM HIGHLANDS” (Scriptwriter and Director) 2nd prize – Eco Ethno International Film Festival, Slatioara, Romania

2003.

  • Promotional Film “NIS – THE CITY OF CHILDREN” (Scriptwriter and Director) 1st prize – Euro Cities, Portugal

2000 - 2001.

  • Documentary “NASTASIA” (Scriptwriter and Director) Nomination for Best Documentary – MITIL, Vevey, Switzerland 
  • Documentary “FROM NIS TO SERBIA: IT’S NOW OR NEVER” (Scriptwriter and Director) 1st prize – The Golden Olive Award – International TV Festival, Bar, Montenegro