Visiting Lecturer
School of Arts and Humanities
Sasha Djurkovic graduated from the Royal Holloway University in 1999 and began working in the industry primarily within postproduction. She then went on to complete the MA in Documentary direction at the NFTS between 2003 and 2005. Since then Sasha has worked for the BBC as well as C4, making series’ such as Our Drugs War, Hospital and My New Best Friend. Her passions lie in observational documentaries with strong characters and extraordinary journeys.
Sasha continues to work as a director, producer and cinematographer within the industry, and her filmography includes:
Child Protection Social Workers (2010/11, Working Titles) for BBC2
War on Drugs (2009/10, Ronachan Films) for C4 - Nominated for Broadcast Award 2011
Hospital (Obesity) (2008, North One) for C4 - Nominated for Broadcast Award 2010
My New Best Friend (Scotland) (2007, Blast! Films) for BBC4
Son and Soldiers (2006, October Films) for C4
Festivals:
Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2006
Birds Eye View Women Film Festival – London 2007
One World Documentary International Film Festival- Prague 2007
Biennale International Short Film Festival- Ludwigsburg 2007
Last Men Standing (2005) for NFTS (graduation film)
Awards:
Jerwood First Cuts Documentary Award at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival
The Best Documentary Film 2005 at Britspotting festival in Berlin
The Best Documentary and Special Mention at FIKE 2005 – Évora International Short Film Festival
The Best Documentary- SKENA UP Festival – Prishtina, Kosovo
Nominees:
Grierson 2005 New Comer Award
Festivals:
Edinburgh International Film Festival- Edinburgh, UK
13th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival- New York, USA
Britspotting – Berlin, Germany – The Best Documentary Film 2005
Leipzig Festival for Documentary Film, International Competition, Ger
Ludwigsburg European Shortfilm Biennale- Stuttgart, Germany