
Person
Nebojša Slijepčević
Directing · Born 1973-01-01 · Zagreb, Croatia
Biography
Nebojša Slijepčević (born 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian film director. In 2005 he graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Drama and Art in Zagreb. He directed numerous documentaries and series for which he received awards from various festivals. In 2013 he finished his first feature documentary, an international co-production Gangster of Love. The film premiered as the opening film of Zagreb Dox 2013 where it won the audience award for best film. Gangster of Love was one of the biggest box office successes in Croatia. Nebojša is also an educator, mentoring and lecturing at the School of Documentary Film in Zagreb. He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. His short film The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent won the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in the Best Short Film category. This marked the first time since independence that a film by a Croatian author had won the Palme d'Or.
Known for
Real Man's Film
Director
Two Little Nightmares
Director

Srbenka
Director

Zagreb Stories
Director
Holy Defiance
Producer

Red Slide
Director

A Slap in the Face
Director

Asparagus Bear
Producer

Gangster of Love
Editor

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Director
Filmography
- 2026Holy DefianceProducer
- 2025Asparagus BearProducer
- 2025Red SlideDirector
- 2025The Man Who Could Not Remain SilentDirector
- 2018SrbenkaDirector
- 2016Something About LifeDirector
- 2013Gangster of LoveEditor
- 2012Real Man's FilmDirector
- 2009A Slap in the FaceDirector
- 2009Zagreb StoriesDirector
- 2000On Cows and MenWriter
- —Two Little NightmaresDirector
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