Learning from the Best: Meet the Mentors of the `Her Frame` Project

Her Frame is a regional project that empowers young female artists and directors from the Western Balkans through knowledge, support, and inspiration from top experts in the film industry. Through a series of carefully designed workshops, participants of the Her Frame project will have the opportunity to learn from acclaimed mentors and take their first steps towards a career in media arts and the film industry. The open call targets young female artists and directors, more about the application process can be found following the link.
The mentoring program brings together prominent women from the region: Sanja Poštić, award-winning digital designer and winner of the UX GATE Grand Prize in South Korea; Dina Duma, award-winning director of the first Macedonian film available on Netflix; Bojana Andrić, vice president of SAS and IMAGO (International Federation of Cinematographers); and Dragana Tešić, former long-time regional director of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Each of them brings unique experience and knowledge, offering participants practical skills and insights into the real challenges of the industry.
Meet the Mentors
Dina Duma is an award-winning film director from North Macedonia, based in Skopje. Her debut feature Sisterhood premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2021, where it won the Special Jury Prize. The film represented North Macedonia at the 2022 Oscars and became the first Macedonian film available on Netflix. Duma is currently working on her second feature Skateboarding Is Not for Girls, developed as part of the Cannes Residence Program. In May 2025, she became a member of the European Film Academy.
Bojana Andrić is an acclaimed cinematographer, specializing in both fiction and documentary
films as well as TV series. She made her debut on the big screen with Mali Budo, and her
portfolio includes films such as Jesen samuraja, Reži, Trag divljači, and Sunce mamino. She is
currently working on several projects in post-production, including Follow Me, Izlet, and
Sportsko srce, with the film Pepeo u boji in preparation.
In television production, she has worked as a cinematographer on series such as Andrija i
Anđelka, Ubice mog oca, and U klinču. Her work on the documentary series Bolji smo zajedno
earned her an award for best cinematography, and her films Slem and Sanjalice are particularly
notable. Bojana is the vice president of the Serbian Association of Cinematographers (SAS), a member of the Board, and co-vice president of the international federation of cinematographers IMAGO, where she leads the Gender Equality Committee and participates in the Technical Committee.
Sanja Poštić is a Master of Digital Design and Interface Design, with over 15 years of
experience in writing scripts for short animations and film production. Her extensive experience
includes 2D/3D/whiteboard animation, UX design, visual content mapping, and 3D pre-
visualization.
She won the top award at UX GATE 2009 in South Korea, and throughout her career, she has lived and worked in Serbia, South Korea, South Africa, Thailand, and China. Her works have been exhibited in South Korea, South Africa, Japan, and Serbia, establishing her as a
recognized expert in global creative industries.
Dragana Tešić is an expert with extensive experience in culture, the arts, film production and
distribution, as well as strategic communication in marketing and media. She graduated from
the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, specializing in Management in Culture and the Arts.
Her career began at the National Theater in Belgrade, where she worked as an organizer on numerous performances, co-productions, and festivals. She later shifted her focus to the film
industry, playing key roles in PR, marketing, production, and distribution of domestic and international films. Some of her most well-known projects include the films Zona Zamfirova,
Pljačka Trećeg Rajha, Slotera Nika za predsednika, and Nebeska tema – Vlada Divljan.
For ten years, she was the executive director of the regional distribution company Con Film,
leading the representation of Sony Pictures Entertainment for the Balkan region, in collaboration
with Cineplexx cinemas. She actively collaborates with domestic and international festivals,
embassies, and companies, contributing to the promotion of the film industry as a significant
segment of cultural heritage. She also worked in the first democratic Government of the
Republic of Serbia in the cabinet of Prime Minister Dr. Zoran Đinđić. She is a member of the
Creative Industries Group/Film Committee at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and a
member of the commissions at the Film Center Serbia.