Scriptwriter
Born:
10.02.1987, Belgrade, Serbia
Education:
Academy of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
Place of Residence:
Belgrade (Serbia)
Biography
Danilo Nikolić graduated from the Academy of Arts in 2014 with his short film THE EVENT which premiered in student film program of 28th Herceg Novi Film Festival in Montenegro.
In 2015. he worked as international program selector of 8th BELDOCS documentary film festival. He also worked as production assistant on films EXTINCTION (2018) and IBIZA (2018).
He wrote a script for short film FEBRUARY (2018) based on short story “February” by Olaf Olafsson.
Sample of previous work
Projects in development
KSENIJA / KSENIA
short fiction
first draft of the script
Ksenia, a thirteen year old girl from Belgrade suburbs, is on a day long search for her distant father while taking care of her younger brother.
Attached to the project: director, producer
Looking for: co-writer, co-producer
Keywords: coming of age, kids, adolescent, drama, family, divorce, alcoholism
Filmography and Awards
2014. THE EVENT, short film – writer / director
2010. FISH OUT OF WATER, short documentary film – writer / director
2009. FEAR OF FLYING, short film – writer / director
2007. FREE RIDE, short film – writer / director
My five favourite films
- Duck Season (2004)
by Fernando Eimbcke - The Wild Bunch (1969)
by Sam Peckinpah - Head On (2004)
by Fatih Akin - The Sorcerer (1977)
by William Friedkin - The Last Picture Show (1971)
by Peter Bogdanovich
Favourite scene I wrote
EXT. PARK IN NOVI BEOGRAD – DAY
Ksenija is holding Nikola’s hand while she is taking him through the park, decisively, with a quick walk. Nikola’s shoelaces are untied and he is moving slowly after her.
KSENIJA
Quit dragging your feet. Hurry up.
NIKOLA
My shoelaces are untied. Hold on.
Ksenija stops and waits for Nikola to tie his shoelaces. He is doing it clumsily and starts to complain to Ksenija, expecting that she does it for him.
NIKOLA
I don’t know how to do it. Can you do it for me.
KSENIJA
You know, how! I’ve shown you so many times.
Nikola continues to tie his shoelaces.
NIKOLA
And why don’t we go home?
KSENIJA
I told you already – Mum is sick.
She told me to go to Dad’s.
NIKOLA
When did she get sick?
KSENIJA
I don’t know. This morning. She told me if you are good and if you listen to me, that I should buy you something sweet.
NIKOLA
Milkshake!
KSENIJA
We have no money for it. Don’t be so picky.
NIKOLA
I want milkshake!
KSENIJA
You will get what I buy you and that’s it. Let’s go.
Nikola gets up and the two go on down the street.
My favourite film quote
“Roy Batty: All those moment will be lost… in time… like tears in rain.”
–
Blade Runner! (1982)
