About Ana Bilić

FILM DIRECTOR & SCREENWRITER

Residence: Vienna, Austria
Born in Zagreb, 1962

Awards | Education & Career Path | Films

FILM AWARDS

WHEN THE WOODLARK SINGS – Feature Film

Ana Bilić: film director, screenwriter

The IndieFEST Film Awards – La Jolla, CA, USA: Award of Merit – Script / Writer
Top Indie Film Awards – Tokyo, Japan: Nominee – Best Original Idea
Digital Griffix Film Festival – Montreal, Canada: Nominee – Best First Time Director
AltFF Alternative Film Festival – Toronto, Canada: Nominee – Best Director
Couch Film Festival – Toronto, Canada: Award Winner – Best Writer
Florence Film Awards – Florence, Italy: Official Selection – Best Original Screenplay
Rome International Movie Awards – Rome, Italy: Award Winner – Best First Time Director
Hollywood Gold Awards – Los Angeles, USA: Honorable Mention – Best Original Screenplay
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival – Istanbul, Turkey: Official Selection – Best Female Director
Tokyo Film Awards – Tokyo, Japan: Golden Award Winner – Best 1st Time Filmmaker
Crown Point International Film Festival – Chicago, USA: Award Winner – Best 1st Time Director
Sweet Democracy Film Awards – Cannes, France: Official Selection – Best Screenplay
London Movie Awards – London, UK: Silver Award Winner – Best Original Screenplay
International Motion Picture Awards – Brooklin, Canada: Award Winner – Best Director
4theatre selection. – Tempe, Arizona, USA: Official Selection – Best Director
Hollywood on the Tiber Film Awards – Rome, Italy: Award Winner – Best Original Screenplay
International World Film Awards – New York, USA: Official Selection – Best First Time Director Feature
Stanley Film Awards – London, UK: Official Selection – Best Screenplay
Europe Film Festival U.K. – London, UK: Jury Diamond Awards Winner – Feature / Best First-Time Director
Iconic Images Film Festival – Vilnius, Lithuania: Official Selection – Best Female Director
Frida Film Festival – Tempe, Arizona, USA: Official Selection – Original Screenplay

Other Awards and Recognitions

Semana de Cine de Lugo – Lugo, Spain: Official Selection –Sección Oficial
Bogocine 39, Festival de cine de Bogotá – Bogotá, Colombia: Official Selection– Competencia Largometraje International
NewFilmmakers NY – New York, USA: Semi-Finalist– Best Feature Film
INFLUX Film Awards – Huntington Beach CA, USA: Award Winner– Best International Film
The IndieFEST Film Awards – La Jolla, CA, USA: Award of Merit– Film Feature
Blow-Up Arthouse Filmfest – Chicago, USA: Semi-Finalist– Film Feature
Top Indie Film Awards – Tokyo, Japan: Nominee– Best Feature; Nominee – Best Original Idea; Nominee – No Budget Spirit
Mediterranean Film Festival – Cannes, France: Official Selection – Feature Film
SANFICI, Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – Bucaramanga, Colombia: Sellecion Official– Competencia Internacional de Largometrajes
The Macoproject Film Festival – New York, USA: Semi-Finalist– Best Feature Film
Vesuvius International Film Fest – Campania, Italy: Award Winner– Best Feature Movie
Rome International Movie Awards – Rome, Italy: Award Winner – Best Mystery Film
Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival – Istanbul, Turkey: Official Selection– Best Feature Film
Top Line Distribution Showase – Los Angeles, USA: Award Winner– Best Narrative Feature Film
Sweet Democracy Film Awards – Cannes, France: Award Winner– Best Mystery Film
Iconic Images Film Festival – Vilnius, Lithuania: Official Selection – Best Drama Film
Madrid International Movie Awards – Madrid, Spain: Award Winner– Best Mystery

For further awards and festival participations, please visit: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com

ABOUT MY MAN – Short Film

Ana Bilić: director, screenplay, actress

Monza Film fest – Monza, IT: Award Winner – Best Director
Athens International M. Art Film festival – Athens, GR: Honorable Mention – Best Original Script
Art Film Awards – Skopje, MKD: Finalist – Best Actress
Anatolia International Film festival – Istanbul, TR: Official Selection – Best Female Director
Cinema Sisters International Film Festival – Wilmington NC, USA: Official Selection – Female Filmmakers

Other Awards and Recognitions

Andromeda Film Festival – Istanbul, TR: Award Winner – Best Short Film
Lady´s First International Film Festival – Cork City, Ireland: Official Selection – Short Film
London International M. Film Festival – London, UK: Honorable Mention – Best Short Film
ONED International Film Festival – Versailles, FR: Official Selection – Short Film
1st Monthly Film Festival – Belgrade, SR: Award Winner – Best Indie Short Film
Dunedin International Film Festival – Dunedin FL, USA: Official Selection – Short Film

EDUCATION & CAREER PATH

Education

2008/2009 – Playwriting Fellowship at the Wiener Wortstätten, Vienna
2008 – Acting course with Nora Paul, Vienna
2010 – Member of the Diverse Geschichten Scriptwriting Workshop, Witcraft Szenario Vienna
2010 – 2011 – Radio Play and Radio Art Seminar with Prof. Götz Fritsch, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
2011 – 2014 – Member of the Edition Exil Vienna authors’ workshop
2018 – Film Editing and Montage Seminar, Munich Film Workshop
2019 – Film Distribution Seminar, Munich Film Workshop

Career

Since 2002 – Freelance author
Since 2004 – Playwright
Since 2010 – Filmmaker: Directing, Screenwriting, Editing
Since 2013 – Theater Director
Since 2016 – Actress
Since 2022 – Program Director at Cittador International Film Festival Vienna
Since 2023 – Works on Film Theory

WORK

Films

2010 – “Home Sweet Home,” experimental short film – direction, screenplay, cinematography
2013 – “Talk to me!”, experimental short film – direction, screenplay, cinematography, editing
2016 – “About My Man,” short film – direction, screenplay, acting
2018 – “Tea Party,” experimental short film – direction, screenplay, cinematography, editing
2022 – “When the Woodlark Sings,” feature film – direction, screenplay, cinematography, editing

Videos

2011 – Bilingual theater workshop, video documentation with students of borg3 Vienna – written and directed
2013 – Music video “Mystic Flow,” album “Omnia Aurealis” – direction, screenplay, cinematography
2013 – Music video “Invocation,” album “Omnia Aurealis” – direction, screenplay, cinematography
2014 – Music video “Signum,” album “Omnia Aurealis” – direction, screenplay, cinematography
2015 – Trailer for the poetry collection “The Golden Station” – direction, Screenplay, cinematography, editing
2016 – Trailer for the mini-novel “Next to Me” – direction, screenplay, cinematography
2016 – Trailer & Teaser for the book “Anatomy of an Intention” – screenplay, direction, cinematography, editing

Film Publications

2023 – „When the Woodlark Sings: Photos“, (EN & DE) – Projector Edition Vienna
2024 – „BREATH in the Art of Winning Cinema – An Analysis of Awrd-Winning Short Films“ (EN & DE) – Projector Edition Vienna

Complete biography of Ana Bilic can be found here: https://www.ana-bilic.at/