FILM SCORES

Many collaborations have taken place on this musical path, such as the collaboration with director Mladen Kovačević on the documentaries “Unplugged” (2013) and “The Wall of Death, and All That” (2016), which the Czech Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) and DAFilms included in their list of 10 best European documentaries in 2016. Nemanja also collaborated with director Mila Turajlić on the film “Cinema Komunisto”, which had its world premiere at the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2011, and its American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Nemanja started collaborating with director Jovan Todorović back on student films at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in 2001. For Todorović’s film “The Belgrade Phantom” (2009), Nemanja received the best film score award from the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), while the two authors produced a particularly interesting collaboration in the short film “You’re Dead, America” (2018), made as part of the MOVING POEMS concept which brought together American poets and directors on the NOWNESS platform.

Collaboration with visual artist and director Lazar Bodroža led to Nemanja composing music for his film “A.I. Rising” (2018), which was backed by Lionsgate and whose soundtrack was released by Universal Music. The music in “A.I. Rising” was noticed by the piano duo LP Duo, with whom Nemanja then worked on their own interpretation of the film score, which was also released by Universal.

Collaboration on the short film “Another Country” (2022), was initiated by the American director Sherif Alabede due to a pure aesthetic recognition between the two authors who, while geographically distant, are close in their authorial approach.

About & CV

NEMANJA MOSUROVIĆ
is a composer and music producer from Belgrade.

He belongs to the generation that could feel the echo of punk but also experience electronic music’s great momentum. In his early youth, he was fascinated by the Beatles while digging through his parents' record collection. As a teenager, he spent a lot of time at orchestra and choir recording sessions, especially in Radio Belgrade’s Studio 10 where radio dramas were recorded and where Nemanja's fascination with sound and sound effects began. He studied sound recording and design among the first generations of students at this newly established department of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.

Nemanja’s continuous engagement with music, his grasp of sound dramaturgy and fascination with samplers and synthesizers have all fused in his understanding of film music. As a student, he composed scores for numerous student films and theater plays. This is when he started receiving his first awards and recognition and, above all, this is when he intensified his cooperation with a whole generation of young authors who brought a new aesthetic into play. This cooperation led to an association with colleagues from the Academy of Music and the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, which resulted in the creation of a music production and sound design studio. The creative environment created in the studio and its openness to people talented in various aspects of music and sound sparked the interest of numerous authors from the worlds of film, theater and art, as well as advertising. Nemanja became aware of the potential of intertwining the sincere and authentic energy of independent authors with the precisely formulated demands of the creative industry. It is precisely in the connection of the industry and independent authors that a specific musical aesthetic is created, one which respects sincere authorial expression but also considers today’s expectations from applied music.

AWARDS
Nemanja’s awards for Best Original Music

FEDIS International Television Series Festival, Serbia, Best Music, “Besa” TV series, 2019

Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Martovski Festival, Serbia, Best Music, “Wall of Death, and All That” film, 2017

SoFest Sopot Film Festival, Serbia, Best Music, “Artiljero” film, 2013

FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics), Germany, Best Music, “The Belgrade Phantom” film, 2009

Yugoslav Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia, Best Music, “Dosije Pacov” film, 2006

RECOGNITION
of films, series and ads Nemanja composed music for

Step by Step, Short Film 2023

– Best Documentary Short, Utah Dance Film Festival
– Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival 2022. Audience Award

Xiaodu “Lao Du”, Ad 2023

– The Grand Prix of Creative Talent, Golden Lion International Advertising Awards, China

Another Country, Film 2022

– HBO Short Film Award, American Black Film Festival

– Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere

– Washington West Film Festival American Premiere

– Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, Filmmaker’s Voice program

Chando-“Go! Kids”, Ad 2021

– Best Director, Golden Lion International Advertising Awards, China

The Last Transfer of Western Tang Empire, Short Film 2020

– Best Short Film Award, Golden Lion International Advertising Awards, China

L’Oréal Time Engraver, Ad 2020

– Best Beauty Ad Award, Golden Lion International Advertising Awards, China

Besa, Series 2019

– Best Music, FEDIS International Television Series Festival

– Golden Antenna Best TV Series, Fedis Festival

– Bronze Plaque for Best TV Series, Sarajevo Film Festival.

You’re Dead America, Short Film, Nowness 2018

– Motionpoems Festival

– Full of Noises Sound Art Festival, UK

Ederlezi Rising (AI Rising), Film 2018

– Young Critics’ Award, Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival, Russia
– Best Film, FEST Film Festival

– Best Director, FEST Film Festival

– Best Film Award, Let’s CEE Film Festival

– Raindance Film Festival, UK, nomination for Discovery Award

– Noves Visions official selection, Sitges Film Festival, Spain

Grudi, Series 2018
– Jury Special Prize, Seoul International Drama Awards, South Korea

Wall of Death, and All That , Documentary Film 2016

– Best Music, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival- Martovski Festival

– Best Film, Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival

– Best Camera, Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival

– Best Camera, MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival

– BaNeFF Balkan New Film Festival, Sweden, selection

Unplugged, Documentary Film 2013

– Best Film, Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival

– – Best Documentary Feature, Acampadoc

– Best Director, AcampaDoc

– Spirit Award for Feature Documentary, Brooklyn Film Festival, USA

– Best Film Award, KFJ Festival

– Best Documentary Feature, ACAMPADOC International Documentary Film Festival, Panama

– Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, competition

– Raindance Film Festival, UK, selection

The Enemy, Film 2011
– Audience Award, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
– FIPRESCI Prize, International Film Festival, Bulgaria

Cinema Komunisto, Film 2010
– World Feature Documentary competition, Tribeca Film Festival, USA

– Best Documentary Gold Hugo Award, Chicago International Film Festival, USA

– Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film, Festival International du Cinema, Algeria

– Best Documentary Film, Trieste Film Festival, Italy

– Best Documentary Film Award, FIPRESCI Serbia

– Audience Award, Nicosia International Film Festival – Views of the World, Cyprus

– Audience Award, Cinema City International Film Festival, Serbia

– Honorable Mention of the Jury, International Documentary Film Festival, Brazil

– Honorable Mention of the Jury, Cape Winelands Film Festival, South Africa

The Belgrade Phantom, Film 2009

– Best Music Award FIPRESCI, Germany
– IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands, Panorama official selection

Dosije Pacov, Film 2006

– Best Music, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia

Chicken Elections, Film 2005
– FIPRESCI Award, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Martovski Festival, Serbia
– Best National Film Award, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Martovski Festival, Serbia
– Audience Award, International Vera Film Festival for Short and Documentary Films, Finland
– Audience Award, Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taiwan
– Silver Wolf nomination, IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherland
– Special Mention, AVANCA CINEMA, Portugal

Casting, Film 2003
– Best Documentary Award, Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria
– Best Documentary Award, Documenta Madrid International Film Festival, Spain
– Official selection IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
– Official selection, Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
– Official selection, Chicago International Film Festival, USA
– Official selection, Seattle International Film Festival, USA
– Official selection, International Vera Film Festival for Short and Documentary Films, Finland

“The Belgrade Phantom” film directed by Jovan Todorović, 2009
· IDFA International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, Netherlands, Panorama official selection

“Chicken Elections” film directed by Goran Radovanović, 2005
· Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Martovski Festival, Serbia,
Best National Film Award
· Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Martovski Festival, Serbia,
FIPRESCI Award
· International Vera Film Festival for Short and Documentary Films, Finland,
Audience Award
· Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taiwan, Audience Award
· IDFA International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, Netherlands, Silver
Wolf nomination
· AVANCA | CINEMA, Portugal, Special Mention

“Casting” film directed by Goran Radovanović, 2003
· Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, Best Documentary Award
· Documenta Madrid International Film Festival, Spain,
Best Documentary Award
· IDFA International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, Netherlands,
official selection
· Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland, official selection
· Chicago International Film Festival, USA, official selection
· Seattle International Film Festival, USA, official selection
· International Vera Film Festival for Short and Documentary Films,
Finland, official selection