Vladan Nikolic

Vladan Nikolic is an award-winning filmmaker and professor of film and new media, who has written, directed and produced narrative feature films, documentaries and multi-platform media projects. He was among the digital filmmaking pioneers in the '90s, shooting his feature film "Burn" on first-generation digital cameras, and teaching the first digital filmmaking courses at The New School and at New York University. His second feature, "Love" (2005) premiered at the Venice and Tribeca film festivals to critical acclaim. It went on to win awards at film festivals in Geneva, Switzerland, Barcelona, Spain, and the Best Director Award at the Tiburon International Film Festival. In 2010 he wrote, directed and produced the feature film "Zenith," prompting the LA Times to hail him as a "visionary director." The film was released in a unique and innovative way, combining a transmedia project, theatrical, video, and multi-platform online releases, receiving a cult following and millions of downloads. His book "Independent Filmmaking and Digital Convergence" was published by Routledge Press/Focal Press.