Ana Renovica
| Ana Renovica | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Other names | Film producer |
Ana Renovica is a Serbian film producer stationed in Novi Sad, Serbia. Renovica produces and develops films, shorts, commercials and television shows for the United States and Europe. She is the youngest producer in Serbia to have worked with Louis Gossett Jr, producing the Cannes exhibited film 10 Minutes.[1] She is the CEO of 888 Films in Serbia, focusing on development and distribution of films in the United States, Europe and abroad.[2]
Early life
Renovica was born in Cetinje, Montenegro and lived in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. She went to school in Novi Sad, Serbia, where in High School she had an opportunity to go to Cambridge University in England after being selected as a finalist in an Olympics of Philosophy contest orchestrated by the academic institution. Renovica stayed in Novi Sad and study film, enrolling in the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad.
At the age of nineteen, Renovica met Serbian-American writer and director Sasha Knezev, who was looking to develop films in Serbia.[3] Knezev was beginning post-production on the highly acclaimed film franchise series American Addict, about prescription drug abuse in the United States. Renovica helped Knezev organize a post-production crew. This eventually led to a business partnership that inspired Renovica to open up her very own production company, 888 Films, while still finishing her education at her university.
Career
IIn 2012, American Addict[4] was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the acclaimed Seattle International Film Festival. American Addict was also rated the second best documentary on Netflix by Mic on its list of ’11 Netflix Documentaries That Will Change The Way You Think About Drugs’, ranking only below 2012 Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner ‘The House I Live In’.[5]
American Addict was broadcast in Spain on national television on RTVE, Spain's largest broadcaster. To date it has been viewed in over 40 countries.[6]
Set for release in 2016, American Addict 2: The Big Lie[7] exposes the politics of the pharmaceutical industry even deeper. Matthew Perry, Jonathan Davis, Ron Paul] and Dennis Kucinich contribute to this gripping sequel.[8]
In 2015, American actress Jenna Elfman presented American Addict with an Award for Social Activism.
In 2016 the production of Cassandra Awakens', a film Renovica produced, is set for the international festival circuit. The film deals with the delicate theme of children's cancer.
Personal
Renovica is influenced by American film producer Robert Evans and considers him to be the reason she became a film producer.
She is CEO and founder of 888 Films in Serbia.
References
- ↑ "Strane produkcije žele producente koji su mađioničari - Nedeljnik". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ↑ "PRODUCENTKINJA ANA RENOVICA: Biti stvarno jako hrabar | Ekspres.net". www.ekspres.net. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ↑ "Ovo su POZNATI ZAVISNICI koji su progovorili o svom problemu u dokumentarcu AMERIČKI ZAVISNIK 2". www.telegraf.rs. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ↑ American Addict, retrieved 2016-09-23
- ↑ Mic. "11 Netflix Documentaries That Will Change the Way You Think About Drugs". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ↑ "La Noche Temática. "Abuso y adicción de fármacos" - RTVE.es" (in Spanish). 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ↑ American Addict 2: The Big Lie, retrieved 2016-09-23
- ↑ American Addict 2: The Big Lie, retrieved 2016-09-23