Miroslav Momcilovic was born in Belgrade in 1969.

He graduated in dramaturgy from the Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts (FDU).

He is the author of two realized theatre plays, BELGRADE ON ITS KNEES (1997) , directed by Egon Savin, and LIFE FROM THE BEGINNING (2000), directed by Stefan Sablic.

He is the author of screenplay for the film WHEN I GROW UP I'LL BE A KANGAROO (2004) http://www.kengur.b92.net, directed by Radivoje Andric.

He is the writer and director of the film SEVEN AND A HALF (2006) http://sedamipo.filmbrigada.com which had a rich festival life both in Serbia and abroad: Herceg Novi Film Festival, Screenplay Festival in Vrnjacka Banja, Film Actors' Meetings, Sarajevo Film Festival, RAINDANCE Film Festival, Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film market, Silk Road Film Festival, Göteborg International Film Festival, CINEQUEST Film Festival, OFFshore Film Festival, Febiofest Prague Film Festival, Go East Film Festival, Skopje Film Festival, Roma Independent Film Festival.

As writer/director he has just completed his latest film WAIT FOR ME AND I WILL NOT RETURN (2009) www.cekajme.com.



Awards:


WAIT FOR ME AND I WILL NOT RETURN

The Best Screenplay Award-IBIS and Award FIPRESCI jury of critics at EXIT Cinema City Film and Media Festival in Novi Sad;

The Best Screenplay Award, Award for best actor in a leading role to Milos Samolov, Award FIPRESCI jury of critics and Audience award at SOFEST in Sopot;

Special jury award for screenplay and Golden Mimosa for the best actress to Jelena Djokic at Herceg Fest in Herceg Novi;

First prize for the best screenplay and Award FIPRESCI jury of critics at Screenplay Film Festival in Vrnjacka Banja;

Award for the best actress to Milica Mihajlovic, Award for the best actor to Gordan Kicic, Best actress in supporting role to Jelena Djokic, Best actor in supporting role to Petar Bozovic, Special Award for Mirjana Karanovic, Award FIPRESCI jury of critics to Mirjana Karanovic and Milos Samolov and Award from the National Theatre of Nis to Petar Bozovic at Film Meetings in Nis.

Annual FIPRESCI Awards to Miroslav Momcilovic for the screenplay and Milos Samolov for the lead male role.

Award for best director to Miroslav Momcilovic at the 14th International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.


SEVEN AND A HALF

Four Golden Mimosas (best screenplay, best photography, best costume, best sound) at the Herceg Novi Film Festival; First prize for the best screenplay and the Award for contribution to the festival at the Screenplay Festival in Vrnjacka Banja;

At the Film Actors' Meetings in Nis, the Emperor Konstantin award for best actor in a leading role to Milan Gutovic, best actress in supporting role to Mira Stupica, FIPRESCI award for best actor to Nenad Jezdic;

Traditional audience award of magazine TV Novosti;

Gorki List Creativity Award to Miroslav Momcilovic;

YU FIPRESCI award to Miroslav Momcilovic for the best domestic film in 2006;

Azzeddine Meddour award for the best debutant at the 13th Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival;

Best debutant film award to Miroslav Momcilovic at the 6th Roma Independent Film Festival;

Second prize for the production Brigada at the 36th SOFEST Film Festival.


WHEN I GROW UP I'LL BE A KANGAROO

First prize at the Screenplay Festival in Vrnjacka Banja.