Klara Jovanov

Producer at Leiden Shorts Film Festival / Udru ga Domino

Produced and collaborated on the international Leiden Shorts Film Festival, managing full production of cultural and artistic programmes, organizing local and international guest performances and residencies, coordinating logistics such as travel, accommodation, technical rehearsals, and schedules, and managing budgets and expense tracking within projects funded by public and EU sources. Assisted in communication and project proposal writing, planned and executed production timelines for multi-city festival programmes. Developed strong written and verbal communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and adaptability in fast-paced production contexts.

Coordinated events including Museum Night, collaborating with artistic directors, teams, programmers. Managed volunteers, researched film selections for cinema tours, arranged sponsorship and partnership opportunities, supported educational workshop planning, and assisted marketing teams by creating social media content. Communicated technical requirements with venue technicians, arranged festival passes, and managed delivery of materials from filmmakers. Contributed to promotion of film festivals and managed communications and project tasks for interdisciplinary dialogue projects involving multiple countries.

Communications and Project Management Assistant at European Theatre and Film Institute, Brussels

Conducted press research, managed exhibition receptions and customer service, restored physical and digital archives, wrote exhibition reports, created promotional materials including photos and audiovisual content. Participated in meetings and events, including residency programme applications. Assisted CEO with education events creation and negotiation, coordinated development, QA, and operations teams to ensure readiness for releases, managed pre-release checklists and timelines, oversaw data collection and regular audits to maintain data integrity, curated film selections and managed jury teams for youth film categories, organized press releases, communication materials, and production coordination in interdisciplinary projects.

Implemented quality assurance processes to meet standards and specifications, oversaw film festival submission calendars, created distribution promotional materials, assisted acquisition meetings and participation selection, communicated with festival selectors and film makers. Managed social media for film festival categories, led Q&As, prepared weekly status reports for stakeholders, attended programming meetings, arranged press conferences and website management, wrote press releases, maintained press centres, edited websites in WordPress, and collaborated with journalists. Delivered multiple projects for European Commission and cultural organizations ensuring timely completion and high quality.

Photography and Marketing Assistant at Montenegro Film Festivals, including Zagreb Film Festival and Zagreb Dox

Supported festivals in photography and marketing roles including assisting at jury panels and programming, organizing logistics, communication with partners and artists, negotiating brand deals with sponsors, and arranging creative partnerships. Managed social media accounts, produced audiovisual content for workshops and festivals, created social media graphics and promotion materials, handled delivery of materials, coordinated volunteers and screening hosts, and assisted executive producers and film crews with craft and catering setups. Coordinated production meetings and maintained company roadmaps with milestones and progress updates.

Production Assistant Intern at Fade Ind.o.o.

Assisted on-site production administration including transportation, casting, and equipment management. Supported executive producer and film crew, created and distributed call sheets, helped film festival submissions, and maintained company production roadmaps. Contributed to various production tasks for film projects, coordinating logistics and communications among teams.

Producer at Leiden Shorts Film Festival / Udruge Domino

Produced and managed the multi-city film festival program including film curation, sponsorship and partnership arrangements, volunteer coordination, marketing and social media content, and logistical arrangements for screenings and events. Collaborated closely with artistic directors, programmers, and venue technicians to ensure smooth festival delivery. Won the Stirling Enterprise prize for podcast production concept during this role.

Events Coordinator at Queer Zagreb and Peforacije Performing Arts Festivals

Managed production of cultural and artistic programs independently and collaboratively including guest performances and residencies. Coordinated logistics such as travel, accommodation, technical rehearsals, and scheduling. Managed budgets and expenses within EU and public funding frameworks. Assisted in communication, proposal writing, and maintaining international and cross-sector partnerships.

Photography and Marketing Assistant at Montenegro Film Festival - Herceg Novi

Supported photography and marketing activities including creating promotional materials and social media posts. Coordinated deliveries of festival passes and managed technical requirements and communications with venue technicians.

Programming Assistant / Communications and Project Management Coordinator at European Theatre and Film Institute, Brussels

Conducted press research, created promotional materials, restored archives, sold tickets, and worked hospitality events. Coordinated project QA processes and communications, managed media relations and social media, arranged education events, and led jury coordination. Delivered multiple high-velocity projects with EU funding and public institutions, ensuring timely completion and quality.

Communications and Project Management Assistant Intern at Teskovski Films Ltd.

Implemented quality assurance, oversaw festival submissions, created program materials, mentored filmmakers, managed social media for film festival categories, arranged deliveries and meetings, handled press releases, maintained website content, and supported production onsite including catering and craft setup.

Production Assistant Intern at Fade Ind. o.o.

Supported on-set production administration, assisted executive producer and film crew, created and maintained company roadmaps, and helped coordinate film festival submissions.