Juraj Lerotić

Juraj Lerotić 1978 was born in Kiel Germany before moving to Croatia He studied early childhood education and theology and later graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb with a Film and TV Directing degree His first short film Then I See Tanja 2010 was awarded the Golden Pram at the Zagreb Film Festival He wrote directed and starred in his debut feature film Safe Place 2022 which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in the Concorso Cineasti del presente program where he won the award for Best Director and Best Debut Feature Film He also won two awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival including a Sarajevo Heart for Best Film and Best Actor