Goran grew up in Serbia where he received his BA in film directing. He recently graduated with a Masters Degree from the Directing program at the American Film Institute and his thesis film WAY IN RYE was nominated for the Student Academy Award for Best Narrative Short. His two undergraduate films, WHO GUARDS THE GUARDIANS and OLD MOUNTAIN, were selected for over 50 international festivals and won 17 awards. During his studies at the American Film Institute, he was awarded The Hollywood Foreign Press and The Richard Frank scholarships. More recently he won the Franklin J. Schaffner fellow award in recognition of talent and outstanding direction in his thesis film WAY IN RYE. His first feature documentary IN THE DARK about Serbian miners premiered at the IDFA 2014 festival in Amsterdam.