DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Ujkan Hysaj

Award-winning director and producer, born in 1984 in Kosovo, who first explored the world of art through his passion for cartooning and comic books. With a natural flair for visual storytelling, he quickly transitioned to become a movie editor before eventually rising to prominence as a film director and producer. His creative works have been showcased at several A Category International Film Festivals, including the Melbourne Film Festival, Cinequest, Warsaw, Tampere, Cleveland, Cine de Huesca, and Abu Dhabi, among others. His most renowned short film, "KOLONA," has achieved remarkable success, having been screened at over 60 International Film Festivals and won 17 awards, including the prestigious Best Live Action Short award at the 37th Cleveland Film Festival in 2013 (an Oscar Qualifier for Nomination). "KOLONA" has even been featured on Asiana Airline planes, captivating over 150,000 passengers with its grip- ping storyline. In 2011, he founded AJO PICTURES, a production company specialising in TV advertise- ments and movie production.