1. Sasha Knezev, is a Serbian American filmmaker and author.
11 Facts About Sasha Knezev
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Sasha Knezev is the son of Serbian immigrants from Sabac, Serbia, a cultural and iconic city in the former Yugoslavia that was a breeding ground for artists, musicians and writers.
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Sasha Knezev's grandfather Milan was a theatrical actor, his father a singer and mother an art and set-designer.
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Sasha Knezev attended the School of Cinematic Arts with a BA and MA in Critical Studies, with an emphasis in Eastern European Cinema and American Modernity films of the 1970s.
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The narrative was written with this in mind as Sasha Knezev wanted to cast Serbians and Croatians to let out their emotions, frustrations and grievances towards the other side on camera.
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Sasha Knezev wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film that was showcased across the US on the film-festival circuit in 2006, winning several awards and generating media attention due to the controversial subject matter.
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Sasha Knezev teamed up with Producer Gregory Smith MD and Ana Renovica a Serbian film producer stationed in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2010 and filmed American Addict, a film dealing with the prescription drug epidemic in America.
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Sasha Knezev is currently developing a TV series with Mandalay Pictures, working with Producer Jason Michael Berman, his friend and colleague from USC School of Cinematic Arts and president of Mandalay Pictures.
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Sasha Knezev has appeared in Variety, HuffPost, C-SPAN, KABC-FM, Village Voice, Slashfilm, Turner Classic Movies, Film Threat, IFQ, B92, RT, Abby Martin, Filmmaker, The Times of India, GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER CANADA, Blic, Pravda and several other domestic and international media outlets.
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Sasha Knezev has served as an international political commentator and analyst, debating figures such as Assistant Secretary of Defense and Director of National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Lawrence Korb.
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In 2015, Sasha Knezev opened up 888 Films in Serbia, with the partnership, concentrating on multi-media content, including platforms in original content production, service production, post-production, acquisitions, and distribution.