Boris Hadžija is a Berlin-based filmmaker and musician. After earning a degree in classical piano from the University of Arts in Belgrade, he pursued directing studies at the DFFB. He worked as a writer, director, producer, and editor on the Mother Trilogy—a series of short films that premiered for three consecutive years at the Locarno Film Festival and were all nominated for the German Film Award. In addition, he wrote and directed Yugotransport (2023), which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), as well as two short films commissioned by arte: Back to the West (2020) and A Simple Event (2021). He is a recipient of a DAAD scholarship.
Boris Hadžija
Boris Hadžija participated in “Greatest” Short Films of All Time 2025, a first-ever poll of its kind as a collective love letter to the art of short-form moving image. yanco and Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, in collaboration with Talking Shorts, invited filmmakers, curators, distributors, critics, and scholars worldwide to nominate 10 audiovisual works under sixty minutes that they personally consider the “greatest” of all time. This was Boris Hadžija’s submission:
| Movie | Original Title | Director | Country | Year | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherries | Vytautas Katkus | Lithuania | 2022 | 15’ | ||
| Sex Party | Angelika Levi | USA | 1987 | 10’ | ||
| The House Is Black Khaneh siah ast | Forugh Farrokzhad | Iran | 1963 | 22’ | ||
| Dyketactics | Barbara Hammer | USA | 1974 | 4’ | ||
| The Seasons Տարվա եղանակները | Artavazd Peleshian | Soviet Union | 1975 | 29’ | ||
| A Summer Dress Une robe d'été | François Ozon | France | 1996 | 16’ | ||
| Visit Iraq | Kamal Aljafari | Switzerland, Germany | 2003 | 26’ | ||
| La Passante | Safi Faye | Senegal | 1972 | 10’ | ||
| Landscape ПЕЙЗАЖ | Sergei Loznitsa | Germany, Russia | 2003 | 59’ | ||
| Ordinary Life 普通の生活 | Yoriko Mizushiri | Japan, France | 2025 | 10’ | ||