DUFF26 Selection Jury
Lucija Oroz
Lucija Oroz graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb with her animated short film 45'', which was screened at numerous film festivals across Europe and received two awards: the ASIFA Award for Best Student Animated Film(2021) and the Best Animation Award at the Balkan Nordic Film Festival DOC:SHORT (2021).<br/>Her early professional experience includes working on the commercial television series Basia, as well as directing and animating several educational films for children.<br/>Following graduation, she pursued a career in the video game industry as an animator, contributing to the games The Hand of Merlin, Uncivilised, Roots of Fury, and Eden Discovery. At the same time, she has continued to work on animated film projects, including Primal Hunt (2022), Fačuk (2025), and The Motorised Frog Brigade (Motorizirana žablja brigada, 2026).<br/>She currently works as a freelance animator and serves as an external lecturer at Algebra University.
Jura Troje
Jura Troje has spent the past twenty years working as a primary school teacher, ICT teacher, and film educator. He grew up in Karlovac and now lives in Zagreb, where he is constantly developing new ideas and creative projects.<br/>He is the president of the Kaooosss Association and has led numerous film education programmes for teachers, university students, volunteers, secondary school students, and, above all, children.<br/>He is the creator and coordinator of the School of Fiction Film programme and has mentored the production of more than 50 short fiction films made by primary school students across Croatia, many of which have received awards at national and international film festivals.<br/>His festival experience includes leading workshops, giving lectures, and serving on selection committees. He has also collaborated for many years with the Croatian Film Association, leading Croatian youth film delegations to festivals throughout Europe.<br/>Jura describes himself as a senior teacher by profession, a punk at heart, and an endlessly curious child.
Ivan Perić
Ivan Perić (Split, 1984) is a Croatian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Combining the fields of social sciences and visual arts, he earned degrees in Sociology and Film and Media Arts from the Arts Academy in Split (UMAS). He continues his academic career at the same institution, where he works as an Assistant Professor (External Associate) at the Department of Film and Video. He also serves as the Head of the Split Film Office.<br/>Among his numerous projects, his most notable work includes directing and producing the documentary The Dying of the Light (2025), filmed in New York in collaboration with Álvaro Congosto. As co-writer, co-producer, and actor, he worked on Through the Graves the Wind Is Blowing, directed by Travis Wilkerson, which premiered at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).<br/>He was the executive producer of After the Summer, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Danis Tanović, and Tereza37, directed by Danilo Šerbedžija. He also produced the documentary The Zero Landscape (Nulti krajolik), directed by Bruno Pavić, which was named Best Croatian Documentary Film of 2021.
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