Nada Djordjevich is a writer, filmmaker, and consultant.
CREATIVE WORKS
Nada Djordjevich has recently begun making films. Her first animated film, California Pie is an “official selection” of the Healdsburg International Short Film Festival taking place in September 2024. The film has played in seven festivals and earned awards, including “best animated film” at the Oregon Short Film Festival and the City Festival in Stockholm, and honorable mention at the LA Animation Festival. Her first live action film, the romantic comedy short, Eat Surf Love, will premiere at the Ashland Independent Film Festival in Oregon.
Nada received scholarships to attend the Community of Writers in California, Vermont Studio Center, and the Southampton Writers Conference. She conducted readings at the San Francisco Litquake Literary Festival and the KGB Bar in New York, and co-founded the acclaimed literary journal On the Page. Her screenplays ranked highly in multiple competitions including the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, BlueCat, Chesterfield, Zoetrope, and many others.
BIO
A graduate of Harvard and UC Berkeley, Nada Djordjevich taught writing at City College of San Francisco and other institutions, and attended the UCLA Screenwriting Program. In 2019, she founded a social impact consulting firm that builds strategic partnerships. Nada Djordjevich has produced multiple public service announcements for nonprofits. She conducted outreach to create a community climate action plan for rural communities in the Bay Area. She has raised almost $40 million to expand educational equity, address health disparities, and increase arts engagement.
Visit the media page for recent interviews and publications, including this interview conducted by Rick Love at the Sonoma International Film Festival.
Trailer for the award-winning film California Pie, directed by Nada Djordjevich.
