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Spine 2.0
Spine 2.0
Spine 2.0 is a smart bionic implant for human augmentation. In the heart of the Silicon Valley, we at Custom Spines Lab build prosthetics for human augmentation. Feel spineless? Get a backbone. We already supply aspiring political leaders, entrepreneurs and the military with this groundbreaking invention for spinal agility, chakra alignment, connectivity and character uprightness with our signature morality-nano-fibers©.
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B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Frankfurt (2017)
Aliseo Art Projects, Un-Mensch-Antastbar, Gengenbach (2018)
Alternative Film/Video Festival, Belgrade (2018)
Year: 2016
Video: 1min 50s, color, 16:9, stereo sound, 2k DCP
Sculpture: 3D print of Spine 2.0, Plexi case 110x35x40 cm
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design and music: Shane Berry / Visual effects, CGI & illustrations: Nikola Stepković / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Paul Currion / Actors: Branislav Tomašević, Ana Dukovski, Petra Komadinić, Branislav Mihajlović / Sound recordist: Igor Bulović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producer: Nemanja Jovanov / Organizers: Maja Todorović, Jelena Vorkapić
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B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Frankfurt (2017)
Aliseo Art Projects, Un-Mensch-Antastbar, Gengenbach (2018)
Alternative Film/Video Festival, Belgrade (2018)
Year: 2016
Video: 1min 50s, color, 16:9, stereo sound, 2k DCP
Sculpture: 3D print of Spine 2.0, Plexi case 110x35x40 cm
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design and music: Shane Berry / Visual effects, CGI & illustrations: Nikola Stepković / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Paul Currion / Actors: Branislav Tomašević, Ana Dukovski, Petra Komadinić, Branislav Mihajlović / Sound recordist: Igor Bulović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producer: Nemanja Jovanov / Organizers: Maja Todorović, Jelena Vorkapić
X <3 Y
The first dating app for genetic and financial matching. Thanks to our state of the art algorithms we know what you need in your love life better than you. Humans are algorithms, and love is just another technical problem.
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B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Frankfurt (2017)
Aliseo Art Projects, Un-Mensch-Antastbar, Gengenbach, (2018)
Alternative Film/Video Festival, Belgrade (2018)
Year: 2017
Video: 2min, color, 16:9, stereo sound, 2k DCP
Sculpture: plastic Aphrodite Bank credit card in 3D-printed holder
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design and music: Shane Berry / Visual effects, CGI & illustrations: Nikola Stepković / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Sofija Knežević / Actors: Vanja Nenadić, Nemanja Joković, Sang Il Kim, Helena Kenzo Rey, Stan Zendor, Vladimir Gvojić, Marija Ćurčić, Marta Bjelica, Marta Milosavljević, Davor Perunović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producer: Nemanja Jovanov / Organizers: Maja Todorović, Jelena Vorkapić
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B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Frankfurt (2017)
Aliseo Art Projects, Un-Mensch-Antastbar, Gengenbach, (2018)
Alternative Film/Video Festival, Belgrade (2018)
Year: 2017
Video: 2min, color, 16:9, stereo sound, 2k DCP
Sculpture: plastic Aphrodite Bank credit card in 3D-printed holder
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design and music: Shane Berry / Visual effects, CGI & illustrations: Nikola Stepković / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Sofija Knežević / Actors: Vanja Nenadić, Nemanja Joković, Sang Il Kim, Helena Kenzo Rey, Stan Zendor, Vladimir Gvojić, Marija Ćurčić, Marta Bjelica, Marta Milosavljević, Davor Perunović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producer: Nemanja Jovanov / Organizers: Maja Todorović, Jelena Vorkapić
Sublime Search Engine
Witness the Sublime Search Engine’s hypnotic sermon on the servers.
Kunsthalle Mainz, Virtual Insanity, Germany (2018)
die digitale, Düsseldorf, Germany (2018)
Alternative Film/Video Festival, Belgrade (2018)
Year: 2017
Video: 4min 30s, color, 16:9, stereo sound,
2k DCP
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design and music: Shane Berry / Visual effects, CGI & illustrations: Nikola Stepković / Animation: Mladen Nikolić / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Maša Dakić / Actors: Marta Bjelica, Branislav Čučilović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producer: Nemanja Jovanov / Organizers: Maja Todorović, Jelena Vorkapić
Kunsthalle Mainz, Virtual Insanity, Germany (2018)
die digitale, Düsseldorf, Germany (2018)
Alternative Film/Video Festival, Belgrade (2018)
Year: 2017
Video: 4min 30s, color, 16:9, stereo sound,
2k DCP
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design and music: Shane Berry / Visual effects, CGI & illustrations: Nikola Stepković / Animation: Mladen Nikolić / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Maša Dakić / Actors: Marta Bjelica, Branislav Čučilović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producer: Nemanja Jovanov / Organizers: Maja Todorović, Jelena Vorkapić
Melancholic drone
During his last morning in Belgrade, a military drone reflects on his wasted existence as a drone out of combat, while flying on autopilot to a couple having sex, a route his previous operator would take to spy on them.
First prize Discovery Award at LOOP Video Barcelona (2016)
Official selection Encounters International Film Festival, Bristol, UK (2016)
Interfilm Film Festival, Focus on program, Berlin (2017)
Official selection Kurzfilmfestival Köln (2016)
Prague Shorts, Labo program, Prague (2017)
NexT Film Festival, Burcharest (2017)
Athens Photo Festival, Hellenic Centre for Photography, Benaki Museum, Athens (2016)
EIKON, Vienna (2017)
Centre d'Art Contemporani La Sala, Spain (2017)
Athens Digital Arts Festival, Greece (2017)
Museo de Museu d'Art de Cerdanyola, Spain (2016)
Labocine (2018)
Public Collections:
Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, MACBA
Year: 2015
Short Film: 5min, color, 16:9, stereo sound, 2k DCP
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design: Shane Berry / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Igor Simić / Copulating couple: Maja Šuša and Slaven Došlo / Son: Nemanja Petrović / Mother: Ivana Petrović / Visual effects: Nikola Stepković / Music compositor and Lyricist: Kornelije Kovač / Singer: Zdravko Čolić / Drone pilot: Nenad Ralić / Sound recording: Igor Bulović / Additional photography: Uroš Milutinović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producers: Jelena Vorkapić / Nemanja Jovanov
Official selection Encounters International Film Festival, Bristol, UK (2016)
Interfilm Film Festival, Focus on program, Berlin (2017)
Official selection Kurzfilmfestival Köln (2016)
Prague Shorts, Labo program, Prague (2017)
NexT Film Festival, Burcharest (2017)
Athens Photo Festival, Hellenic Centre for Photography, Benaki Museum, Athens (2016)
EIKON, Vienna (2017)
Centre d'Art Contemporani La Sala, Spain (2017)
Athens Digital Arts Festival, Greece (2017)
Museo de Museu d'Art de Cerdanyola, Spain (2016)
Labocine (2018)
Public Collections:
Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, MACBA
Year: 2015
Short Film: 5min, color, 16:9, stereo sound, 2k DCP
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design: Shane Berry / Editor: Djordje Stanković / Voice: Igor Simić / Copulating couple: Maja Šuša and Slaven Došlo / Son: Nemanja Petrović / Mother: Ivana Petrović / Visual effects: Nikola Stepković / Music compositor and Lyricist: Kornelije Kovač / Singer: Zdravko Čolić / Drone pilot: Nenad Ralić / Sound recording: Igor Bulović / Additional photography: Uroš Milutinović / Producer: Igor Simić / Executive producers: Jelena Vorkapić / Nemanja Jovanov
Cost-Benefit-Love
Two lovers, cost-benefit analysis and Rodin's "The Kiss." An exploration of Zygmunt Bauman’s idea of Liquid love.
Official selection Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival (2016)
Official selection Aesthetica Film Festival, UK (2015)
Official selection Alternative Film/Video Festival (2014)
Official selection Cinema City International Film Festival (2014)
Year: 2014
Short film: 9min 50s, 16:9, color, stereo, 2K DCP
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design: Shane Berry / Editor: Nemanja Jovanov / Set design: Mihailo Vasić / Make-up: Mirjana Aćin / Cast: Nevena Jovanović / Nikola Tomašević / Voices (English): Maša Dakić / Zoran Zec / Voices (Srpski): Jelisaveta Karadžić / Nikola Rakočević / Producers: Igor Simić / Nemanja Jovanov
Official selection Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival (2016)
Official selection Aesthetica Film Festival, UK (2015)
Official selection Alternative Film/Video Festival (2014)
Official selection Cinema City International Film Festival (2014)
Year: 2014
Short film: 9min 50s, 16:9, color, stereo, 2K DCP
Writer and director: Igor Simić / Director of photography and colorist: Nemanja Jovanov / Sound design: Shane Berry / Editor: Nemanja Jovanov / Set design: Mihailo Vasić / Make-up: Mirjana Aćin / Cast: Nevena Jovanović / Nikola Tomašević / Voices (English): Maša Dakić / Zoran Zec / Voices (Srpski): Jelisaveta Karadžić / Nikola Rakočević / Producers: Igor Simić / Nemanja Jovanov