Danina Jeftić
Encyclopedia
Danina Jeftić is a Serbian
actress and former handball player. She came to national media attention with 2010 film Montevideo, God Bless You!
by actor and film director Dragan Bjelogrlić.
(SFR Yugoslavia then, Bosnia and Herzegovina
now). She has a younger sister, Kristina. When the war broke out in Bosnia in 1991, her family moved to Moscow
(USSR then, Russia
now, and then to Sydney
, Australia
. There, she began playing handball
, basketball
and tennis
. Jeftić is fluent in Serbian
, English
and Russian
.
Jeftić and her family moved to Belgrade
in 2005, and they reside in Belgrade suburb Jajinci
. Jeftić stated she had a boyfriend.
for Australian junior female team
, but gave her handball career up for acting. Upon moving to Belgrade
, she enrolled the University of Dramatic Arts
. In 2008, Jeftić landed one of few leading roles in the RTV Pink
series Money or Life (Pare ili život). In 2010, actor and director Dragan Bjelogrlić cast her for his film Montevideo, God Bless You!
(Montevideo, Bog te video!). The film made Jeftić a household name. She was nominated for FIPRESCI Serbia Award
and MTV Adria Movie Award for Best Actress
for her performance.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
actress and former handball player. She came to national media attention with 2010 film Montevideo, God Bless You!
Montevideo, God Bless You!
Montevideo, God Bless You! is a 2010 Serbian film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić about the events leading to the participation of the Yugoslavia national football team at the first FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay in July 1930...
by actor and film director Dragan Bjelogrlić.
Early and personal life
Danina Jeftić was born on 9 November 1986 in SarajevoSarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
(SFR Yugoslavia then, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
now). She has a younger sister, Kristina. When the war broke out in Bosnia in 1991, her family moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(USSR then, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
now, and then to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. There, she began playing handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
. Jeftić is fluent in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.
Jeftić and her family moved to Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
in 2005, and they reside in Belgrade suburb Jajinci
Jajinci
Jajinci is an urban neighborhood located in the municipality of Voždovac, in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was the site of the worst carnage in Serbia during World War II when German occupational forces executed nearly 80,000 people, many of them prisoners of the nearby Banjica concentration...
. Jeftić stated she had a boyfriend.
Career
Jeftić played handballTeam handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
for Australian junior female team
Australia national handball team
The Australia national handball team is the national handball team of Australia and is controlled by the Australia Handball Federation. The team is considered the best in the Oceania region.-Current roster:, source: The team is coached by Taip Ramadani....
, but gave her handball career up for acting. Upon moving to Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, she enrolled the University of Dramatic Arts
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
. In 2008, Jeftić landed one of few leading roles in the RTV Pink
RTV Pink
RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...
series Money or Life (Pare ili život). In 2010, actor and director Dragan Bjelogrlić cast her for his film Montevideo, God Bless You!
Montevideo, God Bless You!
Montevideo, God Bless You! is a 2010 Serbian film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić about the events leading to the participation of the Yugoslavia national football team at the first FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay in July 1930...
(Montevideo, Bog te video!). The film made Jeftić a household name. She was nominated for FIPRESCI Serbia Award
FIPRESCI
The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
and MTV Adria Movie Award for Best Actress
MTV Adria
MTV Adria is a localized version of the music and entertainment channel MTV Europe, customized for the Balkan countries that used to be constituent parts of Yugoslavia...
for her performance.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money or Life | 2008 | Maja | (TV; 2008–10) Pare ili život |
| Montevideo, God Bless You! Part 1 Montevideo, God Bless You! Montevideo, God Bless You! is a 2010 Serbian film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić about the events leading to the participation of the Yugoslavia national football team at the first FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay in July 1930... |
2010 | Rosa | Montevideo, Bog te video! Priča prva Nominated—FIPRESCI Serbia Award for Best Actress FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in... Nominated—MTV Adria Movie Award for Best Actress MTV Adria MTV Adria is a localized version of the music and entertainment channel MTV Europe, customized for the Balkan countries that used to be constituent parts of Yugoslavia... |