I am Akiko

Damir
Romanov

Damir Romanov is a film director based in Serbia. He finished film and tv directing and then continued his PhD studies at Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He is one of the founders of the NGO Edukativno-Naucna Filmska Mreza.
Damir directed several short live action films and documentaries. His film “Pulse” was in selection of numerous film festivals in Serbia and abroad and got the award for best story at Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film. He directed “Graveyard Stories” that was a part of the omnibus “October”. “Graveyard Stories” was awarded for best film at Festival of Serbian Fantastic Film and for best Serbian film at Hrizantema Horror & Fantasy Film.
“I am Akiko” is his first short animated film, based on the book of the same name by Stefan Ticmi.

Filmography: 
“CATMAN” – short documentary movie 2008.
“WINDILLS” – short documentary movie 2009.
“456” – short fiction movie 2009.
“PULS” – short fiction movie 2010.
“OKTOBAR” – omnibus feature move 2011.
“GRAVEYAD STORIES” – short fiction movie 2011.
“SVEZNALKOV'S VOCABULARY” – children tv show 2016/2017.
“SILK THREAD” – feature tv movie 2023.

Akiko is an unusual girl. Her imagination is bigger than this world and her different view on the world often gets her into trouble.

This film screens as part of the programThe Tiny Shoe and Other Animations.