She holds an MA from Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb and an MFA in screenwriting and directing from Columbia University in New York. Her short Into the Blue, was nominated for a Student Academy Award, and won awards at the Berlinale, Sarajevo, Oberhausen, and the Festival de Premier Plans, Angers, among many others. Her first feature film Murina was developed with support from the Résidence du Festival Cannes, Cinéfondation, First Films First by the Goethe-Institute, and Jerusalem Film Lab, produced by Martin Scorsese Sikelia, RT features and Antitalent. The film won the Golden Camera at Cannes.
Festival de Cine de Sevilla