Gunjak Una

Director / Editor

UNA GUNJAK was born and raised in Sarajevo. She studied in Italy and then in the UK, graduating as editor from the National Film and TV School. Previously, Una has extensively worked as drama and documentary editor and has occasionally directed commercials. Her short film THE CHICKEN, aside from winning the last years' Heart of Sarajevo', also won the EFA Award for Best European Short, after premiering in Critics' Week 2014. It has been screened at more than 270 other festivals arund the globe, winning along more than 70 awards.  Her short film SALAMAT FROM GERMANY made within the initiative Lebanon Facotry, premiered also at Cannes Film Festival at the Directors' Fortnight. Una's first feature project, ALFA was selected for the Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation Residence and Artists-In-Residence Program of the Vienna Museum Quartrers; futhermore it has received financial support from the Bosnian Film Fund and from Creative Europe MEDIA Desk. 

Filmography

2023 - EXCURSION - Feature film - (director, screenwriter)

2019 - THE SIGN - Short film - (editor), IN YOUR HANDS - Short film - (editor), THE RIGHT ONE - Short film - (editor)

2017 - NOTHING BUT THE WIND - Feature film - (editor)

2014 - THE CHICKEN - Short film - (director, screenwriter)

Other movies

2017 - SALAMAT FROM GERMANY / Lebanon Factory, omnibus
2016 - ON (DIS)COVERING, dokumentarni