Urška Djukić

Directing

Urška Djukić

Born

1986-01-01 (40)

Place of birth

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Known for

Directing

Credits

15 titles

Urška Djukić was born in 1986 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She studied at the Academy of Arts in Nova Gorica. Her short film Bon Appétit, La Vie! won the award for Best Short at the National Festival of Slovenian Film 2016. In 2018, she was invited to participate at SEE Factory, a joint project for young directors curated by Directors' Fortnight and Sarajevo Film Festival. There she co-directed a short film The Right One that premiered at Cannes 2019. In the same year, she was selected for the 39th Cinéfondation Residence in Paris, where she started developing her debut film, Little Trouble Girls. By combining live-action, animation, and other techniques, Urška creates hybrid visual narratives an…

Known for

Behind the camera

Little Trouble Girls poster
6.9

Introverted 16-year-old Lucia befriends a popular student after joining an all-girl choir at Catholic school. When the choir travels to a convent for a weekend of rehearsals, Lucia starts to navigate the unfamiliar surroundings, complex teenage social structures, and her own sexual awakening.

Little Trouble Girls

2025

Little Trouble Girls poster
6.9

Introverted 16-year-old Lucia befriends a popular student after joining an all-girl choir at Catholic school. When the choir travels to a convent for a weekend of rehearsals, Lucia starts to navigate the unfamiliar surroundings, complex teenage social structures, and her own sexual awakening.

Little Trouble Girls

2025

Granny's Sexual Life poster
5.6

A trip into grandma's intimate life shows the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

Granny's Sexual Life

2021

Granny's Sexual Life poster
5.6

A trip into grandma's intimate life shows the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

Granny's Sexual Life

2021

The Factory poster
5.0

Five uniquely moving films about motherhood—bubbling up in the grocery store, the cemetery, or even a car ride—come together in this omnibus film set in Sarajevo.

The Factory

2019

The Factory poster
5.0

Five uniquely moving films about motherhood—bubbling up in the grocery store, the cemetery, or even a car ride—come together in this omnibus film set in Sarajevo.

The Factory

2019

After the Hunt poster
10.0

Silva, a keen middle-aged hunter, invites her teenage daughter Ana to a hunt for the first time, but the trip does not end as expected. A miniature reflection on femininity in a time of sexual equality.

After the Hunt

2019

After the Hunt poster
10.0

Silva, a keen middle-aged hunter, invites her teenage daughter Ana to a hunt for the first time, but the trip does not end as expected. A miniature reflection on femininity in a time of sexual equality.

After the Hunt

2019

The Right One poster
NR

A possessive mother, a loving son, the fiancée's first visit, a mute witness... Four players around a pie.

The Right One

2019

The Right One poster
NR

A possessive mother, a loving son, the fiancée's first visit, a mute witness... Four players around a pie.

The Right One

2019

Kids: Abortion poster
NR

A pilot for a modern youth TV series with a fresh approach to the film medium, in which the live-action part intertwines with animated commentary by the main character, young Sasa, who finds herself faced with the women's ultimate question.

Kids: Abortion

2014

Kids: Abortion poster
NR

A pilot for a modern youth TV series with a fresh approach to the film medium, in which the live-action part intertwines with animated commentary by the main character, young Sasa, who finds herself faced with the women's ultimate question.

Kids: Abortion

2014

No artwork available
NR

A misplaced pregnancy test creates confusion in the minds of grown-up children. Eva returns to her home town, to unresolved things from her past. Max has a new love affair. Nataša goes crazy. Izi's mother finds a positive pregnancy test and panics. Izi doesn't give a damn about anything.

Bon Appétit, La Vie!

2016

No artwork available
NR

A misplaced pregnancy test creates confusion in the minds of grown-up children. Eva returns to her home town, to unresolved things from her past. Max has a new love affair. Nataša goes crazy. Izi's mother finds a positive pregnancy test and panics. Izi doesn't give a damn about anything.

Bon Appétit, La Vie!

2016

No artwork available
NR

A sequence of three documentaries for three different taboos - death, shopping and pornography.

Hair on a Tongue

2009