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Sava Zivkovic
Sava Zivkovic
Director
Los Angeles, United States

Summary

Sava Zivkovic is a Serbian director known for his distinctive, cinematic approach to science fiction and visual storytelling, often blending strong narrative ideas with striking visuals. His work spans independent, critically acclaimed and award winning animated films like Irradiation, Freight and Beckoning, as well as notable video game cinematics for established gaming brands like Metro 2039, Destiny 2, Gears of War 5, Diablo Immortal, and Dead Island 2, to name a few. Born and raised in Belgrade, he developed a strong passion for moving images in his early days of studying design at Belgrade University of Applied Arts, and upon graduating he decided to pursue a filmmaking career. Sava is currently based in Los Angeles where he works as a co-supervising director at Blur Studio.

Say hi at savuljaga@gmail.com

Skills

Art DirectionCompositingMotion Graphics3D Animation3D ModelingPost-productionScreenwritingdirecting

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
After Effects
After Effects
Blender
Blender
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
World Machine
World Machine
Quixel Suite
Quixel Suite
Premiere
Premiere

Experience

  • Co-Supervising Director at Blur Studio
    Los Angeles, US
    September 2025 - Present

  • Cinematic Director at Mad Head Games
    Belgrade, RS
    August 2022 - August 2025

  • Director at Hydra Studios
    Glasgow
    March 2022 - December 2025

  • Director at Axis Studios
    Glasgow
    May 2017 - June 2024