David Gašo (Osijek, 2000) has
directed several award-winning
films and short works as a student
at the Academy of Dramatic Art in
Zagreb. His short film Short Cut
Grass premiered at the 69th Short
Film Festival in Oberhausen, and
was later screened at over twenty
festivals and allotted a series of
awards, including a special jury
mention at the 29th Sarajevo Film
Festival and the Golden Pram
(Zagreb Film Festival, 2023), as well
as the Vedran Šamanović award, the
highest yearly accolade awarded to
an artist who pushed boundaries of
film expression in Croatian film. His
short film Peninsula premiered at the
78th Locarno FF. Currently preparing
his first feature film titled History
of Illness, which was developed
at workshops such as Midpoint
Feature Launch and TFL ScriptLab
(2025). In addition to filmmaking,
he directs ads, music videos and
other commercial forms. He is
a member of the Film Director’s
Association of Croatia and president
of Cinema Club Osijek, where he is
currently focused on developing film
education programmes for youth
and young authors.