Goran Kapetanovic was born in 1974 in Sarajevo. Since 1992, he lives in Sweden. Goran graduated from Dramatiska Institutet – University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre with a Major in Film Directing. After his graduation, he directed a TV film for Swedish television, and several commercials in Scandinavia.
He was teacher mentor for filmmakers from Rwanda Cinema in Kigali, Rwanda 2005-2007.
His earlier short films "Echo and A family" , have been awarded with 18 international prizes, including: Best Nordic Examination, Nordisk Filmfestival, Denmark, 2005; Best Foreign Drama, International Student Film Festival, Hollywood, USA, 2005; First Prize On the Road - 13th Intl. Art Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2005; First Prize Film School, Rubber Giraffe - festival Court 18, Paris, France, 2005; Silver Award – 4th Intl. Student Film, Beijing, China, 2006; Best Director – 10th Ourense Intl. Independent Film Festival, Ourense, Spain, 2006; Airone d’Oro – 56th Intl. Short Film Festival, Montecatini, Italy, 2005; Jameson Short Film Award – Stockholm, Sweden, 2004.