Bojana Nikitovic graduated as the Valedictorian of her class, from the Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade in 1989. Her work in costume design spans theatre, opera, ballet and film.
She started in theatre where she did more than 100 plays. She was awarded for her work on the prominent Serbian theatre festivals such as 4 Sterija awards, 2 Ardalion awards and Big International Award for Spectacle design at YUSTAT Biennial.
In 2001 she met Milena Canonero and was her assistant on Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, Roberto Faenza’s I vicere and John Johnson’s The Wolfman before taking the lead costume designing role on John Stockwell’s Roadkill. Since that time, her film work has included: Ralph Fiennes directorial debut Coriolanus, John Moor’s A Good Day to Die Hard, Neveldine’s/Taylor’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Roger Donaldson’s November man, Michael Apted’s Unlocked, Scott Hick’s Fallen and James Kent’s The Aftermath, WB production of Krypton as well as Netflix’s Extraction.
Nikitovic’s extensive wardrobe design work for the live performing arts includes the ballets, The Fire Bird, Romeo And Julietand, Majerling. Her Opera work includes that of assistant costume design on Luc Bondy’s Tosca at the Metropolitan in New York. However, most of her work has been in theatre and includes many Shakespeare productions: Romeo And Juliet; Measure For Measure; Hamlet; Troilus And Cressida; A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Other work includes: Dostojevski’s Crime And Punishment and The Kiss Of The Spider Woman; Dickens’ Oliver Twist; Moliere’s The Hypochondriac, School For Women and The Misantrop. Nikitovic also designed costume for Le Nozze De Figarofor the National Theatre in Belgrade in 2010.
FILMS & TV
COstume Designer
2021
Hill of Vision (Director: Roberto Faenza)
Desert Warrior (Director: Rupert Wyatt)
2020
The Great Tram Robbery (Director: Slobodan Sijan)
Extraction (Director: Sam Hargrave)
Voyagers (Director: Neil Burger)
2018
Whiskey Cavalier (Director: Peter Atencio)
Krypton (Creators: David S. Goyer, Damian Kindler, Cameron Welsh)
The Aftermath (Director: James Kent)
2017
Papillon (Director: Michael Noer)
2016/17
Underworld 5: Blood War (Director: Anna Foerster)
2016
Spark - Pilot Episode (Director: James Kent)
The Forest (Director: Jason Zada)
Unlocked (Director: Michael Apted)
2015
Fallen (Director: Scott Hicks)
2014
The November Man (Director: Roger Donaldson)
The Assests (Director: Jeff T. Thomas, Rudy Bednar, Adam Feinstein, Trygve Allister Diesen, Peter Medak)
2013
The Selection (Director: Alex Grave)
2012
A Good Day to Die Hard (Director: John Moore, Production: Twentieth Century Fox)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Director: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, Production: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Crystal Sky Pictures, Crystal Sky Worldwide)
2010
Coriolanus (Director: Ralph Fiennes , Production: Magnolia Mae Films / Artemis Films/ Hermetof Pictures)
2009
Roadkill (Director: John Stockwell, Production: Lleju Productions / Skylar Max)
2004
Il Cuore nel Pezzo (Director: Alberto Negrin, Production: Tevere film / RAI)
2003
E Ridendo L’Uccise (Director: Florestano Vancini, Production: Italgest Video)
Il Servo Ungherese (Director: M. Piesco, G. Molten, Production: Le Grand Bleu)
2002
Mathilde (Director: Nina Mimica, Production: ET Fiction)
Ilaria Alpi (Director: F.Vicentini Orgnani, Prodcution: Gam Film)
2001
Il Papa Buono (Director: Ricky Tognazzi, Prodcution: Blu Cinematografica/ MEDIASET)
I Banchieri di Dio (Director: Giuseppe Ferrara, Production: Sistina Cinematografica)
L’Amore e Cieco (Director: Fabrizio Laurenti, Production: Millenium / RAI, Costume designer: Milena Canonero)
Belgrado Sling (Director: Riccardo Donna, Production: Nauta Srl / RAI)
2000
L’Impero - The Imperia (Director: Lamberto Bava, Production: Anfri Srl / MEDIASET)
La Crociera - The Cruiser (Director: Enrico Oldoni, Production: Lux Vide Srl / RAI)
Do Koske (Director: B.Skerlic, Production: Monteroyal)
1996
Svastara (Director: D.Radovic, Production: Milos Radovic)
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
2008
The Wolfman (Director: John Johnson, Production: Universal Pictures, Costume Designer: Milena Canonero)
2006
I Vicere (Director: Roberto Faenza, Production: Jean Vigo Italia / RAI, Costume Designer: Milena Canonero)
2005
Fade to Black (Director: Oliver Parker, Production: Ealing Studios, Costume Designer: Louise Stjernsward)
Marie Antoinette (Director: Sofia Copola, Production: ony Pictures, Costume Designer: Milena Canonero)
2003
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Director: Wes Anderson, Production: Disney Pictures, Costume Designer: Milena Canonero)
THEATRE
2017
Right you are ( if you think you are) Pirandello
2015
La Malade Imaginiere - Miliere (JDP Belgrade)
Mamma Mia (Musical Theatre Belgrade)
2012
Antigone (National Theatre Belgrade)
The Importance of Being Earnest - O.Wilde (National Theatre Belgrade)
Lukrecija Iliti Zdero (Podgorica City Theatre)
2011
The Possesed - F.M.Dostoyevsky (National Theatre Belgrade)
2006
The King Edip - Sofokle (Director: V.Ognjenovic )
Le Miserables - V.Hugo (Director: N.Bradic)
Romeo & Juliet - W.Shakespeare (Director: I.Vujic)
2005
The Square of Heroes - Thomas Bernhard (Director: D.Mijac)
2004
The Pig’s Father - Aca Popovic (Director: E.Savin)
Was There A Knights Dinner? - Vida Ognjenovic (Director: K.Mladenovic)
2003
The Fisherman’s Argue - Carlo Goldoni (Director: G.Ruskic)
The Hypochondriac - Moliere (Director: D.Marjanovic)
2002
The Enemy of the People - Henrick Ibsen (Director: B. Braskovic)
2001
Leda - M.Krleza (Director: D.Mijac)
2000
Demons - I.B.Singer (Director: E.Savin)
1999
Three Musketeers - A.Dumas
1998
Crime & Punishment - F.Dostojevski (Director: E.Savin)
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens (Director: N.Bradic)
School for Women - Moliere (Director: M.Karadzic)
Measure for Measure - W.Shakespeare (Director: D.Mijac)
1996
Hamlet - W.Shakespeare (Director: D.Konstantinovic)
Misantrop -Moliere (Director: J.Markovic)
Idiot - F.Dostojevski (Director: E. Savin)
Kiss of a Spider Woman - F.Dostojevski (Director: E.Savin)
Educated Women - Moliere (Director: M.Karadzic)
1995
Bartholomeus Fair - B. Johnson
1994
Wardrober - R.Harwood (Director: D.Mijac)
Troilus & Cressida - W.Shakespeare (Director: D.Mijac)
1993
Kostana - B.Stankovic (Director: B.Micunovic)
Filumena Marturano - Eduardo di Filippo (Director: B.Plesa)
The Fake King Scepan Mali - Njegos (Director: D.Mijac)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - W.Shakespeare (Director: E.Savin)
1992
Kir Janja - Jovan Sterija Popovic (Director: E.Savin)
The King Ibi - A.Jeary (Director: R.Milenkovic)
1991
Crime & Punishment - F.Dostojevski (Director: E.Savin)
OPERA & BALLET
2010
The Marriage of Figaro (Director: Jagos Markovic)
2009
Tosca (for The Metropolitan Opera, Director: Luc Bondy)
2008
Werther - J.Massenet (Director: N.Bradic)
2009
The Lady of the Camellias - Alexandre Dumas, fils (Choreographer: Krunislav Simic)
2007
Fire Bird - Stravinski
2004
Romeo & Juliet - S.Prokofijev (Director: L.Pilipenko)
2003
Majerling - F.List (Director: B.Popovic)
1993
Rigoletto - G.Verdi (Director: E.Savin)
1991
Il Potere del Destino - G.Verdi(Director: B.Popovic)