Jelena Maksimović was born in 1984 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. She graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Editing department. She edited films that have participated in festivals such as Cannes Film Festivals, Venice Film Festival, Berlinale, Toronto, Locarno, Rotterdam, Visions du reel, Hot Docs, FID Marseille... She directed and co-directed several shorts, music videos and co-authored several A/V installation. She is currently co-directing her first feature-length documentary "Taurunum boy"