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. His short film "Peninsula" premiered at the 78th Locarno Film Festival. Currently preparing his first feature film titled "History of Illness", which was developed at workshops such as Midpoint Feature Launch and Torino ScriptLab (2025). In addition to filmmaking, directs ads, music videos and other commercial forms. He is a member of the Film Director’s Association of Croatia, Kinoklub Zagreb and Kino klub Osijek.