Timka Grin
Casting Director
Timka Grin had an intense experience of working on more than 50 feature films and shorts, many of them awarded. Her most valuable lessons came through working with some great directors, just to mention a few: brothers Dardenne, Jean-Luc Godard, Danis Tanović, Aida Begić, Ursula Meier, Marco Bellocchio, and many others. Timka is the former President of the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA), as well as a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the European Film Academy (EFA). She is fluent in English, French, and German. Her notable Film/TV work includes: ROBIN HOOD – TV series; MGM+/Lionsgate (Saturn Awards Best New Genre Series nominee, 2026), I KNOW YOUR SOUL – directed by Jasmila Žbanić, TV series, HBO, Bosnia & Herzegovina (2023), EXCURSION – directed by Una Gunjak (Locarno Film Festival 2023, Special Mention – Filmmakers of the Present), LOST COUNTRY – directed by Vladimir Perišić (Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2023; Sarajevo Film Festival Best Actor), BALADA – directed by Aida Begić (Heart of Sarajevo nominee; Festival del Cinema Europeo – Best Actress, 2022), MURINA – directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (Camera d’Or, Cannes 2021), THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD – directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska (Venice Film Festival Official Selection, 2022), MARE – directed by Andrea Štaka (Sarajevo Film Festival Best Actress; C.I.C.A.E. Award, 2020), MY AUNT IN SARAJEVO – directed by Goran Kapetanović (Swedish National Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Director), DEATH IN SARAJEVO – directed by Danis Tanović (Silver Bear and FIPRESCI Award, Berlinale 2016), THE CHICKEN – directed by Una Gunjak, short film (EFA Award for Best Short Film, 2014), YOUTH – directed by Paolo Sorrentino (casting for “masseuse”), CHILDREN OF SARAJEVO – directed by Aida Begić (Special Distinction Award, Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2012), SKYFALL – directed by Sam Mendes (additional casting in Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2012), TWICE BORN (Venuto al mondo) – directed by Sergio Castellitto (Italy/Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2012), AS IF I AM NOT THERE – directed by Juanita Wilson (Ireland/North Macedonia, 2009; EFP Shooting Stars Award for lead actress Nataša Petrović).
Fluent in English, French, and German,