The jury of the International Digital Art Contest 2026 consists of Assoc. Prof. Dr. art. Svetislav Cvetković, Dr. Dora Derado Giljanović, Prof. Dr. Zlatan Filipović, Assoc. Prof. Renata Papišta, MFA, and Assoc. Prof. Slobodan Tomić. The jury members are presented below in alphabetical order by surname. They bring together expertise from contemporary art, art history, curatorial practice, new media, digital art, and academic education, providing the contest with a diverse and interdisciplinary perspective in the evaluation of the submitted works.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. art. Svetislav Cvetković

Dr. art. Svetislav Cvetković was born in 1980 in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He graduated in Painting in 2004 from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Mostar, under the mentorship of Professor Ante Kajinić. In 2006, he completed the postgraduate Ars Sacra programme at the same institution, earning the degree of Master of Arts. In 2017, he earned his doctoral degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Mostar, defending his doctoral dissertation entitled Existentialism in Twentieth-Century European Painting under the supervision of Professor Josip Alebić.

He has presented fifteen solo exhibitions and participated in more than two hundred group exhibitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. He is the author of numerous artworks created for sacred spaces throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ULUBiH).

Alongside his painting practice, he has developed a distinguished body of work in fine-art photography, with a particular focus on documentary, street, and fine-art photography. His photographic works have been exhibited at numerous international exhibitions and festivals and have received recognition at prestigious international photography competitions. He is a member of the Mostar Photo Club and the Association for Fine Art Photography in Bosnia and Herzegovina (AUFBiH).

He is the recipient of national and international awards in drawing, painting, photography, and video, reflecting his artistic practice across various fields of visual art.

He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, University of Mostar, where he also serves as Dean.

Dr. Dora Derado Giljanović

Dora Derado Giljanović, PhD, is an art historian, independent curator, and founder of DLightful Services, an art advisory and consultancy based in Split, Croatia. She earned her PhD in art history from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, in 2023, with a dissertation on appropriation strategies in contemporary art in Croatia. Her research and curatorial work centre on applying art theory and interdisciplinary insight to twentieth-century and contemporary art.

She has curated over thirty solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. She is a member of AICA (the International Association of Art Critics) and of the curatorial team of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HULU) in Split. Alongside curating, she works with artists as an art coach and art manager, and with galleries, museums, foundations, and collectors in an art advisory capacity. She also regularly writes scholarly and popular articles on contemporary art.

Her practice engages directly with the digital turn in the arts. Through DLightful Gallery, one of Croatia’s first fully virtual commercial galleries, scheduled to launch in autumn 2026, as well as through her writing on Web 3.0 art and the democratization of art in the digital age, she examines how contemporary work moves between physical and virtual space, a question at the heart of digital art today.

Prof. Dr. Zlatan Filipović

Professor Zlatan Filipović is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher, educator, and curator whose work explores the intersection of digital cultural heritage, immersive storytelling, animation, virtual and augmented reality, and interactive media.

His research and artistic practice are based on emerging technologies, including photogrammetry, 3D documentation, digital reconstruction, and the development of immersive experiences that reinterpret cultural heritage for contemporary audiences. He has exhibited and presented work internationally through exhibitions, festivals, museums, and academic conferences, while leading interdisciplinary collaborations connecting art, design, technology, and heritage.

As an educator, he has developed contemporary curricula in animation, motion design, interactive media, and immersive design, mentoring students whose work has been presented and recognized internationally. His current research investigates immersive digital narratives, virtual heritage, and creative applications of artificial intelligence and spatial computing for education, cultural preservation, and public engagement.

He is a Full Professor of Film and New Media Design at the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD), American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates.

Assoc. Prof. Renata Papišta, MFA

Renata Papišta is a visual artist, born in 1981 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she completed her undergraduate degree and postgraduate studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Printmaking.

She works across various media, including printmaking, photography, and drawing, as well as site-specific art and artist’s books. She has received several awards for printmaking and drawing and has participated in more than 130 group and 30 solo exhibitions. Her work has been presented at numerous biennials, festivals, and symposiums both nationally and internationally. She has led workshops in classical and experimental printmaking at art centres and academies in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Poland. In 2018, she was nominated for the prestigious Queen Sonja Printmaking Award.

Since 2010, she has worked at the Department of Printmaking of the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Sarajevo, where she teaches subjects covering intaglio, relief, experimental and digital printmaking, paper, and the relationship between printmaking and other media.

Assoc. Prof. Slobodan Tomić

Slobodan Tomić was born in Split in 1960. He graduated in 1984 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, Department of Printmaking, in the class of Professor Dževad Hozo.

Since 1984, he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He has also participated in experimental and animated film festivals and has explored the fields of printmaking, animation, and new media. He has received numerous international awards for printmaking and short films.

Assoc. Prof. Tomić teaches printmaking and 3D design at the Arts Academy, University of Split.

His filmography includes: Golden Pavilion (2004), Videotape (2007), Flag Metamorphoses (2007), Društvo mrtvih pjesnika (2007), White Noise (2007), Ritam zločina (2012), Rađanje fašizma (2016), Prozori straha (2018), Perforacije (2018), and Aleph (2023).