Mitko Panov was born on April 17, 1963 in Skopje, Macedonia and now lives and works in Switzerland. He studied Directing at the Polish National School forFilm, TV and Theatre in Lodz. He has received a number of international awards. Panov has taught directing at the New York University Graduate Film Department, the German State School for Film and TV in Munich and is a founding member of the New York Film Academy.