Petar Orešković (1980) graduated in film and TV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His award-winning short film Endgame (2004) has been shown at numerous international film festivals. His first professionally produced film, the documentary Dead Man Walking (2006), was premiered in the First Appearance Competition programme at IDFA – International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and has been shown at numerous festivals, including the Sarajevo Film Festival. He directed his first feature film Simon Magus in 2013.