Husein Alicajic

Husein is an Australian commercial and film director renowned for his visual storytelling. Born in Sydney to Bosnian and Scottish parents, Husein attained degrees in Economics, Philosophy and Communications before deciding to follow his undeniable talents as a filmmaker. His short film Beginnings won the Dendy Award for best short film at the Sydney Film Festival along with AACTA, SPAA and IF nominations, and he won the IF award for best unproduced screenplay for his script Divine Shadows. Husein has been honored at Cannes, New York Festivals, Clio, AWARD, Ciclope, and four of the last five years by the Australian Director's Guild, winning Best Direction in an Online Drama Series at the 2020 Australian Directors Guild Awards for the pilot episode of his series, One Sided.