Biography

Zoran Jovanović Jus is a Serbian-French painter, photographer, caricaturist, and film poster designer.

His publishing career began during his high school years with contributions to Dečje Novine. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1977. As a university student, his illustrations and caricatures were regularly featured in prominent Yugoslav magazines such as Džuboks, Intervju, and Duga. He became a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS) in 1978, and is also a member of the prestigious French Film Academy (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma). In 1979, he won the celebrated "Pjer" Award for portrait caricature. In 1980, he was honored with the ULUPUDS Plaque at the October Salon for his iconic album cover design for Srebrna Krila's Ja sam samo jedan od mnogih sa gitarom, released by Jugoton.

Based in Paris since 1980, Jovanović has collaborated with major French publications, including Le Crapouillot, Télérama, Marianne, and Le Monde diplomatique. As a prominent poster artist, he has designed promotional artwork for leading global production companies and studios such as Twentieth Century Fox, AMLF, UGC, Pathé, Columbia, and Orion Pictures. His portfolio includes posters for acclaimed international filmmakers, featuring titles such as:

• Gene Wilder – Haunted Honeymoon
• Claude Zidi – Les Rois du gag
• John Carpenter – Big Trouble in Little China
• Robin Davis – Hors-la-loi
• Alain Maline – Cayenne Palace
• John Boorman – The Emerald Forest, which earned him a César Award nomination from the French Academy of Cinema
• Andrzej Żuławski – L'Amour braque
• James Cameron – The Abyss
• Daniel Petrie – Cocoon: The Return
• Fred Schepisi – A Cry in the Dark
• Atiq Rahimi – Earth and Ashes
• …among many others.

In addition to his prolific work in commercial and graphic design, he is deeply engaged in theatre set design and fine art painting.