Education
Born in Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia, on 4 June 1971, Jurić finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown.
Born in Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia, on 4 June 1971, Jurić finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown.
In 2009 he co-directed and co-write the 2009 psychological war drama titled The Blacks. As a teenager the 1980s he appeared in minor roles in a number of television series produced by television Zagreb such as the 10-part biographical series Nikola Tesla (1977), the Partisan series Nepokoreni graduate (1982) and the popular children"s series Smogovci (1982). After graduating from high school Jurić spent the 1991-1992 semester studying film directing at the Loyola Marymount University in Los Los Angeles
In 1992 he returned to Croatia and enrolled at the film directing department of the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
While a student at the academy Jurić directed several short films and documentaries. Feature film directorial debut
His feature film directorial debut (which he co-directed and co-written with Goran Dević) was a critically acclaimed 2009 psychological war drama titled The Blacks.
The film deals with a fictional Croatian Army unit who refuse to lay down their arms during a cease-fire in the Croatian War of Independence. lieutenant went on to be selected as Croatia"s submission to the 83rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it failed to make the final shortlist.