Education
Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Šijan graduated film direction and directed a handful of television movies in the late 1970s.
Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Šijan graduated film direction and directed a handful of television movies in the late 1970s.
He caught a big break with his first full-length feature Ko to tamo peva in 1980. Over the coming years Šijan directed two more notable films - Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota and Davitelj protiv davitelja. As of 2001, he is teaching at Loyola Marymount University film school.
His favorite movie is Howard Hawks" Rio Bravo (1959).