Latest Update May 20, 2026

Natalija Plavšić is a soon to be graduate from Columbia College Chicago in Film and Television looking for a job post graduation. She has worked as an intern in development for several companies across Los Angeles as well as interning in other positions as well in Chicago. On set, she has experience with directing, producing, writing, and editing projects, assistant directing, production assistant, and set dressing.

Education

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL, - BA in Film and Television, Minor in Game Design

September 2023 - Present

4.0 GPA, Dean's List recipient Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026

Relevant coursework: Directing 1 and 2, Producing 1: Cinema and Television, The Assistant Director’s Workshop, Acting and Directing Workshop, Fundamentals of Casting, Scriptwriting 1, Lighting 1, Editing and Post Sound, Cinema and Television Production, Cinematic Storytelling, Advanced Game Engine Scripting and Environments, Game Engine Scripting, Programming 1 and 2, Introduction to Game Development, Law for Creative Industries, Web Development 1

Work Experience

Cold Iron Pictures, West Hollywood, CA - Development Intern May 2026 - Present

Evaluated scripts based on story structure, conflict, character arcs, plot, and dialogue.

Created lists and maintained databases based on research of film industry topics.

Organized grids of various industry news and information and maintained databases based off of industry research.

Parallel 42 Entertainment, Beverly Hills, CA - Film/TV Production and Development Intern May 2026 - Present

Evaluated scripts based on story structure, conflict, character arcs, plot, and dialogue.

Researched current entertainment news in various publications for executive knowledge and use.

Organized grids of various industry news and information and maintained databases based off of industry research.

Anarchists United, Los Angeles, CA (Remote) - Development Intern January 2026 - May 2026

Read, analyzed, and broke down film scripts. 

Evaluated scripts based on story structure, conflict, character arcs, plot, and dialogue.

Created lists and maintained databases based on research of film industry topics.

Holy Cow Productions, Chicago, IL - On-Set Production Assistant Intern September 2025 - December 2025

Supported the setup and operation of on set lighting, which later helped the Director of Photography with adjusting the final image. 

Assisted in art direction tasks, including set prep and visual styling, oftentimes including product placement. 

Learned how creative direction and technical production intersect on several shoots a week for commercials.

CUUB Tech, Chicago, IL (Remote) - Marketing Intern May 2025 - August 2025

Collaborated with a group of two other employees to help develop advertisements that would be posted on social media pages, specifically Instagram, which helped gain more investors for the company. 

Worked with idea conception to video treatments, shot lists, storyboards, etc. that would later be filmed and posted.

On Set Experience

"A Spoonful" - Director - Web series Episode - March 2024

"The Collector" - 1st Assistant Director - Student drama film - March 2025

"Glimmer in Your Eyes" - 1st Assistant Director - Independent Music Video/Short Film - September 2025

"Wallet Snatchers" - Casting Director - Student comedy film - October 2025

"Appealing Me" - Production Manager - Student drama film - November 2024

"Homesick" - Production Coordinator - Student drama film - October 2024

"Surprise Visit" - 2nd Assistant Director - Student comedy film - November 2024

"Orb Man" - Production Assistant, Location Manager, Social Media Manager - Student Comedy film - April 2024

"Adagio" - Set Dresser - Student drama thesis film - October 2023

"Full Tilt Boogie Daddy-o" - Production Assistant - Feature length documentary - August 2022

Film Projects

"The Guests are Coming" (2026) - Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

May 2025 - February 2026

-Made for Directing II class final project

-Wrote an original screenplay

-Collaborated with assigned crew members to creatively and logistically execute vision

-Currently submitting to several film festivals across the United States

"I Like to Think She's Happy" (2025) - Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

December 2024 - July 2025

-Wrote an original screenplay

-Produced, wrote, directed, and edited an entire independent short film

-Currently submitting to several film festivals across the United States

"Promotional Videos for Serbian School" - Director, Cinematographer, Editor

March 2021 - December 2021

-Made for the Serbian Cultural Center of San Diego’s Serbian Language School

-Broadcast on Serbian national television channels N1 and Prva

-Featured on their Facebook page which garnered thousands of views and drastically increased student enrollments

"A Blind Date" (2023) - Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

November 2023 - February 2024

-Made for Cinema and Television Production class final project

-Collaborated with and organized a cast and crew of seven people

-Take One Shorts Film Festival Official Selection

Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Movie Magic Scheduling, Final Draft, Microsoft suite, Google suite, Programming in Java, C#, HTML, CSS, Unity Engine, Adobe Photoshop

Languages

Native speaker in English, Spanish, Serbian,

Finished the Duolingo course in Dutch