Dr.-Ing. Nebojša Tabački

Dr.-Ing. Nebojša Tabački studied architecture and production design in Belgrade, Berlin and Munich. Following that he completed a PhD at the Berlin University of the Arts in Art and Cultural History. His dissertation dealt with the use of high technologies in scenography and theatre architecture.
He has been working as a freelance scenograph in the international theatre, film and TV industry for more than 20 years. He was the Art Director for film series like »John Wick, »Gladiator« and »Dune« and series like »Foundation« and »Bridgerton«, among other things.
He has published in German, English and Serbian on the following topics: History of stage technology, contemporary water spectacles, materiality of scenography, kinetic and robotic technologies as scenographic tools, perception of virtual reality, production of pop concerts, theme-oriented design, Concept Art for film and series as well as autotheory. His most important publications include »Kinetische Bühnen« (Transcript, 2014), »Consuming Scenography« (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2020) and »Drugi« (Rende, 2025). 

Filmography (Selection):
2026 – »Dune Part Three« (Art Director)
2025 – »Gifted« (Lead Set Designer)
2024 – »From the World of John Wick – Ballerina« (Art Director)
2022 – »UnchartedJ« (Set Designer)
2018 – »Ballon« (Concept Artist)
2014 – »Colonia Dignidad« (Concept Artist)