Current News and Updates
Photo Cred: Christie Schwartzman @ Rebel Darling Studio https://www.rebeldarling.studio/
Selma just returned from her visit to the Sarajevo Film Festival as an industry guest. Check out her blog post about it in the “Blog” tab.
Earlier this year, Selma finished working with the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC as a Programming Assistant, and the on-site Social Media Coordinator. Photos available now!
Selma is proud to announce that - in partnership with her sister - they’ve started two new podcasts! Return to the Cant: Revisiting The Expanse is a reaction-based podcast for the sci-fi fan-favorite TV show The Expanse, and Two Pits in a Pod is a podcast about Formula 1. Find more through the Podcasts tab above.
Earlier this year, she worked with the 2025 Winter Film Festival as an interviewer, Q&A moderator, and awards ceremony presenter. Check out the “Photos” tab above!
Selma was signed to Metropolis Artists Agency!
Last year, she narrated the audiobook for “Three Summers” by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess through Penguin Random House. The book released in early April 2024. Listen to it through audible here, or Apple Books here
Selma is currently at work on a full-length novel, as well as creating two podcasts with her sister. More info coming soon!
Check out my Instagram @TheRealSelmaD
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Bio
born
Hamburg, Germany
Hometown(s)
Seattle, WA & Ključ, BiH
Current location(s)
Back and forth between Seattle & New York City
Selma Dučanović is a Bosnian-American actress, writer, and singer-songwriter whose work spans theater, film, and music. Known for her dynamic storytelling and commanding stage presence, she brings a unique cross-cultural perspective to every project, drawing from her background as both a refugee and an artist rooted in two worlds.
Born in Hamburg, Germany to Bosnian parents displaced by the war, Selma immigrated to Seattle, Washington at an early age. Her passion for performance began in childhood and grew into formal training in both music and theater. At Drexel University, she earned a B.S. in Music Industry with honors, while also performing with the Drexel Co-op Theatre Company and studying methods inspired by Uta Hagen, Stanislavski, Meisner, and Viewpoints movement. For her senior project, she independently released and marketed her first EP, What You’ve Done.
Selma later trained at the Atlantic Acting School in New York City, where she received the Practical Aesthetics Scholarship and worked with the acting method developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy. Her conservatory work included a digital production of I am a Positive Person by Danny Rocco, created during the pandemic.
Her career since has included performances in theater and film, as well as hosting and moderating industry Q&As for the Winter Film Awards International Film Festival in NYC and working as a programming assistant for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival. She has appeared in modeling campaigns for the Bosnian-owned clothing brand Balkan Bred and the Wears in Care Charity Fashion Show. As a voice artist, she collaborated with Penguin Random House to narrate the audiobooks for Nadia by Christine Evans and Three Summers by Amra Sabić-El-Rayess.
Fluent in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and conversational in French, Selma is passionate about Eastern European and Balkan history. Beyond her artistic work, she enjoys soccer, Formula 1, and is currently learning High Valyrian through Duolingo.
If you would like to get in touch with Selma, you can reach out through the “Contact” page above.
