Zdravko Velimirović (11 October 1930 – 7 February 2005) was a Yugoslavian film director and screenwriter, University Professor, a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3] He directed 43 films between 1954 and 2005.
Zdravko Velimirović | |
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Born | (1930-10-11)11 October 1930[1] Cetinje, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Died | 7 February 2005(2005-02-07) (aged 74)[1] Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1954-2005 |
Spouse(s) | Ranka Velimirović |
Children | Milica Velimirović Paunović Mladen Velimirović[2] |
Website | www.weblibra.com |
Zdravko Velimirović was born on 11 October 1930 in Cetinje, the son of Professor Luka Velimirović and Professor Zagorka (née Balić) Velimirović.[4] He completed High school in Kotor.[4]
During his career he was involved in variety of Arts: film director of feature, documentary and short films, TV series director, radio drama director, theatre play director and screenwriter for all mentioned. Apart from his great achievement in arts and culture in Yugoslavia, he had outstanding cooperation with well-known film makers in the West and East and worldwide film societies. For many years in his career, He was also university professor and the principal at the Belgrade Dramatic Arts University, where many of his former students formed as world-class film makers. He was on sabbatical, teaching as a professor in Canada and lectured by invitation in various academies and art institutes around the world. He married Ranka Velimirovic, film and TV producer, in 1963, and they happily lived and worked together throughout life.
Year | Film | Original title | Film festival | Award | Credited as | |
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Director | Screenwriter | |||||
1960 | The Fourteenth Day | Dan četrnaesti | Cannes Film Festival 1961 | |||
1965 | Provereno nema mina | Проверено — мин нет | ||||
1968 | Mount of Lament | Lelejska gora | ||||
1974 | The Dervish and Death | Derviš i smrt | Yugoslav submissions for the 47th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1975, Pula Film Festival 1974 |
Golden Arena | Yes | |
1975 | The Peaks of Zelengora | Vrhovi Zelengore | Pula Film Festival 1976 | Golden Arena | Yes | |
1978 | The Battle for the Southern Railway | Dvoboj za južnu prugu | ||||
1981 | Dorotej | Dorotej | ||||
1985 | The time of Leopards | O Tempo dos Leopardos, Vreme leoparda |
1,• "Srpski Legat: Rođen je reditelj, scenarista i profesor Zdravko Velimirović". srpskilegat.rs. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2020. 2.• ^ Jump up to: a b "Intervju: Ranka Velimirović, supruga i saradnica Zdravka Velimirovića". dan.co.me. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015. 3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Portret Zdravka Velimirovića". Seecult.org. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2015. 4.• ^ Jump up to: a b "Omaž reditelju Zdravku Velimirović u Kotoru". Radio Kotor www.radiokotor.info. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018. 5.• ^ Jump up to: a b "Pekić i Velimirović: Išli su sami svojim putem". Večernje novosti online www.novosti.rs. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015. 6.http://www.seecult.org/vest/u-cast-zdravka-velimirovica-u-kinoteci
Golden Arena for Best Screenplay at the Pula Film Festival | |
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As Yugoslav Film Awards (1955–90) |
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As Croatian Film Awards (1992–present) |
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General | |
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National libraries |