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Corresponding member
Department of Arts
Membership of SASA
Corresponding member since 4 November 2021
Education
BA (1970); Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Belgrade
BA (1975) Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Belgrade
Career
A freelance artist (1974–); Yugoslav Film Archive Belgrade, director (1990–1991); Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, full professor retired (1997–2012)
Membership of specialist associations
ULUS (Association of Fine Artists of Serbia); Association of Film Artists of Serbia (UFUS); European Film Academy (2014–)
Awards and recognitions
October Prize of the City of Belgrade, for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’“, Belgrade, (1981);
Award of Charlie Chaplin’s family, for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’“, 1st Festival of Film Comedy, Vevey, Switzerland (1981);
Special Jury Prize, (Prix special du jury), for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’“, Montréal World Film Festival, Canada (1981);
Audience Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (1981);
Big Screen of Belgrade Film for directing the most-watched film for the film The Marathon Family, Belgrade (1982);
Jury Prize (Prix du jury), for the film The Marathon Family, Montréal World Film Festival, Canada (1982);
Grand Prix, for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’“, Salamanca Film Festival, Spain (1982);
Georges Sadoul Prize, for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’, France (1982);
The best-adapted screenplay for the film’ How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot’, Festival of Film Screenplay, Vrnjačka Banja (1983);
Film critics award for the film ‘Strangler vs. Strangler ‘, Pula Film Festival of Yugoslavian Films (1, Croatia (1984);
Honorary citizen of Montpellier, International Mediterranean Film Festival, France 1984);
Best Yugoslav film award for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’“, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1996);
Lifetime Achievement Award, Grossmann 07 Festival, Ljutomer, Slovenia (2007);
Traditon of Avant-Garde, award for the contribution to avant-garde art, Vujica Rešin Tucić and Vojislav Despotov Fund, Zrenjanin (2014);
Aleksandar Lifka Award for outstanding contribution to European film, European Film Festival, Palić (2016);
Special recognition ‘Živojin Žika Pavlović’ for the affirmation of film art in the world, Leskovac International Festival of Film Directing (LIFFE), Leskovac (2018);
Cannes Classics Selection displaying masterpieces of the world motion pictures, for the film ‘Who’s Singin’ Over There?’, France (2020);
Golden Seal of the Yugoslav Film Archives for the contribution to Serbian and world cinematography (2021)