 | ŽELIMIR ŽILNIK |
Corresponding Member
Department of Arts
Membership of SASA
Corresponding member since 7 November 2024
Education
Faculty of Law – University of Novi Sad (1964)
Career
Freelance artist (1964–);
Television Novi Sad; editor-in-chief of the cultural-artistic segment of the programme (1990-1993);
Terra Film, director(1993-2009)
Membership of specialist associations
Association of Film Artists of Serbia (UFUS);
Association of Film Directors of Serbia
Awards and recognitions
Silver Medal for films The Unemployed (1968) and Little Pioneers (1968), Festival of Documentary Film in Belgrade (1968);
Grand Prix for the film The Unemployed, International Festival of Short Films, Oberhausen, Germany (1968);
Grand Prix Golden Bear for the film Early Works, Berlin, Germany (1969);
Drago Bratina – Poklon Viziji Award, Nova Gorica, Slovenia (2006);
Teodor Manojlović Fund Award for artistic sensibility (2009);
Mića Popović Fund Award for the affirmation of creative work (2010);
Lifetime achievement award, Belgrade Festival of Documentary and Short Film (2013);
Knight of Call Award, Belgrade (2015);
Aleksandar Lifka Award for ‘outstanding contribution to European film’ Festival of European Film, Palić (2015);
Golden Alexander Lifetime Achievement Award, 55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece (2015);
Star of Urania Lifetime Achievement Award, Let’s CEE Film Festival, Vienna, Austria (2015);
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany Award for the contribution to cultural diversity, GoEast Film Festival, Wiesbaden, Germany (2015);
Golden Seal of the Yugoslav Film Archives for the contribution to cinematography development (2016);
Sergei Parajanov Medal for outstanding contribution to world cinematography, Yerevan International Film Festival, Yerevan, Armenia (2016);
Maverick Award for film expression innovation, Film Festival, Croatia (2016);
Lifetime Achievement Award, 24th Festival of Author Film, Belgrade (2018);
CEI Award for the contribution to the cinematography of Central European region, Trieste Film Festival & Central European Initiative, Trieste, Italy (2019);
Award of the Association of Film Artists of Serbia (UFUS) for overall work and contribution to the Serbian cinematography (2020);
Lifetime Achievement Award, Herceg Novi Film Festival, Montenegro (2022);
Honorary Award for artistic practices at the 59th October Salon, Belgrade (2022);
Belgrade Victor Award for outstanding contribution to film art at the 52nd FEST, Belgrade (2024);
Recognition Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Novi Sad (2024);
Recognition Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Novoj Goriciji, Slovenia (2024).