Srđan Karanović

Srdjan Karanovic
Born (1945-11-17) 17 November 1945 (age 79)
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1968–2010

Srđan Karanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Карановић, pronounced [ˌsř̩d͜ʑan kaˈrǎːnoʋit͜ɕ], born 17 November 1945) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 17 films since 1968. His film Miris poljskog cveća won the FIPRESCI prize at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, Nešto između was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[1] A Film with No Name (Za Sada Bez Dobrog Naslova) won the Golden Tulip Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival in 1989.

His 2009 film Besa was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[2] but it did not make the final shortlist.[3] In 2017, Srđan Karanović has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[4]

Selected filmography

Year Film Director Writer Producer Awards / Notes
1976 Grlom u jagode Yes Yes No
1977 Miris poljskog cveća Yes Yes No Big Golden Arena for Best Film, FIPRESCI Award
1980 Petria's Wreath Yes Yes No Big Golden Arena for Best Film
1983 Nešto između Yes Yes No
1985 Jagode u Grlu Yes Yes No
1988 A Film with No Name Yes Yes No Golden Tulip at Istanbul International Film Festival
1991 Virdžina Yes Yes No Golden Palm at Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema
2003 Sjaj u Očima Yes Yes No
2009 Besa Yes Yes No

See also

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Nesto izmedju". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Period co-production Besa sets sights on Hollywood". cineuropa. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. ^ Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language, official website, retrieved on 2017-08-16.