Zdravko Šotra

Zdravko Šotra
Здравко Шотра
Born (1933-02-13) 13 February 1933 (age 91)
Kozice, Littoral Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
OccupationFilm & television director
Years active1950s–present
Spouse
Nikica Marinović
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(m. 1970)​

Zdravko Šotra (Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Шотра; born 13 February 1933) is a Serbian film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films Zona Zamfirova, Boj na Kosovu, Šešir profesora Vujića, Santa Maria della Salute among others, as well as television mini-series.[1]

Early life

Šotra was born in the village of Kozice, near Stolac (modern Bosnia and Herzegovina), into an ethnic Serb family as the seventh child of Mara and Đorđe Šotra.[1] As a young child his family moved to Kosovo just prior to the outbreak of World War II, where he would grow up.[1]

Career

Šotra graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade with a degree in film directing.[2] He began his professional career at TV Belgrade, working there since its inception.[2]

His film Zona Zamfirova (2002) was watched by a record 1.2 million people in Serbia.[1]

He has directed several television mini-series based on novels by Mir-Jam: Ranjeni orao, Greh njene majke, Nepobedivo srce and Samac u braku.[3]

Personal life

Šotra was married to the former beauty queen Nikica Marinović.[2] Together they have a son Marko who is a television director employed at the Serbian state television.

He is a fan of Red Star Belgrade.[4]

Filmography

Films
Series
  • Više od igre (1976)
  • Gde cveta limun žut (2006)
  • Ranjeni orao (2008–2009)
  • Greh njene majke (2009–2010)
  • Nepobedivo srce (2011–2012)
  • Alexander of Yugoslavia (2021)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Zdravko Šotra: I've Had Countless Chances To Fail". cordmagazine.com. Cord Magazine. 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Tasić, Jelena (30 May 2020). "Zdravko Šotra: Više od igre". Danas (in Serbian).
  3. ^ "Dve ljubavne priče". Novosti.rs. 13 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Slobodna Hercegovina » Zdravko Šotra: Nikad neću zaboraviti hercegovačke čardake !". Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  5. ^ "„Aleksandar od Jugoslavije" od 15. marta na Nova S". N1 (in Serbian). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-08.