Boro Drašković Explained

Boro Drašković
Native Name:Боро Драшковић
Native Name Lang:sr
Birth Date:29 May 1935
Birth Place:Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Occupation:Director, playwright, screenwriter

Boro Drašković (Serbian: Боро Драшковић; born 29 May 1935) is a Serbian director, playwright and screenwriter.[1]

Biography

Boro Drašković graduated from Belgrade's Academy of Theater, Film, Radio, and Television in 1959.[2] He entered the film industry as an assistant to Polish director Andrzej Wajda in 1962 and afterwards became an assistant to Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Drašković sold his first screenplay in 1964. Horoskop (Horoscope), released in 1969, was Drašković's first feature film.[3] Three more feature films followed, which he also co-scripted. Drašković has directed documentaries and worked in television and radio; he has also written several books on cinema and theater.

He received a doctorate honoris causa from the École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle in 2010.[4]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1968scope=rowPrljave rukeTV movie
1973scope=rowParadoks o sahuTV documentary
scope=rowIntervju sa LaxnessomTV documentary
scope=rowNedeljno popodne na GrenlanduTV documentary
scope=rowPohvala IslanduTV documentary
scope=rowIntervju sa predsednikom IslandaTV documentary
scope=rowPeta kolonaTV movie
1974scope=rowObesenjakTV movie
1976scope=rowKuhinjaTV movie
scope=rowPoslednje nazdravljeTV movie; adaptation
scope=rowMurtalov slucajTV movie
scope=rowMarijaTV movie; adaptation
scope=rowBeogradska decaTV movie
scope=rowAndjelov udesTV movie; adaptation
1981scope=rowDuvanski putTV mini-series

Film

YearFilmDirectorWriterAwards / Notes
1969HoroskopHonorable Mention: UNICRIT Award at the Berlin International Film Festival
1979UsijanjeSilver Arena Award for Best Film at the Pula Film Festival
1985Life Is BeautifulNominated for Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival
1994Vukovar, jedna pričaMultiple Awards

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1969Berlin International Film FestivalHonorable Mention: UNICRIT AwardHoroskop[5]
1979Pula Film FestivalSilver Arena Award for Best FilmUsijanje[6]
1985 Venice Film FestivalGolden LionLife Is Beautiful
1995Vukovar, jedna pričaJerusalem Film FestivalMediterranean Film Prize for Peace and Tolerance[7]
Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalCrystal Globe
St. Louis International Film FestivalBest First Feature Award
Taos Talking Pictures Film FestivalCineaste Award
1996Tromsø International Film FestivalImport Award
2010International Film Festival ASTERFESTTFA Honorary AwardHigh achievements in film, TV and dramatic arts

Books

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kovačević . Miona . INTERVJU Boro Drašković za "Blic": IZBAČEN SAM IZ POZORIŠTA . Blic.rs . Serbian . 31 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Brennan . Sandra . Boro Draskovic Movies . Rovi Corporation . https://archive.today/20130628192239/http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/192521 . 28 June 2013.
  3. News: Greenspun . Roger . Screen: Draskovic's 'Horoscope' Bows at the Paris:First Feature Film by Yugoslav Director Boredom of Idle Young Provides Focal Point . The New York Times Archives . 30 June 1970.
  4. http://www.esra.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=82 Pronounced Doctor Honoris Causa at University of audiovisual arts ESRA
  5. Web site: Horoscope (1969) . mubi.com . Mubi.
  6. Web site: Timeline: 1979 . Pula Film Festival.
  7. Web site: 1995 Film Festival . Jerusalem Film Festival.
  8. Book: Lazić . Radoslav . Jugoslovenska dramska režija: 1918-1991 : teorija i istorija, praksa, propedeutika . 1996 . GEA . 219.
  9. Book: Boro Drašković: The Paradox of the Director, Novi Sad, 1988 . worldcat.org. 442319979 .
  10. Web site: Ravnoteža: Boro Drašković . knjizara.com.
  11. Web site: Film o Filmu: Boro Drašković . makart.rs.
  12. Web site: JoakimInterFest 2011, Olive circle - Book promotion . 2011-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100213092126/http://joakimvujic.com/news.php#news11 . 2010-02-13 . dead .
  13. Web site: Drama reditelja: Boro Drašković . knjizara.com.