France Štiglic Explained

France Štiglic
Birth Date:	12 November 1919
Birth Place:	Kranj, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Years Active:	1946–1984
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter

France Štiglic (12 November 1919  - 4 May 1993) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film On Our Own Land was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] His film The Ninth Circle (1960) was Yugoslavia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, where it was shortlisted for the award.^[2]

Selected filmography

• On Our Own Land (Na svoji zemlji, 1948)
• Valley of Peace (Dolina miru, 1956)
• The Ninth Circle (Deveti krug, 1960)
• Ballad About a Trumpet and a Cloud (Balada o trobenti in oblaku, 1961)
• Don't Cry, Peter (Ne joči, Peter, 1964)
• Amandus (1966)
• Story of Good People (Povest o dobrih ljudeh, 1975)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: On Own Land . 2009-01-08. festival-cannes.com.
2. Web site: The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners . 2011-10-29. oscars.org.