Srđan Karanović Explained

Srdjan Karanovic
Birth Date:17 November 1945
Birth Place:Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Occupation:Film director
Screenwriter
Yearsactive:1968–2010

Srđan Karanović (Serbian: Срђан Карановић, pronounced as /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

YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerAwards / Notes
1976Grlom u jagode
1977Miris poljskog cvećaBig Golden Arena for Best Film, FIPRESCI Award
1980Petria's WreathBig Golden Arena for Best Film
1983Nešto između
1985Jagode u Grlu
1988A Film with No NameGolden Tulip at Istanbul International Film Festival
1991VirdžinaGolden Palm at Valencia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema
2003Sjaj u Očima
2009Besa

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Nesto izmedju . 2009-06-20. festival-cannes.com.
  2. Web site: Period co-production Besa sets sights on Hollywood . 2010-10-09. cineuropa.
  3. Web site: 9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race . 2011-01-19. oscars.org.
  4. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XVGV5Z306SeDFzpdpUHhfeK-voAFdaakS48LqXfGozA/pubhtml Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language