Rajko Grlić
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| Rajko Grlić | |
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| Born | September 2, 1947 Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Awards | Cannes Palme d'Or Nominated 1978 Bravo Maestro Golden Arena for Best Director 1984 In the Jaws of Life Tokyo Grand Prix 1989 That Summer of White Roses San Sebastián Golden Shell Nominated 2006 Karaula |
Rajko Grlić (born 2 September 1947, Zagreb, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is Yugoslav film director and producer from Croatia of Jewish and Serbian decent [1]. He is an "Eminent Scholar in Film" at Ohio University, Athens, USA and artistic director of the Motovun Film Festival, Motovun, Croatia.[2]
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[edit] Early life
Rajko's family by father Danko's side came to Zagreb from Banat, Serbia in the 17th century, while his mother Eva is from Jewish family of Sarajevo [3] His military duty he did in Belgrade. During civil war in ex Yugoslavia he moved to the USA.
[edit] Biography
Rajko Grlić was born in 1947 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)[4] at the same time as Emir Kusturica, also a well known former-Yugoslavian film director. His father was Danko Grlić, famous Yugoslav philosopher.
[edit] Filmography (Director)
- Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (Kud puklo da puklo, 1974)
- Bravo Maestro (Bravo maestro, 1978)
- The Melody Haunts My Memory (Samo jednom se ljubi, 1981)
- In the Jaws of Life (U raljama života, 1984)
- Three for Happiness (Za sreću je potrebno troje, 1985)
- That Summer of White Roses (Đavolji raj, 1989)
- Charuga (Čaruga, 1991)
- Josephine (2002)
- The Border Post (Karaula, 2006)
- Just Between Us (Neka ostane među nama, 2010)
[edit] Filmography
- Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (Kud puklo da puklo, 1974)
- In the Jaws of Life (U raljama života, 1984)
- Three for Happiness (Za sreću je potrebno troje, 1985)
- That Summer of White Roses (Đavolji raj, 1989)
- Čaruga (1991)
- Who Wants to be a President (2001)
- Happy Kid (Sretno dijete) (2004)
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| Pula Film Festival | ||
| Preceded by Srđan Karanović for Something In-Between |
Golden Arena for Best Director Rajko Grlić 1984 for In the Jaws of Life |
Succeeded by Emir Kusturica for When Father Was Away on Business |
| Preceded by Goran Dević & Zvonimir Jurić for The Blacks |
Golden Arena for Best Director Rajko Grlić 2010 for Just Between Us |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | ||
| Preceded by Wu Tianming for Old Well |
Grand Prix Rajko Grlić 1989 for That Summer of White Roses |
Succeeded by John Sayles for City of Hope |
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