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Slobodan Šijan

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Slobodan Šijan
Slobodan Šijan in April 2014
Born (1946-11-16) November 16, 1946 (age 78)
Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
OccupationDirector
Years active1980–present
Known forKo to tamo peva, Maratonci trče počasni krug, Davitelj protiv davitelja

Slobodan Šijan (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Шијан, pronounced [slɔbɔ̌dan ʃîjaːn]; born November 16, 1946) is a Serbian film director.

Biography

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Šijan was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Belgrade, and then enrolled in Belgrade's Academy of Theater Faculty of Dramatic Arts in 1970.[1] He directed a number of television films as well as experimental and short films during the 1970s.[1] From 1976 to 1979, he published a series of fanzines which according to him were made "out of frustration" in between his experimentation and attempts to break into professional cinema.[1]

His first full-length feature Ko to tamo peva, directed in collaboration with writer Dušan Kovačević and cinematographer Božidar Nikolić, was released in 1980 and became a box-office hit.[2][3] 1982's Maratonci trče počasni krug, also achieved considerable commercial success.[4]

Over the coming years Šijan directed two more notable films - Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota and Davitelj protiv davitelja.[3]

In 2021, he was selected the Friend of Slovenian Cinema at the 2021 Festival of Slovenian Film.[5]

Filmography

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Year Film Director Writer Producer Awards / Notes
1980 Ko to tamo peva Yes No No Bronze Arena at Pula Film Festival
1982 Maratonci trče počasni krug Yes No No Jury prize at Montréal World Film Festival
1983 Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota Yes Yes No
1984 Davitelj protiv davitelja Yes Yes No
1988 Tajna manastirske rakije Yes No No
2003 Siroti mali hrčki 2010 Yes No No
2007 S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše Yes No No
2021 Budi Bog s nama Yes Yes No Filming
TV work

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bošković, Aleksandar (28 November 2018). "Who Is Shooting Over There: Slobodan Šijan's Fanzine Film Leaflet (1976–79)". post.moma.org. The Museum of Modern Art.
  2. ^ Goulding, Daniel J. (2002). Liberated Cinema: The Yugoslav Experience, 1945-2001. Indiana University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-25321-582-6.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Richard; Wood, Nancy; Graffy, Julian; Iordanova, Dina, eds. (2019). The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-83871-850-3.
  4. ^ Jelaca, Dijana (2016). Dislocated Screen Memory: Narrating Trauma in Post-Yugoslav Cinema. Springer. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-13750-253-7.
  5. ^ "Festival of Slovenian Film opening in Portorož". The Slovenian Times. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
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