Živojin Pavlović
Živojin "Žika" Pavlović (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film director, writer, painter and professor. In his films and novels, Pavlović depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society. He was one of the major figures of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema in the 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker side of life rather than the shiny facades of communist Yugoslavia.
Živojin Pavlović
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- Name
- Živojin Pavlović
- Born
- 15 April 1933
- Birthplace
- Šabac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Died
- 29 November 1998
- Place of death
- Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
- Education
- Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade
- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, writer, university professor at Faculty of Dramatic arts
- Awards
- NIN Award, Several Golden arenas at Pula Film Festival, Silver Bear for Directing
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Fields
- literature and film.
- Honours
- Andrić Prize, NIN Prize, Silver Bear and Isidora Sekulić Award.
- Languages
- Serbian.
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Živojin "Žika" Pavlović (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film director, writer, painter and professor. In his films and novels, Pavlović depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society. He was one of the major figures of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema in the 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker side of life rather than the shiny facades of communist Yugoslavia.
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• Name — Živojin Pavlović • Born — 15 April 1933 • Birthplace — Šabac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia • Died — 29 November 1998 • Place of death — Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia • Education — Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade • Occupation — film director, screenwriter, writer, university professor at Faculty of Dramatic arts • Awards — NIN Award, Several Golden arenas at Pula Film Festival, Silver Bear for Directing
Biography
Biography
Pavlović was born in Šabac in 1933. When he was 19, he started writing about film and art for Belgrade newspapers. He graduated in painting at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade, and directed his first professional film, Žive Vode (Living Water) in 1961. The film received a special jury award at the Pula Film Festival. He died in Belgrade. Pavlović received numerous awards, including the Andrić Prize, two NIN Prizes for his novels, Isidora Sekulić Award, one Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival and several Golden Arenas of the Yugoslavia's most prestigious Pula Film Festival.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Film — Director — Writer — Awards / Notes • 1960 — Triptih o materiji i smrti (Triptich on the Matter and Death) — Golden Arena at Pula Film Festival • 1961 — Lavirint (Labyrinth) — Bronze Arena at Pula Film Festival, Golden Berlin Bear nominee • 1962 — Žive vode (part of Kapi, vode, ratnici) — omnibus • 1963 — Obruč (Encirclement; part of Grad) — omnibus • 1965 — Neprijatelj (The Enemy) • 1966 — Povratak (The Return) • 1967 — Kad budem mrtav i beo (When I Am Dead and Gone) — FIPRESCI Prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Golden Arena for best film at Pula Film Festival • 1967 — Buđenje pacova (The Rats Woke Up) — Golden Arena for Best Director at Pula Film Festival, Silver Bear for Directing in Berlin • 1969 — Zaseda (The Ambush) — CIDALC Award at Venice Film Festival • 1970 — Crveno klasje (Red Wheat) — Best Film and Best Director at the 1970 Pula Film Festival • 1973 — Let mrtve ptice (Flight of a Dead Bird) • 1975 — Pesma (The Song), TV Series — TV series • 1977 — Hajka (Manhunt) — Best Film and director at the 1977 Pula Film Festival • 1980 — Nasvidenje v naslednji vojni (See You in the Next War) • 1983 — Body Scent (Zadah tela) — Best Film, Director and Screenplay at the 1983 Pula Film Festival • 1987 — Na putu za Katangu (On the Road to Catanga) • 1992 — Dezerter (The Deserter) • 2000 — Država mrtvih (The State of Dead) — post-humous
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1998
Živojin Pavlović died at Belgrade.
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- 1.Otvorena izložba "Živojin Žika Pavlović, Crteži i slike" u Biblioteci "Milutin Bojić" u Beogradu « FCS. www.fcs.rs.
- 2.Andrić Prize. Задужбина Иве Андрића.
- 3.Zadah tela - Živojin Pavlović Laguna. www.laguna.rs.
- 4.Berlinale 1967: Prize Winners. berlinale.de.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 33
- Krivudava reka (1963, 1994)
- Dve večeri u jesen (1967)
- Cigansko groblje (1972)
- Ubijao sam bikove (1985, 1988)
- Kriške vremena (1993)
- Blato (1999)
- Dnevnik nepoznatog (1965)
- Vetar u suvoj travi (1976)
- Krugovi (1993)
- Belina sutra (1984)
- Flogiston (1989)
- Azbuka (1990)
- Film u školskim klupama (1964)
- Đavolji film (1969, 1996)
- O odvratnom (1972, 1982)
- Balkanski džez (1989)
- Davne godine (1997)
- Lutke; Lutke na bunjištu (1965, 1991)
- Kain i Avelj (1969, 1986)
- Zadah tela (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
- Oni više ne postoje (1985, 1987)
- Zid smrti (1985, 1986, 1987) (NIN Prize)
- Lov na tigrove (1988)
- Raslo mi je badem drvo (1988)
- Vašar na Svetog Aranđela (1990)
- Trag divljači (1991)
- Lapot (1992) (NIN Prize)
- Biljna krv (1995)
- Simetrija (1996)
- Dolap (1997)
- Ispljuvak pun krvi (1984 banned, 1990 reissued)
- Otkucaji (1998)
- Dnevnici I-VI (2000)
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