Slobodan Šijan (, ; born 16 November 1946) is a Serbian film director.
Biography 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. He directed a number of television films as well as experimental and short films during the 1970s. 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.
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. 1982's Maratonci trče počasni krug, also achieved considerable commercial success.
Over the coming years Šijan directed two more notable films, How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot (Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota) and Strangler vs. Strangler (Davitelj protiv davitelja).
In 2021, he was selected the Friend of Slovenian Cinema at the 2021 Festival of Slovenian Film.
Filmography Year Film Director Writer Producer Awards / Notes1980Who's Singin' Over There? (Ko to tamo peva)Bronze Arena at Pula Film Festival1982The Marathon Family (Maratonci trče počasni krug)Jury prize at Montréal World Film Festival1983How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot (Kako sam sistematski uništen od idiota)1984Strangler vs. Strangler (Davitelj protiv davitelja)1988Cognac (Tajna manastirske rakije)2003Poor Little Hamsters (Siroti mali hrčki 2010)2007Save Our Souls (S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše)2024God Be with Us (Budi Bog s nama)Filming
TV work Gradilište (1979) (TV) Ing. ugostiteljstva (1979) (short) Kost od mamuta (1979) (TV) Najlepša soba (1978) (TV) Šta se dogodilo sa Filipom Preradovićem (1977) (TV movie) Pohvala svetu (1976) (TV short) Sve što je bilo lepo (1976) (TV movie) Sunce te čuva (1975) (TV short)
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