Boro Drašković (; born 29 May 1935) is a Serbian director, playwright and screenwriter.
Biography Boro Drašković graduated from Belgrade's Academy of Theater, Film, Radio, and Television in 1959. He entered the film industry as an assistant to Polish director Andrzej Wajda in 1962 and afterwards became an assistant to Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Drašković sold his first screenplay in 1964. Horoskop (Horoscope), released in 1969, was Drašković's first feature film. Three more feature films followed, which he also co-scripted. Drašković has directed documentaries and worked in television and radio; he has also written several books on cinema and theater.
He received a doctorate honoris causa from the École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle in 2010.Pronounced Doctor Honoris Causa at University of audiovisual arts ESRA
Filmography Television + Year Title Director Writer Notes 1968Prljave ruke TV movie 1973 Paradoks o sahu TV documentary Intervju sa Laxnessom TV documentary Nedeljno popodne na Grenlandu TV documentary Pohvala Islandu TV documentary Intervju sa predsednikom Islanda TV documentary Peta kolona TV movie 1974 Obesenjak TV movie 1976 Kuhinja TV movie Poslednje nazdravlje TV movie; adaptation Murtalov slucaj TV movie Marija TV movie; adaptation Beogradska deca TV movie Andjelov udes TV movie; adaptation 1981 Duvanski put TV mini-series
Film Year Film Director Writer Awards / Notes1969HoroskopHonorable Mention: UNICRIT Award at the Berlin International Film Festival1979UsijanjeSilver Arena Award for Best Film at the Pula Film Festival1985Life Is BeautifulNominated for Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival1994Vukovar, jedna pričaFour awards
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 1969 Berlin International Film Festival Honorable Mention: UNICRIT Award Horoskop 1979 Pula Film Festival Silver Arena Award for Best Film Usijanje 1985 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Life Is Beautiful 1995 Vukovar, jedna priča Jerusalem Film Festival Mediterranean Film Prize for Peace and Tolerance Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Crystal Globe St. Louis International Film Festival Best First Feature Award Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival Cineaste Award 1996 Tromsø International Film Festival Import Award 2010 International Film Festival ASTERFEST TFA Honorary Award High achievements in film, TV and dramatic arts
Books Promena (Change), 1975. Ogledalo (Mirror), Svjelost, Sarajevo, 1985. Lavirint (Labyrinth), Sterijino pozorje, Novi Sad, 1980. Paradoks o reditelju (The Paradox of the Director), Sterijino pozorje, Novi Sad, 1988. Kralj majmuna (Monkey King), Prometheus – Novi Sad, 1996. Pogled Prolaznika (A View of Passers), Prometheus – Novi Sad, 2006, Ravnoteža (Balance) Vršac, 2007, Fillm o Filmu (A Film about Film), Prometheus – Novi Sad, 2010, Krug maslinom (Olive Circle), Novi Sad, Theater Museum of Vojvodina, 2011, Drama reditelja (Drama of Director), Vršac, 2011, Kamus profesije (Dictionary of the Profession), Knjaževsko-srpski teatar, Kragujevac, 2012,
See also List of Serbian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1997 Toronto International Film Festival Big Golden Arena for Best Film Statuette of Joakim Vujić
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