Jože Pogačnik
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| Jože Pogačnik | |
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| Born | 22 April 1932 Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (present-day Slovenia) |
| Years active | 1960–1989 |
Jože Pogačnik (born 22 April 1932 in Maribor) is a retired Slovenian film director and screenwriter.
After studying film directing, Pogačnik first worked as a film critic, before becoming a prominent author of documentary films in the 1960s, manly dealing with social issues. He also made several short films, including Tri etide za Cathy i Miloša, which won the Silver Bear award at the 1972 Berlin International Film Festival.1
In 1967 he made his first feature film Stronghold of Toughs (Slovenian: Grajski biki), and he won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his last feature film Cafe Astoria (Kavarna Astoria, 1989) at the 1989 Pula Film Festival.2
Selected filmography
- Stronghold of Toughs (Grajski biki, 1967)
- Cafe Astoria (Kavarna Astoria, 1989)
References
- ^ "Joze Pogacnik - Awards". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0688193/awards. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "36. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. http://www.pulafilmfestival.hr/hr/index.php?p=detail&article=253. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
External links
- Jože Pogačnik at the Internet Movie Database
- Jože Pogačnik at the Slovenian Film Fund website (Slovene)
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