Denis Cviticanin
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Denis Cvitičanin (born August 17, 1970) is a Serbian
-Canadian
film director
.
Cvitičanin was born in Zagreb
, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia.
He has directed, produced and written Martyrs
(2008), Cry (2008), Transfiguration in Trebinje, Herzegovina (2006), Across The Bridge (2005), The Biggest Wish (2004). He has a production company, Bridge Productions, based in Vancouver
, Canada
. Denis is also the founder and director of the Bridge Fest.
Cvitičanin's film Across The Bridge is the only Serbia
n film listed in the Czech
Palacký University
library in Olomouc
as a reference for the Former Yugoslavia and national defense
, while Martyrs are listed in the catalogue at the war crimes department at Simon Fraser University
in Burnaby, Canada
.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
-Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Cvitičanin was born in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia.
He has directed, produced and written Martyrs
Martyrs (docudrama)
Mucenici is a 2008 Canadian-Serbian feature docudrama film by Denis Cvitičanin.The film discusses the war crimes committed in the Lora prison camp in Split, Croatia, from 1992 to 1997 when mainly Serbian residents of Split and prisoners of war were imprisoned by Croatian forces...
(2008), Cry (2008), Transfiguration in Trebinje, Herzegovina (2006), Across The Bridge (2005), The Biggest Wish (2004). He has a production company, Bridge Productions, based in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Denis is also the founder and director of the Bridge Fest.
Cvitičanin's film Across The Bridge is the only Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n film listed in the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Palacký University
Palacký University, Olomouc
The Palacký University of Olomouc is the oldest university in Moravia and the second-oldest in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc, which was at that time the capital of Moravia and the seat of the episcopacy...
library in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
as a reference for the Former Yugoslavia and national defense
Defense (military)
Defense has several uses in the sphere of military application.Personal defense implies measures taken by individual soldiers in protecting themselves whether by use of protective materials such as armor, or field construction of trenches or a bunker, or by using weapons that prevent the enemy...
, while Martyrs are listed in the catalogue at the war crimes department at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
in Burnaby, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Filmography
- MartyrsMartyrs (docudrama)Mucenici is a 2008 Canadian-Serbian feature docudrama film by Denis Cvitičanin.The film discusses the war crimes committed in the Lora prison camp in Split, Croatia, from 1992 to 1997 when mainly Serbian residents of Split and prisoners of war were imprisoned by Croatian forces...
(2008) - Cry (2008)
- Transfiguration in Trebinje, Herzegovina (2006)
- Across The Bridge (2005)
- The Biggest Wish (2004).
Awards
- Across The Bridge (2005): Best short docu-drama - (Cinepobre, La Paz; Baja, Mexico; 2006 Pune International Film Festival - India; Hyderabad - India; 7th Jounju Seoul International Film Festival 2006; Cinemaniacs Film Festival 2006; 13th Mures International Fulm Festival- Romania; Sedicicorto - Italy; East Silver - Czech Republic; Alternative Film Festival - Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro; Izmir Kisa - Turkey; Vancouver shorts - film festival, Canada)
- The Biggest Wish (2004): Runner-up documentary category and Audience Winner - F. G. Theater Film Festival 2004 (Portland, Oregon, USA)