Goran Dević
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Goran Dević is a Croatia
n film director and screenwriter.
Born in Sisak
Dević was formally educated at the University of Zagreb
's Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(archeology department) and the Academy of Dramatic Art
(film directing department).
Since the early 2000s Dević directed a number of short subject
s and short documentaries. His feature film directorial debut (which he co-directed and co-written with Zvonimir Jurić
) was a critically acclaimed 2009 psychological war drama titled The Blacks
. The film deals with a fictional Croatian Army unit who refuse to lay down their arms following the end of the Croatian War of Independence
.
The film won Jurić and Dević the Golden Arena for Best Director
at the 2009 Pula Film Festival
, the Croatian national film awards. It went on to be selected as Croatia's submission to the 83rd Academy Awards
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
, but it failed to make the final shortlist.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n film director and screenwriter.
Born in Sisak
Sisak
Sisak is a city in central Croatia. The city's population in 2011 was 33,049, with a total of 49,699 in the administrative region and it is also the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina county...
Dević was formally educated at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
's Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb is one of the top faculties of the University of Zagreb.-History:...
(archeology department) and the Academy of Dramatic Art
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
The Academy of Dramatic Art is a Croatian drama and film school. It is one of the three art academies affiliated with the University of Zagreb, along with the Academy of Fine Arts and Academy of Music...
(film directing department).
Since the early 2000s Dević directed a number of short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
s and short documentaries. His feature film directorial debut (which he co-directed and co-written with Zvonimir Jurić
Zvonimir Jurić
Zvonimir Jurić is a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Born in Osijek, Jurić finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown...
) was a critically acclaimed 2009 psychological war drama titled The Blacks
The Blacks (film)
The Blacks is a 2009 Croatian drama film directed by Goran Dević and Zvonimir Jurić. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.-Cast:...
. The film deals with a fictional Croatian Army unit who refuse to lay down their arms following the end of the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
.
The film won Jurić and Dević the Golden Arena for Best Director
Golden Arena for Best Director
The Golden Arena for Best Director is an award given for best director at the Pula Film Festival, which was until 1992 the Yugoslav equivalent of the Academy Awards. Since 1992 and the breakup of Yugoslavia the competition narrowed to Croatian films only...
at the 2009 Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival
The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....
, the Croatian national film awards. It went on to be selected as Croatia's submission to the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, but it failed to make the final shortlist.
External links
- Goran Dević at Film.hr