Ognjen Svilicic
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Ognjen Sviličić is a Croatia
n screenwriter
and film director
noted for his critically acclaimed 2007 film Armin
.
on films by other directors (What Iva Recorded
by Tomislav Radić, The Melon Route
by Branko Schmidt
). Many of the directors with whom he worked made significantly better films then usual while co-working with Sviličić. Svilić was therefore sometimes nicknamed "Mabuse of Croatian cinema", who "resurrects directors from the dead".
Sviličić's first international success was comedy Sorry for Kung Fu
, in which young woman from the Dalmatia
n highlands comes back from Germany to her native village. Girl (Daria Lorenci) is pregnant, but does not reveal identity of the father. Their old-fashioned parents try to find husband for her, but she stubbornly refuses. Film was screened in a Forum program of Berlinale.
Sviličić's next film, Armin
, was also screened in Berlin Forum. That's the story about teenage musician and his simpleton father who travel from Bosnia to Zagreb to audition for a German coproduction film. Son is skeptical and bitter, and father is naive and overtly enthusiastic for anything that is "Western" and "European".
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 screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and 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:...
noted for his critically acclaimed 2007 film Armin
Armin (film)
Armin is a Croatian/Bosnian drama film directed by Ognjen Sviličić that premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.-Plot:The film follows Ibro and his son Armin , who travel from a small town in Bosnia to a film audition in Zagreb, hoping to land a part for Armin in a German film about the war in...
.
Career
Sviličić was born 1971 in Split, in the family of journalists. He started his career with a series of TV features which had a mixed critical response. At the beginning of 2000s, Sviličić often worked as a co-writer or script doctorScript doctor
A script doctor, also called script consultant, is a highly-skilled screenwriter, hired by a film or television production, to rewrite or polish specific aspects of an existing screenplay, including structure, characterization, dialogue, pacing, theme, and other elements...
on films by other directors (What Iva Recorded
What Iva Recorded
What Iva Recorded is a Croatian comedy film directed by Tomislav Radić. It was released in 2005.-Cast:* Anja Šovagović-Despot - Željka* Ivo Gregurević - Božo* Boris Svrtan - Darko* Masha Mati Prodan - Iva* Barbara Prpić - Nina...
by Tomislav Radić, The Melon Route
The Melon Route
The Melon Route is a Croatian drama film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was released in 2006.-Cast:* Krešimir Mikić - Mirko* Sun Mei - Chinese girl* Leon Lučev - Seki* Armin Omerović - Meho* Emir Hadžihafizbegović - Gojko* Ivo Gregurević - Cale...
by Branko Schmidt
Branko Schmidt
Branko Schmidt is an acclaimed Croatian film director.-Filmography:* Sokol Did Not Love Him * Đuka Begović * Vukovar: The Way Home ...
). Many of the directors with whom he worked made significantly better films then usual while co-working with Sviličić. Svilić was therefore sometimes nicknamed "Mabuse of Croatian cinema", who "resurrects directors from the dead".
Sviličić's first international success was comedy Sorry for Kung Fu
Sorry for Kung Fu
Sorry for Kung Fu is a Croatian drama film directed by Ognjen Svilicic. It was released in 2004.-Cast:* Daria Lorenci - Mirjana "Mira"* Filip Rados - Jozo, Mira's father* Vera Zima - Kate, Mira'a mother* Luka Petrusic - Marko, Mira's brother...
, in which young woman from the Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
n highlands comes back from Germany to her native village. Girl (Daria Lorenci) is pregnant, but does not reveal identity of the father. Their old-fashioned parents try to find husband for her, but she stubbornly refuses. Film was screened in a Forum program of Berlinale.
Sviličić's next film, Armin
Armin (film)
Armin is a Croatian/Bosnian drama film directed by Ognjen Sviličić that premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.-Plot:The film follows Ibro and his son Armin , who travel from a small town in Bosnia to a film audition in Zagreb, hoping to land a part for Armin in a German film about the war in...
, was also screened in Berlin Forum. That's the story about teenage musician and his simpleton father who travel from Bosnia to Zagreb to audition for a German coproduction film. Son is skeptical and bitter, and father is naive and overtly enthusiastic for anything that is "Western" and "European".
Filmography
- Wish I Were a SharkWish I Were a SharkWish I Were a Shark is a Croatian film directed by Ognjen Sviličić. It was released in 1999....
(Da mi je biti morski pas) (1999) - writer and director - Sorry for Kung FuSorry for Kung FuSorry for Kung Fu is a Croatian drama film directed by Ognjen Svilicic. It was released in 2004.-Cast:* Daria Lorenci - Mirjana "Mira"* Filip Rados - Jozo, Mira's father* Vera Zima - Kate, Mira'a mother* Luka Petrusic - Marko, Mira's brother...
(Oprosti za kung fu) (2004) - writer and director - What Iva RecordedWhat Iva RecordedWhat Iva Recorded is a Croatian comedy film directed by Tomislav Radić. It was released in 2005.-Cast:* Anja Šovagović-Despot - Željka* Ivo Gregurević - Božo* Boris Svrtan - Darko* Masha Mati Prodan - Iva* Barbara Prpić - Nina...
(Što je Iva snimila 21. listopada 2003.) (2005) - writer - The Melon RouteThe Melon RouteThe Melon Route is a Croatian drama film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was released in 2006.-Cast:* Krešimir Mikić - Mirko* Sun Mei - Chinese girl* Leon Lučev - Seki* Armin Omerović - Meho* Emir Hadžihafizbegović - Gojko* Ivo Gregurević - Cale...
(Put lubenica) (2006) - writer - ArminArmin (film)Armin is a Croatian/Bosnian drama film directed by Ognjen Sviličić that premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.-Plot:The film follows Ibro and his son Armin , who travel from a small town in Bosnia to a film audition in Zagreb, hoping to land a part for Armin in a German film about the war in...
(2007) - writer and director - MetastasesMetastases (film)Metastases is a 2009 Croatian crime drama film about some of the most common problems in post-war Croatia, including football hooliganism, drug addiction and alcoholism. It was directed by Branko Schmidt.-Plot:...
(2009) - writer - Two Sunny Days (2010) - writer and director