Vicko Ruić
Encyclopedia
Vicko Ruić is a Croatia
n film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Ruić graduated from the Acting Department of the Academy of Dramatic Art
in Zagreb
. His directorial debut, Nausikaya
(1996), which Ruić also wrote and produced, was the first Croatia
n independent film, and was Croatia's submission to the 69th Academy Awards
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
.
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, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Ruić graduated from the Acting Department of 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...
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...
. His directorial debut, Nausikaya
Nausikaya
Nausikaya is a 1994 Croatian film directed, written and produced by Vicko Ruić. It is based on "The Spider", a horror short story by Hanns Heinz Ewers....
(1996), which Ruić also wrote and produced, was the first Croatia
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 independent film, and was Croatia's submission to the 69th Academy Awards
69th Academy Awards
The 69th Academy Awards were dominated by movies produced by independent studios, financed outside of mainstream Hollywood, leading to 1996 being dubbed "The Year of the Independents". All but one of the nominees for Best Picture were low-budget independent movies The 69th Academy Awards were...
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...
.
Director
- NausikayaNausikayaNausikaya is a 1994 Croatian film directed, written and produced by Vicko Ruić. It is based on "The Spider", a horror short story by Hanns Heinz Ewers....
(Nausikaja, 1996) - Serafim, the Lighthouse Keeper's SonSerafim, the Lighthouse Keeper's SonSerafim, the Lighthouse Keeper's Son is a Croatian film directed by Vicko Ruić. It was released in 2002....
(Serafin, svjetioničarev sin, 2002) - The Recollection Thief (Kradljivac uspomena, 2007)
Sources
- Profile at film.hr