Vladimir Pogačić
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Vladimir Pogačić was a Yugoslav film director.
Between 1945 and 1947 he worked as a screenwriter and director at Radio Zagreb (present-day Croatian Radio) and as a director at the Zagreb student theatre, where he directed a local production of Señora Carrar's Rifles
in 1947, the first-ever work by Bertolt Brecht
staged in Yugoslavia).
; Legends of Anika (Anikina vremena, 1954), a film based on Ivo Andrić
's story, which was the first Yugoslav film distributed in the United States
, and Big and Small (Veliki i mali, 1956), which was the first Yugoslav feature film
to win an international prize, as it won Pogačić the Best Director award at the 1957 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
. In addition, his 1953 film Perfidy
was screened at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival
in the international competition program.
From 1954 to 1981, Pogačić was the director of the Yugoslav Film Archive
. He also served as president of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and vice-president of the International Council for Film Television and Audiovisual Communication
(IFTC), the film division of UNESCO
, from 1972 to 1979. Pogačić later worked as a lecturer at the University of Belgrade
Faculty of Drama Arts and was editor of the influential Yugoslav film magazine Film danas (English
: Film Today).
Education
Before World War II, Pogačić studied art history at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. In the late 1940s he enrolled at the Belgrade Film School.Between 1945 and 1947 he worked as a screenwriter and director at Radio Zagreb (present-day Croatian Radio) and as a director at the Zagreb student theatre, where he directed a local production of Señora Carrar's Rifles
Señora Carrar's Rifles
Señora Carrar's Rifles is a one-act play by the twentieth-century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, written in collaboration with Margerete Steffin. It is a modern version of the Irish dramatist John Millington Synge's play Riders to the Sea . The play's setting is re-located to Spain during the...
in 1947, the first-ever work by Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
staged in Yugoslavia).
Filmmaking career
Pogačić's filmmaking career began in 1949 with The Factory Story (Serbo-Croat: Priča o fabrici), after which he went on to become one of the most prolific Yugoslav film authors of the 1950s. He directed several landmark films of Yugoslav cinema: The Last Day (Poslednji dan, 1951), which is considered the first Yugoslav spy filmSpy film
The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy . Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, John Le Carré, Ian Fleming and Len Deighton...
; Legends of Anika (Anikina vremena, 1954), a film based on Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andric
Ivan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
's story, which was the first Yugoslav film distributed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and Big and Small (Veliki i mali, 1956), which was the first Yugoslav feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
to win an international prize, as it won Pogačić the Best Director award at the 1957 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
. In addition, his 1953 film Perfidy
Perfidy (film)
Perfidy is a 1953 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Vladimir Pogačić. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marija Crnobori - Jela Ledinic* Milivoje Zivanovic - Niko Marinovic* Viktor Starcic - Gospar Frano Drazic...
was screened at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival
1953 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jean Cocteau *Louis Chauvet *Titina De Filippo *Guy Desson *Philippe Erlanger *Renée Faure *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Abel Gance *André Lang...
in the international competition program.
From 1954 to 1981, Pogačić was the director of the Yugoslav Film Archive
Yugoslav Film Archive
Yugoslav Film Archive is a film archive located in Belgrade. It is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives and was the national film library of the former Yugoslavia and currently of the Republic of Serbia. The library was founded in 1949....
. He also served as president of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and vice-president of the International Council for Film Television and Audiovisual Communication
International Council for Film Television and Audiovisual Communication
The International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication is the UNESCO advisory body on all matters concerned with film, television and new media...
(IFTC), the film division of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, from 1972 to 1979. Pogačić later worked as a lecturer at the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
Faculty of Drama Arts and was editor of the influential Yugoslav film magazine Film danas (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Film Today).
Filmography
- The Factory Story (Priča o fabrici, 1949)
- The Last Day (Poslednji dan, 1951)
- PerfidyPerfidy (film)Perfidy is a 1953 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Vladimir Pogačić. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marija Crnobori - Jela Ledinic* Milivoje Zivanovic - Niko Marinovic* Viktor Starcic - Gospar Frano Drazic...
(Nevjera, 1953; based on a play by Ivo VojnovićIvo VojnovicIvan "Ivo" Vojnović was a Croatian and Serbian writer from Dubrovnik. He is often nicknamed "The last great Dubrovnik writer".-Biography:...
) - Legends of AnikaLegends of AnikaLegends of Anika , is a 1954 Yugoslav drama film directed by Vladimir Pogačić.The film is based on the same-titled short novel penned by the Nobel Prize-winning Yugoslav author Ivo Andrić, continuing Pogačić's series of screen adaptations of literary works by local authors Legends of Anika , is a...
(Anikina vremena, 1954; based on a story by Ivo AndrićIvo AndricIvan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
) - Big and Small (Veliki i mali, 1956)
- Saturday Night (Subotom uveče, 1957)
- Sam (Alone, 1959)
- Heaven Without Love (Pukotina raja, 1959)
- Carolina (Karolina Riječka, 1961; based on a comedy play by Drago GervaisDrago GervaisDrago Gervais was a Croatian Istrian poet and playwright, one of the most prominent authors of Istrian poetry in Chakavian dialect.Drago Gervais was born in 1904 in Opatija...
) - The Man in the Photograph (Čovjek s fotografije, 1963)
External links
- Vladimir Pogačić biography at Filmski-Programi.hr
- Vladimir Pogačić biography at Film.hr