Zoran Amar
Encyclopedia
Zoran Amar is an a Serbian American
film director and a professor at the School of Visual Arts
.
and Vera Amar, a retired film and TV production script supervisor
. He has made few feature films, notably Šmeker (1986) which is still his most successful film and is considered as a classic in former Yugoslavia
especially in Belgrade
.
He was one of the founders of the independent TV station RTV Studio B
in Belgrade in 1990. In 1991, he moved to New York City
where he is teaching at the School of Visual Arts
as a professor.
He has one daughter, Sara, born in 1980.
Serbian American
Serbian Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Serbian ancestry. For the 2000 US Census, 140,337 Americans indicated Serbian as their first ancestry, while 170,312 persons declared to have Serbian ancestry...
film director and a professor at the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
.
Biography
Amar was born as the only child Of Isak Amar, a producerTelevision producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and Vera Amar, a retired film and TV production script supervisor
Script supervisor
A script supervisor is a member of a film crew responsible for maintaining the motion picture's internal continuity and for recording the production unit's daily progress in shooting the film's screenplay...
. He has made few feature films, notably Šmeker (1986) which is still his most successful film and is considered as a classic in former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
especially in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
.
He was one of the founders of the independent TV station RTV Studio B
RTV Studio B
RTV Studio B, more often called Studio B , is a radio and television broadcaster in Belgrade, Serbia, which was the first broadcast station outside the national electronic media system.-Background:...
in Belgrade in 1990. In 1991, he moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where he is teaching at the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
as a professor.
He has one daughter, Sara, born in 1980.
Filmography
- Moć Govora (TV) (1979)
- Piknik u Topoli (1981)
- Indijsko ogledalo (1985)
- Šmeker (1986)