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Goran Paskaljevic(1947-2020)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Goran Paskaljevic in Twilight Time (1982)
Goran Paskaljevic is one of Europe's most respected independent directors. He was born in 1947 in Belgrade (Serbia) and he studied at the well-known Prague school of cinema (FAMU). He has made 30 documentaries and 17 feature films (Cabaret Balkan, Special Treatment, Someone Else's America, How Harry Became a Tree, Midwinter Night's Dream, When Day Breaks...), shown and acclaimed at the most prestigious international film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian...).

In 2001, Variety International Film Guide marked him as one of the world's top five directors of the year.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) in 2008 and the British Film Institute (London) in 2010, both presented a full retrospective of his feature films, along with the publication of a monograph in English about his work.
BornApril 22, 1947
DiedSeptember 25, 2020(73)
BornApril 22, 1947
DiedSeptember 25, 2020(73)
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  • Awards
    • 44 wins & 25 nominations total

Known for

Midwinter Night's Dream (2004)
Midwinter Night's Dream
6.8
  • Director
  • 2004
Cabaret Balkan (1998)
Cabaret Balkan
7.7
  • Director
  • 1998
Kad svane dan (2012)
Kad svane dan
6.9
  • Director
  • 2012
Honeymoons (2009)
Honeymoons
6.7
  • Director
  • 2009

Credits

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Director



  • Mitomanije
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Dosljaci
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1974



  • Nonostante la nebbia (2019)
    Nonostante la nebbia
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Land of the Gods (2016)
    Land of the Gods
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Kad svane dan (2012)
    Kad svane dan
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Honeymoons (2009)
    Honeymoons
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Tihomir Arsic, Mira Banjac, Ivan Bekjarev, Petar Bozovic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Dragan Jovanovic, Nebojsa Milovanovic, Bojana Novakovic, Lazar Ristovski, Slavko Stimac, and Milorad Kapor in The Optimists (2006)
    The Optimists
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Midwinter Night's Dream (2004)
    Midwinter Night's Dream
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2004
  • How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
    How Harry Became a Tree
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Cabaret Balkan (1998)
    Cabaret Balkan
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Someone Else's America (1995)
    Someone Else's America
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Tango Argentino (1992)
    Tango Argentino
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Vreme cuda (1989)
    Vreme cuda
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Time of Miracles (1989)
    Time of Miracles
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Guardian Angel (1987)
    Guardian Angel
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Varljivo leto '68 (1984)
    Varljivo leto '68
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    The Elusive Summer of '68
    8.4
    • Director
    • 1984

Writer



  • Mitomanije
    • Writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Dosljaci
    • Writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1974



  • Jasmin Geljo, Marija Skaricic, Andrijana Djordjevic, Sanja Mikitisin, and Denis Muric in Cat's Cry (2024)
    Cat's Cry
    8.1
    • writer
    • 2024
  • Nonostante la nebbia (2019)
    Nonostante la nebbia
    6.3
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Land of the Gods (2016)
    Land of the Gods
    7.2
    • writer
    • 2016
  • Kad svane dan (2012)
    Kad svane dan
    6.9
    • writer
    • 2012
  • A.L.F. (2012)
    A.L.F.
    6.6
    • consultant writer
    • 2012
  • Honeymoons (2009)
    Honeymoons
    6.7
    • writer
    • 2009
  • Tihomir Arsic, Mira Banjac, Ivan Bekjarev, Petar Bozovic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Dragan Jovanovic, Nebojsa Milovanovic, Bojana Novakovic, Lazar Ristovski, Slavko Stimac, and Milorad Kapor in The Optimists (2006)
    The Optimists
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Midwinter Night's Dream (2004)
    Midwinter Night's Dream
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2004
  • How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
    How Harry Became a Tree
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Cabaret Balkan (1998)
    Cabaret Balkan
    7.7
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Vreme cuda (1989)
    Vreme cuda
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Time of Miracles (1989)
    Time of Miracles
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Guardian Angel (1987)
    Guardian Angel
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    The Elusive Summer of '68
    8.4
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • Twilight Time (1982)
    Twilight Time
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1982

Producer



  • Nonostante la nebbia (2019)
    Nonostante la nebbia
    6.3
    • co-producer
    • 2019
  • Land of the Gods (2016)
    Land of the Gods
    7.2
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Kad svane dan (2012)
    Kad svane dan
    6.9
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Honeymoons (2009)
    Honeymoons
    6.7
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Tihomir Arsic, Mira Banjac, Ivan Bekjarev, Petar Bozovic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Dragan Jovanovic, Nebojsa Milovanovic, Bojana Novakovic, Lazar Ristovski, Slavko Stimac, and Milorad Kapor in The Optimists (2006)
    The Optimists
    6.4
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Midwinter Night's Dream (2004)
    Midwinter Night's Dream
    6.8
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Cabaret Balkan (1998)
    Cabaret Balkan
    7.7
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Tango Argentino (1992)
    Tango Argentino
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Time of Miracles (1989)
    Time of Miracles
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Guardian Angel (1987)
    Guardian Angel
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1987

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Festival
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • April 22, 1947
    • Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
  • Died
    • September 25, 2020
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Christine Gentet-Paskaljevic1995 - September 25, 2020 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Father of Vladimir Paskaljevic.

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