Jože Pogačnik
Jože Pogačnik (22 April 1932 – 16 February 2016) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter.
Jože Pogačnik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1932 Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) |
| Died | 16 February 2016 (aged 83) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Years active | 1960–1989 |
After studying film directing, Pogačnik first worked as a film critic, before becoming a prominent author of documentary films in the 1960s, mainly dealing with social issues. He also made several short films, including Tri etide za Cathy i Miloša, which won the Silver Bear award at the 1972 Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1967 he made his first feature film Stronghold of Toughs (Slovenian: Grajski biki), and he won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his last feature film Cafe Astoria (Kavarna Astoria, 1989) at the 1989 Pula Film Festival.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.