Rajko Grlić

Croatian film director


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nameRajko Grlić
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captionGrlić at the Nije kraj premiere in May 2008.
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birth_placeZagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
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yearsactive1974 – present
awardsCannes Palme d'Or
Nominated 1978 Bravo Maestro
Golden Arena for Best Director
1984 In the Jaws of Life
Tokyo Grand Prix
1989 That Summer of White Roses
San Sebastián Golden Shell
Nominated 2006 Karaula
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Rajko Grlić (born 2 September 1947) is a Croatian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of film theory at Ohio University and artistic director of the Motovun Film Festival in Motovun, Croatia.

Biography

Rajko Grlić was born in 1947 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia. His father was Danko Grlić, famous Croatian philosopher. Grlić's (Gerlich) family by father's side came to Zagreb from Schwarzwald, Germany in the 19th century, while his mother Eva (née Izrael) is from Jewish family of Sarajevo.

He graduated from the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) at the same time as Emir Kusturica, a Bosnian film director. During the Croatian war of independence Grlić moved to the USA.

In 2017, Grlić signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.

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Filmography

As director

As producer

References

References

  1. ":: School of Film @ Ohio University – Rajko Grlic ::".
  2. Šuvar, Mira. (6 July 2008). "U Beograd rado dolazim". [[Blic]].
  3. (16 August 2015). "Rajko Grlić: Pizdarija je kad danas vele da se nije smjelo slaviti Božić.". [[Buka (magazine).
  4. "Rajko Grlic".
  5. Derk, Denis. (28 March 2017). "Donosi se Deklaracija o zajedničkom jeziku Hrvata, Srba, Bošnjaka i Crnogoraca". [[Večernji list]].

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