Jože Pogačnik

Jože Pogačnik
Born 22 April 1932
Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(present-day Slovenia)
Years active 1960–1989

Jože Pogačnik (born 22 April 1932 in Maribor) is a retired Slovenian film director and screenwriter.

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.[1]

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.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Joze Pogacnik - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  2. "36. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

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