Lordan Zafranović
Lordan Zafranović | |
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Lordan Zafranović in the 1980s. | |
| Born | 11 February 1944 |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Awards | Cannes Palme d'Or Nominated 1979 Occupation in 26 Pictures FEST 2023 Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen 1967 Afternoon (Rifle) 1972 Suburbs (of Isis) Martovski - Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2024 Lifetime Award - Grand Prix 1985 Blood and Ashes of Jasenovac - Best Director Documentary 2003 Terracotta Faces - Best Director Experimental 2003 Celestial City Symphony Pula Film Festival - Big Golden Arena for Best Film 1978 Occupation in 26 Pictures 1981 The Fall of Italy - Golden Arena for Best Director 1981 The Fall of Italy 1986 Evening Bells - Milton Manaki Critics Award 1978 Occupation in 26 Pictures - Mladost Award 1973 Dalmatian Chronicle 1975 Passion According to Matthew Valencia International Film Festival - Valencia Grand Prix 1981 The Fall of Italy Yugoslav Film Archive 2019 Zlatni pečat - Lifetime Award |
Lordan Zafranović (born 11 February 1944) is an eminent Croatian-Czech-Yugoslav film director known for his World War II trilogy consisting of Occupation in 26 Pictures (1978), The Fall of Italy (1981), and Evening Bells (1986), all co-written with Mirko Kovač (writer), for his experimental black and white early work, which mark him as a major figure of the Yugoslav Black Wave, and for his dauntless exploration of Ustaše crimes during the NDH period.