About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1947-04-22
Place of birth:
Belgrade, Serbia
Website:
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Goran Paskaljević

Overview

Goran Paskaljević was a Serbian and former Yugoslav film director.

Born in Belgrade, he was raised by his grandparents in Niš in southern Serbia, following the divorce of his parents. Fourteen years later he returned to Belgrade where he worked with his stepfather at the Yugoslav Film Archive.

Paskaljević belonged to a group of several Yugoslav filmmakers who studied abroad and graduated from the prestigious Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). After returning to Yugoslavia, he made some 30 documentaries and 16 feature films which were screened at many international film festivals (such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian) and met with critical acclaim. The rise of nationalism during the breakup of Yugoslavia forced him to leave his country in 1992.

In 1998 he returned to Yugoslavia to make the Powder Keg (known as Cabaret Balkan in the USA) which won the FIPRESCI prize at the Venice Film Festival and at the European Film Awards. 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) presented a full retrospective of his work in January 2008. It was BFI Southbank's (London) turn to organize in July 2010 a full retrospective of his 16 feature films, along with the publication of a monograph (in English) about his work.

Paskaljević lived between Belgrade and Paris, France and he held both Serbian and French citizenship. As of 2008 he was named Officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

He died on 25 September 2020 in Paris.

Known for

Acting
2021 Kreka: Dreamcatcher Actor Self 59
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2018 Ideal 68 Actor Himself N/A
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1971 Us from Prague Actor Himself N/A
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Directing
2019 Despite the Fog Directing Director 59
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2016 Land of the Gods Directing Director 58
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2012 When Day Breaks Directing Director 59
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2009 Honeymoons Directing Director 59
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2006 The Optimists Directing Director 59
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2004 Midwinter Night's Dream Directing Director 58
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2001 How Harry Became a Tree Directing Director 58
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1998 Cabaret Balkan Directing Director 59
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1995 Someone Else's America Directing Director 59
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1992 Tango Argentino Directing Director 58
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1989 Time of Miracles Directing Director 59
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1987 Guardian Angel Directing Director 59
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1984 The Elusive Summer of '68 Directing Director 60
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1982 Twilight Time Directing Director 59
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1980 Special Treatment Directing Director 58
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1979 Earth Days Pass By Directing Director 59
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1979 Sipad Directing Director N/A
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1977 The Dog Who Loved Trains Directing Director 59
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1976 The Beach Guard in Winter Directing Director 58
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1975 Iz pobede u pobedu Directing Director N/A
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1974 Kapetan Janko Directing Director N/A
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1974 Burden Directing Director N/A
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1973 Deca Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Servant Directing Director 59
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1972 The Legend of Lapot Directing Director 59
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1970 Mister Hrstka Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Cat's Cry Writing Writer N/A
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2019 Despite the Fog Writing Writer 59
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2016 Land of the Gods Writing Writer 58
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2012 When Day Breaks Writing Writer 59
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2009 Honeymoons Writing Writer 59
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2006 The Optimists Writing Writer 59
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2004 Midwinter Night's Dream Writing Screenplay 58
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2001 How Harry Became a Tree Writing Writer 58
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1998 Cabaret Balkan Writing Writer 59
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1989 Time of Miracles Writing Writer 59
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1987 Guardian Angel Writing Writer 59
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1984 The Elusive Summer of '68 Writing Writer 60
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1982 Twilight Time Writing Screenplay 59
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1980 Special Treatment Writing Co-Writer 58
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1979 Earth Days Pass By Writing Writer 59
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1974 Burden Writing Writer N/A
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1973 The Servant Writing Writer 59
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1972 The Legend of Lapot Writing Writer 59
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1970 Mister Hrstka Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2004 Midwinter Night's Dream Production Producer 58
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Editing
1970 Mister Hrstka Editing Editor N/A
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