Goran Paskaljević

Directing·Apr 22, 1947·Belgrade, Serbia

Rate

NA/10 avg

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.

Film	Credit
Despite the Fog2019 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Land of the Gods2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
When Day Breaks2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Honeymoons2009 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Optimists2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Midwinter Night's Dream2004 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
How Harry Became a Tree2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Cabaret Balkan1998 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Someone Else's America1995 · Director	Director
Tango Argentino1992 · Director	Director
Time of Miracles1989 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Guardian Angel1987 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Elusive Summer of '681984 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Twilight Time1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Special Treatment1980 · Director	Director
Earth Days Pass By1979 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
SSipad1979 · Director	Director
The Dog Who Loved Trains1977 · Director	Director
The Beach Guard in Winter1976 · Director	Director
IIz pobede u pobedu1975 · Director	Director
KKapetan Janko1974 · Director	Director
BBurden1974 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
DDeca1973 · Director	Director
The Servant1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Legend of Lapot1972 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Mister Hrstka1970 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director