Goran Paskaljević
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
DirectingBirthday
April 22, 1947Deathday
September 25, 2020Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
30Place of birth
Belgrade, SerbiaAlso known as
Goran PaskaljevicCast credits
Crew credits
Cabaret Balkan
Director, WriterHow Harry Became a Tree
Director, WriterHoneymoons
Director, WriterThe Dog Who Loved Trains
DirectorSomeone Else's America
DirectorThe Beach Guard in Winter
DirectorWhen Day Breaks
Director, WriterThe Optimists
Director, WriterMidwinter Night's Dream
Producer, Screenplay, DirectorThe Elusive Summer of '68
Director, WriterSpecial Treatment
Director, Co-WriterTango Argentino
DirectorEarth Days Pass By
Director, WriterTime of Miracles
Writer, DirectorTwilight Time
Director, ScreenplayGuardian Angel
Director, WriterThe Servant
Director, WriterThe Legend of Lapot
Writer, DirectorLand of the Gods
Director, WriterDespite the Fog
Director, Writer