Ranka Velimirović ( sr-cyr, Ранка Велимировић; 20 June 1940 – 5 March 2020) was a

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. She was the wife of the prominent Yugoslav film director

Zdravko Velimirović Zdravko Velimirović (11 October 1930 – 7 February 2005) was a Yugoslavian film director and screenwriter, University Professor, a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. He directed 43 films between 1954 and 2005. Early life Zdravko ...

Career and life

She was born on 20 June 1940 in

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. On completion of Law studies,

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1963, she remained in

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and married the film director Zdravko Velimirović. After her graduation in 1963, she continued living in Belgrade working in the film and TV industry with occasional international visits and stays on professional basis. During her long career Ranka had worked on great film and cultural projects in former

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and abroad. During her career as a film producer she contributed to many large film projects that gained international publicity. In 1990 she founded her own production studio called "Libra Film" and produced many widely awarded documentary films. Ranka directed and produced two documentaries about her late husband Zdravko Velimirović reflecting on his life, career and personal views. She died in Belgrade, Serbia on the 5th of March, 2020. She was buried in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens in the New Cemetery in Belgrade on 11 March 2020.

Filmography

Director

Documentaries

* Zdravko Velimirović – Život stvaraoca (Life of the art creator – Zdravko Velimirovic) (2006) * Zdravko Velimirović – Lični stav (Personal view) (2015) * Vodena ogledala (Water mirror) * Cvetnik Jadovnik * Stari Crnogorci govore (Old Montenegrins speak) * Besmrtni poručnik u smrt sa osmijehom (The immortal Lieutenant in death with a smile) * Planina, drvo, voda (Mountain, wood, water) * Carostavni darovi Nemanjića (Gifts of Nemanjic Dynasty) * Slovo ljubve (Word of love) * Srebrna planina Rudnik (Silver mountain Rudnik) * Studeničke svetinje u Srbiji (Sacred places of the Monastery Studenica in Serbia) * Kanjon reke Jerme sa okolinom (Canyon of river Jerma and surroundings)

Producer

* Povratak na Medun (Return to Medun) * Rijeka Zeta, Zeta zemlja (River Zeta, Zeta land) * Rijeka Zeta, majka i kolijevka (Zeta, mother and cradle) * Uzvišenje (Exaltation) * Naši dragi gosti (Our dear guests) * Piva * Put za Pivu (Journey to Piva) * Lovćen vidokrug (Lovcen horizons) * Kapa Lovćenska (The cap of Lovcen) * Njegoš u Boki (Njegos in the bay of Kotor) * Od zlata jabuka (The golden apple) * Na svetim vodama Lima (The holy water of river Lim) * San o ljepoti (Dream about beauty) * Kotor, biserna školjka Jadrana (Kotor, pearl of the Adriatic) * Vodena ogledala (Water mirror) * Darovi domu svetih ratnika (Gifts to the home of the sacred warriors) * Cvetnik Jadovnik * Zdravko Velimirović – Život stvaraoca (Life of the art creator – Zdravko Velimirovic) (2006) * Zdravko Velimirović – Lični stav (Zdravko Velimirovic – Personal view) (2015) * Stari Crnogorci govore (Old Montenegrins speak) * Prepoznavanje (Uncovering) * Besmrtni poručnik u smrt sa osmijehom (The immortal Lieutenant in death with a smile) * Planina, drvo, voda (Mountain, wood, water) * Carostavni darovi Nemanjića (Gifts of Nemanjic Dynasty) * Magične vode (Magic water) * Dodir neba, Stara planina (Touch the sky, The Old Mountain) * Slovo ljubve (Word of love) * Inspiracija Stara planina (Inspiration Old Mountain) * Srebrna planina Rudnik (Silver mountain Rudnik) * Dodir prirode, planina Rudnik (A touch of nature, mount Rudnik) * Studeničke svetinje u Srbiji (Sacred places of the Monastery Studenica in Serbia) * Golija skriveni biser (Golia hidden pearl) * Planina Golija, impresija prirode (Mount Golia nature's impression) * Zagarač, selo mojih predaka (Zagarac, village of my ancestors) * Kanjon reke Jerme sa okolinom (Canyon of river Jerma and surroundings) * Voleci Amorgos (Loving Amorgos)

Other credits

Ranka worked as script supervisor on the following films:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velimirovic, Ranka 1940 births 2020 deaths Serbian film producers Serbian film directors Serbian documentary filmmakers University of Belgrade alumni Film people from Belgrade People from Podgorica Women documentary filmmakers Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery