Živko Zalar (born 24 April 1948 in

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) is a

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n cinematographer, son of Croatian cinematographer Slavko Zalar. Zalar began making films as an amateur at the Kino Klub Zagreb, before going on to study cinematography at the

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in 1968. He graduated in 1973 and made several short films, before shooting his first

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in 1974,

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's ''

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'' (''Kud puklo da puklo''), which was originally shot on

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and later transferred to 35 mm. After that he shot

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's ''

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'' (''Ljubica'', 1978), and that same year he won the

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for his work on Rajko Grlić's '' Bravo Maestro'' and

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's ''Fragrance of Wild Flowers'' (''Miris poljskog cveća''). His second Golden Arena came in 1983 for '' Something In-Between'' and his other notable films in the 1980s and 1990s were

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's '' The Ambassador'' (''Ambasador'', 1984), ''It takes three for happiness'' (''Za sreću je potrebno troje'', 1985), ''

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'' (''Kako je rat počeo na mom otoku'', 1996). In 2003 he won his third Golden Arena for ''Witnesses'' (''Svjedoci''), directed by Vinko Brešan. After working with many Yugoslav and Croatian directors, Zalar moved to

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in the late 1990s, where he continued to work on a number of television films, series and documentaries, as well as international feature film co-productions.

Selected filmography

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'' (''Kud puklo da puklo'', 1974) *'' Bravo Maestro'' (1978) *''

'' (''Ljubica'', 1978) *'' Something In-Between'' (''Nešto između'', 1983) *'' The Ambassador'' (''Ambasador'', 1984) *'' Reflections'' (''Već viđeno'', 1987) *' (''Il generale'', 1987) *''Cognac'' (''Tajna manastirske rakije'', 1988) *''

'' (''Kako je rat počeo na mom otoku'', 1996) *''

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'' (''Maršal'', 1999) *''

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'' (''Svjedoci'', 2003) *''

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'' (''Nije kraj'', 2008)

References

External links

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Živko Zalar biography
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