Aleksandar Sekulović (25 September 1918 – 28 August 1974) was a

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n cinematographer. Sekulović started his career in the late 1940s, shooting

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s commissioned by the

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. His first experience with filmmaking came in 1947, when he was assistant to cinematographer Žorž Skrigin during the making of the war drama ''Slavica'' (directed by Vjekoslav Afrić). The following year Sekulović shot his first feature film, ''Immortal Youth'' (''Besmrtna mladost''). He went on to shoot some 20 feature films in a prolific career which spanned almost three decades and which earned him four

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awards at the

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, the Yugoslav national film awards festival. Sekulović also worked on several international productions with renowned directors such as

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and

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. Most notable of these is Pontecorvo's 1959 film ''

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'' which was nominated for the

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at the

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Selected filmography

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'' (''Anikina vremena'', 1954; directed by

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) *''Big and Small'' (''Veliki i mali'', 1956; directed by Vladimir Pogačić) *''Saturday Night'' (''Subotom uveče'', 1957; directed by Vladimir Pogačić) *''Sam'' (''Alone'', 1959; directed by Vladimir Pogačić) *''

'' (1959; directed by

) *''

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'' (''Sibirska Ledi Magbet'', 1961; directed by

) *''

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'' (1962; directed by

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) * '' The Shoot'' (1964; directed by

) *''Downstream from the Sun'' (''Nizvodno od sunca'', 1969; directed by

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References

External links

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Aleksandar Sekulović biography
at Filmski-Programi.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekulovic, Aleksandar 1918 births 1974 deaths People from Herceg Novi Yugoslav filmmakers Golden Arena winners