Boris Miljković ( Serbian-Cyrillic: Борис Миљковић; born 3 April 1956 in

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) is a

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Biography

Boris Miljković studied Film directing at the Department of

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and TV Directing of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of Belgrade's University of Arts and graduated with

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. Together with Branimir Dimitrijević, he became part of the creative duo ''Boris & Tucko'' and was co-author and co-director of numerous

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and films during the eighties, including ''Niko kao ja'' (Nobody Likes Me;

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, 1981), ''Rokenroler'' (Rock'n'Roller; 1980), ''Ruski umetnički eksperiment'' (The Russian Artistic Experiment; 1982) and '' Šumanović - Komedija umetnika'' (Šumanović - Comedy of an Artist; 1987). A section of his contemporary video work was introduced at exhibitions of the

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(MoMA) and the

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in 1989. In the nineties, he worked as creative director in

for

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and

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Belgrade in cooperation with

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. The artist was creator of video impressions of the performance '' Silence of the Balkans'' which was the final event of

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–

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1997. In recent decades, he has created several hundred

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and

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. The film artist is also author of printed

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which is mostly edited by the

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Geopoetika. Miljkovic is laureate of renowned prizes such as JRT Award (1983), Prize of

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(1983),

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(1988), MTV Award (1989), the

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2002 for his

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'', the UEPS Award 2007 and the Golden Maple Award (category tourism film) of Jahorina Film Festival 2016. In 2021 his novel The Yugoslavs was shortlisted for

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for the Best Novel of the Year. In 2003, he directed

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’s ''Nevjesta od vjetra'' (The Bride of the Wind) at National Theatre Belgrade and

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's ''Prica o vojniku'' (The Soldier's Tale) at

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two years later. He was appointed artistic director for the conceptual realization of the

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. In 2017, he was one of the initiators of the Serbian ''MTS Vision Festival''. Miljković has been creative director at

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(RTS) for many years.

Bibliography (selection)

* ''Čaj na Zamaleku'' (

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, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2002, . * ''Fabrika hartije'' (Paper Factory), short stories, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2003, . * ''Uspavanka za Lalu'' (

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for

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, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2004, . * ''Poljupci, sećanja i razgovori'' (Kisses, Memories and Conversations), novel, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2006, . * ''Život u raju '' (Life in Heaven), short stories, Samizdat B92, Belgrade 2016, . * ''Kuvar, Šta mladi umetnik može da nauči od advertajzera, mašine, budale?'' (What can a young artist learn from an advertiser, a machine, a fool), novel, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2013, . * ''Jugosloveni'' (The Yugoslavs), novel, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2020, . * ''Duboka nostalgija'' (Deep Nostalgia), novel, Geopoetika, Belgrade 2023, .

Filmography (selection)

Film

* ''Ruski umetnički eksperiment'' (The Russian Artistic Experiment), Television film (1982) * ''Šumanović – Komedija umetnika'' ( Šumanović – Comedy of an Artist),

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(1987) *''#SamoKažem'' ( #JustSaying), co-author,

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(2013) * ''Homecoming - Marina Abramovic and Her Children'' (Homecoming - Marina Abramovic and Her Children ),

(2020)

Docuseries

* ''Fabrika šećera'' (Sugar Factory), Documentary film series, RTS (2016) * ''Put u budućnost'' (Way to the Future), Documentary film series, RTS (2017) * ''Umetnost buke'' (Art of Noise), Documentary film series, RTS (2019) * ''Kreativne industrije'' (Creative Indusrties), Documentary film series, RTS (2022) * ''Utopija'' (Utopia), Documentary film series, RTS (2024) * '' O ljubavi i gađenju'' (About Love and Loathing), Documentary film series, RTS (2024)

Theatre productions

, ''Nevjesta od vjetra'',

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of National Theatre Belgrade (2003) * Dejan Mijač, ''Pseći valcer'', Video Material of

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(2004) * Biljana Srbljanović, ''Skakavci'', Trailer of

(2005) * Dejan Mijač,

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, ''Pseći valcer'',

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(2007)

Video advertisement

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, ''BizNet'', MTS (2007) *

, '' MTS – Imate prijatelje!'', Ensemble Kolo (2007) * Creative Center for Tourism, Art and Culture, ''Jedinstvena zemlja nadomak nas...'' (The unique country near us...),

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(2016) * RTS, '' Rio 2016 – Team Serbia'' (PTCreative Belgrade) *

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, ''Za koga ti kuvaš?''

Music video

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, ''Niko kao ja'' (1981) *

Idoli Idoli ( sr-Cyrl, Идоли; trans. The Idols) were a Serbian new wave band from Belgrade. They are considered to be one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and their 1982 album ''Odbrana i poslednji dani'' was on several occas ...

, ''Maljčiki'' (1981) *

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, ''Across The Universe'' (1989) * Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša, ''Kafane i rokenrol'' (2010) * Nina, ''

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'', Song of the

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* Grupa Regina, ''Kalimero'' (2014)Official video
on YouTube.

References

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