Goran Nerić (born in

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Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

) is an international (Canada, France, USA) filmmaker and cinematographer. His documentary film "Zona Arizona" was awarded at the festival "Traces de vies" (

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) at

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, France. For this film, he draws inspiration from culturally diverse sources of former Yugoslavia and tries to show that the common life between belligerents is still possible on this soil, destroyed by civil war tragedy. In 2005, his film "Champion’s Zone" (''La Zone des Champions'') for which he was credited as the writer and directing consultant, was nominated by the

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for a Gémeaux award in the Best Sports Program. He graduated in Film Directing from the ESRA Paris - Côte d'Azur ( Ecole Supérieure de Realisation Audiovisuelle) and holds a master's degree (M.A.) in Film Studies from the

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and a bachelor's degree in Economic Sciences. In his youth, Nerić participated in international sport competitions. He is a former Yugoslavian

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player and Olympian.

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* * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Yugoslav male handball players Université de Montréal alumni {{Yugoslavia-handball-bio-stub