Tomislav Radić (8 December 1940 – 7 March 2015) was a
Croatia
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n film director and screenwriter.
Born in
Zagreb
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, Radić graduated from both
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...
's
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and
Academy of Dramatic Art.
Lived in Zagreb, was two times married and has three children: two daughters and a son.
In the 1960s Radić made a name for himself as a theatre director, with his greatest success being a stage production of
Raymond Queneau's ''
Exercises in Style'', which has been continuously on the program of &TD Theatre in Zagreb since 1968 to this day.
He then turned to television and directed a number of documentaries and drama series for
TV Zagreb, before his first feature film debut ''
Živa istina'' in 1972. He continued directing feature films and television dramas throughout the several decades. His best acclaimed feature films are ''
What Iva Recorded'' (2005) and ''
Kotlovina'' (2011), which both won the
Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the
Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival () is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or Aug ...
, Croatia's national film award festival.
He died on 7 March 2015.
Tomislav Radić died!
Filmography
*'' Živa istina'' (1972)
*'' Timon'' (1973)
*'' Luka'' (1992)
*'' Anđele moj dragi'' (1995)
*'' The Miroslav Holding Co.'' (2001)
*'' What Iva Recorded'' (2005)
*'' Three Stories About Sleeplessness'' (2008)
*'' Kotlovina'' (2011)
References
External links
Tomislav Radić
at hrfilm.hr
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1940 births
2015 deaths
Film people from Zagreb
Croatian film directors
Croatian screenwriters
Golden Arena for Best Director winners
Croatian theatre directors
Theatre people from Zagreb
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
Recipients of the Charter of the Republic of Croatia