Soja Jovanović
Film director
1922 – 2002
Who was Soja Jovanović?
Sofija "Soja" Jovanović was the first Yugoslavian woman director, noted for her work in theater, TV and film productions.
After studying at the Theater Department of the Belgrade Music Academy, her first success was the stage production of Branislav Nušić's play A Suspicious Character in 1948, for which she was awarded at the Festival of Academy Theaters of Yugoslavia. Apart from theater productions, she also directed a number of films, mostly based on comedies written by Branislav Nušić, Jovan Sterija Popović, Stevan Sremac and Branko Ćopić.
Her first film was A Suspicious Character in 1954 which she co-directed with Predrag Dinulović. In 1957 she directed Priests Ćira and Spira, which was the first Yugoslavian feature film shot in color and for which she won the Golden Arena for Best Director at the 1957 Pula Film Festival. She also directed a number of TV films and radio dramas produced by Radio Television Belgrade until the early 1980s when she retired.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1922
Belgrade - Also known as
- Sofija Jovanović
- Soja
- Nationality
- Serbia
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 22, 2002
Belgrade
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on July 23, 2013
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