Igor Pretnar
Encyclopedia
Igor Pretnar was a Slovenia
n film director.
Pretnar won the Golden Arena for Best Director
for his film Wild Growth (Samorastniki, 1963) at the 1963 Pula Film Festival
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n film director.
Pretnar won the Golden Arena for Best Director
Golden Arena for Best Director
The Golden Arena for Best Director is an award given for best director at the Pula Film Festival, which was until 1992 the Yugoslav equivalent of the Academy Awards. Since 1992 and the breakup of Yugoslavia the competition narrowed to Croatian films only...
for his film Wild Growth (Samorastniki, 1963) at the 1963 Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival
The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....
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Selected filmography
- Five Minutes of Paradise (Pet minuta raja, 1959)
- Wild Growth (Samorastniki, 1963)
- Idealist (1976)
External links
- Igor Pretnar at the Slovenian Film Fund website