Fadil Hadžić (23 April 1922 â€" 3 January 2011) was a Bosnian film
director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for
his comedy films and plays. He was of Bosnian origin, but mainly lived
and worked in Croatia, and was well known throughout
Yugoslavia.Hadžić was born in Bileća in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He
studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and then went on
to edit several popular magazines (Kerempuh, Vjesnik u srijedu,
Telegram). He was also one of the founders of the prominent theatres
Kerempuh (then called Jazavac) and Komedija in Zagreb, and also worked
as the intendant at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.He had his
screenwriting debut in 1952 with the animated film The Haunted Castle
at Dudinci (Croatian: ZaÄ arani dvorac u Dudincima), directed by
Dušan Vukotić. In 1961 Hadžić had his directorial debut with
Alphabet of Fear (Abeceda straha). He was a prolific and versatile
filmmaker throughout the 1960s and his film Official Position
(Službeni položaj) won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the
1964 Pula Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s his output was lower,
but in spite of this he won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his
1979 film Journalist (Novinar).Hadžić also wrote and directed the
1972 film, Lov na jelene, starring Boris Dvornik and the famous
Bosnian singer Silvana Armenulić, a subversive thriller-drama about
an emigrant suspected of Ustaša activity, which was timely and
popular because of its relation to the Croatian Spring.
director, screenwriter, playwright and journalist, mainly known for
his comedy films and plays. He was of Bosnian origin, but mainly lived
and worked in Croatia, and was well known throughout
Yugoslavia.Hadžić was born in Bileća in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He
studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and then went on
to edit several popular magazines (Kerempuh, Vjesnik u srijedu,
Telegram). He was also one of the founders of the prominent theatres
Kerempuh (then called Jazavac) and Komedija in Zagreb, and also worked
as the intendant at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.He had his
screenwriting debut in 1952 with the animated film The Haunted Castle
at Dudinci (Croatian: ZaÄ arani dvorac u Dudincima), directed by
Dušan Vukotić. In 1961 Hadžić had his directorial debut with
Alphabet of Fear (Abeceda straha). He was a prolific and versatile
filmmaker throughout the 1960s and his film Official Position
(Službeni položaj) won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the
1964 Pula Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s his output was lower,
but in spite of this he won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his
1979 film Journalist (Novinar).Hadžić also wrote and directed the
1972 film, Lov na jelene, starring Boris Dvornik and the famous
Bosnian singer Silvana Armenulić, a subversive thriller-drama about
an emigrant suspected of Ustaša activity, which was timely and
popular because of its relation to the Croatian Spring.
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