Jože Babič
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Jože Babič was a Slovenia
n film, theatre and television director.
His two most notable feature film
s were Three Quarters of a Sun (Tri četrtine sonca, 1959), for which we won the Golden Arena for Best Director
at the 1959 Pula Film Festival
, and The Party (Veselica, 1960).
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, theatre and television director.
His two most notable feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
s were Three Quarters of a Sun (Tri četrtine sonca, 1959), for which we 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...
at the 1959 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....
, and The Party (Veselica, 1960).
External links
- Jože Babič at the Slovenian Film Fund website