Vatroslav Mimica
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Vatroslav Mimica (born 25 June 1923) is a Croatian film director and screenwriter. Born in Omiš, Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II.
In 1942 he joined Young Communist League of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) and in 1943 he went on to join the Yugoslav Partisans, becoming a member of their medical units.
After the war Mimica wrote literary and film reviews, and his career in filmmaking began in 1950 when he became the director of the Jadran Film production studio.He had his directorial and screenwriting debut in the 1952 Yugoslav film In the Storm (Croatian: U oluji) which starred Veljko Bulajic, Mia Oremovic and Antun Nalis.
In the 1950s Mimica worked as a director and writer on a number of critically acclaimed animated films and became a prominent member of the Zagreb School of Animated Films (his 1958 animated short film The Loner (Samac) was awarded the Venice Grand Prix), along with authors such as Vlado Kristl and Academy Award-winning Dušan Vukotic.
In the 1960s Mimica moved away from animation (his last animated film was 1971 film The Firemen (Vatrogasci)) and turned to directing feature films, starting with the 1961 Yugoslav-Italian film Suleiman the Conqueror (Italian: Solimano il conquistatore) starring Edmund Purdom and Giorgia Moll.
His 1965 film Prometheus of the Island (Prometej s otoka Viševice) won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1965 Pula Film Festival and earned Mimica a runner-up Silver Arena award for Best Director.
It was also entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival winning a Special Diploma.The following year his 1966 film Monday or Tuesday (Ponedjeljak ili utorak) also won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film and Mimica won the Golden Arena for Best Director. Mimica made several other films through the 1970s, most notably the period films Anno Domini 1573 (Peasant revolt of 1573) - Seljacka buna 1573.
in Croatian - depicting the 16th century Croatian-Slovenian peasant revolt, and The Falcon (Banovic Strahinja), set in 14th century Serbia, before retiring from filmmaking in 1981.His son Sergio Mimica-Gezzan is an American film and television director.
Early life
Born in Omiš, Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II. In 1942 he joined Young Communist League of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) and in 1943 he went on to join the Yugoslav Partisans, becoming a member of their medical units.
Personal life
His son Sergio Mimica-Gezzan is an American film and television director.
Career
Mimica wrote literary and film reviews during the war, and his film career began in 1950 as the director of the Jadran Film production company.
In the 1952 Yugoslav film In the Storm (Croatian: U oluji), which starred Veljko Bulaji, Mia Oremovi, and Antun Nalis, he made his directorial and screenwriting debut. Mimica wrote and wrote on a number of critically acclaimed animated films in the 1950s, and later became a key student of the Zagreb School of Animated Films (his 1958 animated short film The Loner (Samac) received the Venice Grand Prix, along with writers including Vlado Kristl and Academy Award-winning Duukoti.
Mimica shifted away from animation (his last animated film, The Firemen (Vatrogasci)) to filmmaking, beginning with the 1961 Yugoslav-Italian film Suleiman the Conqueror (Italian: Solimano il conquistator) starring Edmund Purdom and Giorgia Moll. His 1965 film Proheus of the Island (Protoka Vievice) received the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1965 Pula Film Festival, earning Mimica a runner-up Silver Arena award for Best Director. It was also entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival, where it earned a Special Diploma.
(Ponedjeljak ili utorak) also received the Golden Golden Arena for Best Film the following year, and Mimica took home the Golden Arena for Best Director later this year.
Mimica made several other films during the 1970s, most notable the period films Anno Domini (1573, Croatian-Slovenian war) and The Falcon (Bano Strahinja), depicting the 16th century Croatian-Slovenian civil war (Bano - 1975) before fading from filmmaking in 1981.