Dragan Bjelogrlić

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Dragan Bjelogrlić
Драган Бјелогрлић
Dragan Bjelogrlić.jpg
Bjelogrlić promoting Cinema City in June 2007.
Born (1963-10-10) 10 October 1963 (age 58)
Opovo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Other namesBjela
OccupationActor, director, producer
Spouse(s)
Maja Bjelogrlić
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(m. 1996)​
Websitewww.cobrafilm.com/bjelogrlic

Dragan Bjelogrlić "Bjela" (Serbian: Драган Бјелогрлић, pronounced [ˌdrǎɡan bjeˈlǒɡr̩lit͜ɕ ˈbjěːla]; born 10 October 1963) is a Serbian actor, director and producer.

Career[]

Bjelogrlić made his acting debut as a 15-year old, playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojno in Boško Buha, a 1978 film that achieved sizable popularity.[1]

He followed that up in the coming years with other roles in TV series, short, and feature films. By the mid-1980s, Bjelogrlić was an established young actor in SFR Yugoslavia. In 1985 he appeared in Bal na vodi as part of an ensemble cast featuring Srđan Todorović, Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, and Gala Videnović.[2]

In 1987, he became one of the central cast members on the hugely popular drama television series Bolji život, playing the role of Boba Popadić. His brother Goran Bjelogrlić is a film producer. His 2010 film, Montevideo, God Bless You!, was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[3] but did not make the final shortlist.[4] The film's sequel, See You in Montevideo, was released in 2014.

Awards and recognition[]

  • Best acting couple (with Vesna Trivalić) at the festival in Niš for the series Bolji život 1991.
  • Two grand prizes "Ćele-kula" for the best actor in the film Lepa sela lepo gore at the acting festival in Niš
  • Two Golden Mimosas, for best acting role in the film Lepa sela lepo gore]at the Herceg Novi Film Festival
  • Statue of Liberty for the best acting achievement at
  • Charter Award for Outstanding Male Role in Doktor Rej i đavoli
  • Golden Antenna for the best screenplay for Montevideo, God Bless You!
  • Audience Award in Moscow for the film See You in Montevideo
  • Award for contribution to European cinematography at the 10th European and Mediterranean Film Festival in Piran (2020)

Selected filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Boško Buha Sava Jovanović Sirogojno
1987 Bal na vodi Saša
1992 Crni bombarder Crni bombarder
1996 Lepa sela lepo gore Milan
2000 Rat uživo Sergej
2012 Doktor Rej i đavoli Ratko Dražević

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1987-1991 Bolji život Slobodan "Boba" Popadić TV series
2004-2007 Crna hronika Goran Latinović TV series

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Šarić, Jelena (28 February 2014). "Dragan Bjelogrlić: Hercegovac sam pa bih trebao biti tvrdoglav". Večernji list.
  2. ^ Goulding, Daniel J. (2002). Liberated Cinema: The Yugoslav Experience, 1945-2001. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-25321-582-6.
  3. ^ "Serbia submits their popular 'Montevideo Bog te video'". blic.rs. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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