Nenad Puhovski (born 29 April 1949) is a Croatian film director and producer.

Early years

Puhovski was born 29 April 1949 in Zagreb, Croatia (then a part of Yugoslavia), where he attended elementary and high school. He studied sociology and philosophy at the

University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...

, and graduated in film directing at the

Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art The Academy of Dramatic Art ( or ADU) is a Croatian drama school. Since its inception in 1896, the institution grew in prominence resulting in its successful affiliation with the University of Zagreb in 1979, along with the Academy of Music, Univ ...

Theatre and television

From 1975 to 1979 he worked as a

dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg (from Ancient Greek δραματουργός – dramatourgós) is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and pr ...

at the &TD Theatre, one of the most important independent Yugoslav theatres of the period. He directed ''Jenny, the Pirate's Bride'' (1974) and ''Emigrant Talks'' (1975) by

Bertold Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a ...

, ''Pit, This is America, Too'' (1975) by

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, ''1984'' (1976) by

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, ''Abduction'' (1977) by

Željko Senečić Željko Senečić (18 January 1933 – 2 January 2018) was a Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter. Senečić studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb, Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and scenograp ...

and ''Travesties'' (1980) by

Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard (; born , 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and politi ...

. In 1990 he directed the

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in Zagreb.

References

External links

Nenad Puhovski biography
at Film.hr * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puhovski, Nenad 1949 births Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian documentary filmmakers Croatian film directors Croatian film producers Living people Film people from Zagreb Academic staff of the University of Zagreb