Predrag "Peđa" Nikolić ( sr-cyrl, Предраг „Пеђа“ Николић, born in
Belgrade, October 14, 1962) is a Serbian film and television
director
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,
screenwriter
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and media advisor. He studied
filmmaking
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in
Prague
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and Belgrade.
Besides classic culture TV shows of
Radio Television of Serbia
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(RTS) such as "The Twentieth Century" or "To Love Music", he has directed "Janus' face of history" (1993), an important scientific series written by
Zoran Stefanović
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and Srđan V. Stojančev on the origin of
European civilization and the
Slavs, which envisioned results of world science in the 21st century; also the most expensive music video in former Yugoslavia "For me you are" for singer
Dragana Mirković
Dragana Mirković ( sr-cyr, Драгана Мирковић, ; born 18 January 1968) is a Serbian pop-folk singer and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence in the eighties as a member of the popular collective Južni Vetar. Today, Mirković is rec ...
(computer animation, 1994); as well as award-winning series "The Right to Know" (2003) written by Vladimir B. Popović and others shows and series for RTS,
UNICEF
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and the
Government of Serbia
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.
Biography
He studied at the prestigious
(FAMU) until the beginning of the
Yugoslav wars
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in 1991, then at the Department of Film and Television Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, where he graduated.
He worked as a director and screenwriter on Radio Television of Serbia from 1990 to 2008, as well as on film and campaigns by various agencies. He directed dozens of shows, series, movies, video clips and commercials.
From 2010 to 2012 he was employed as a media expert at the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
The "Right to Know" series worked for UNICEF received the main award at "Art amphora" - the Balkan Film and Television Programs for Children and Youth in Bulgaria, and was nominated for the Grand Prix International Festival of the Educational Program
Japan Prize
is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind." The P ...
.
Selected works
* ''Janus' face of history'' (''Janusovo lice istorije''), scientific series, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), 1993.
* ''Journalist workshop'' (''Novinarska radionica''), series, RTS in cooperation with
IREX, 2001.
* ''The right to know'' (''Pravo da znam''), the youth live action educational series, RTS and UNICEF, 2003.
* ''Children think of us'' (''Deca misle na nas''), live action feature film, RTS, 2004.
* ''Believe it, but do not overdo it!'' (''Verujte ali ne preterujte!''), live action series, RTS, 2007.
Serija „Verujte, ali ne preterujte“
RTS, zvanični sajt (Serbian)
* ''Kraljevo – 11 months of hope'' (''Kraljevo — 11 meseci nade''), documentary, Government of Serbia, 2011.
* ''Thanks to everyone'' (''Hvala svima''), publicity documentary, Government of Serbia, 2011.
* ''Tales of words'' (''Priče o rečima''), live action series, RTS, 2012.
* ''The twentieth century'' (''Dvadeseti vek''), scientific series, RTS
* ''To love music'' (''Voleti muziku''), music series, RTS
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Television people from Belgrade
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts alumni
Yugoslav film directors
Serbian film directors
Serbian screenwriters
Male screenwriters