# Boro Drašković

Boro Drašković (Serbian Cyrillic: Боро Драшковић; born 29 May 1935) is a Serbian director, playwright and screenwriter.

## Biography

Boro Drašković graduated from Belgrade's Academy of Theater, Film, Radio, and Television in 1959. He entered the film industry as an assistant to Polish director Andrzej Wajda in 1962 and afterwards became an assistant to Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Drašković sold his first screenplay in 1964. Horoskop (Horoscope), released in 1969, was Drašković's first feature film. Three more feature films followed, which he also co-scripted. Drašković has directed documentaries and worked in television and radio; he has also written several books on cinema and theater.
He received a doctorate honoris causa from the École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle in 2010.

## Filmography
### Television

Table featuring television directed by Boro Drašković :
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1968 | Prljave ruke | No | Yes | TV movie |
| 1973 | Paradoks o sahu | Yes | Yes | TV documentary |
| 1973 | Intervju sa Laxnessom | Yes | Yes | TV documentary |
| 1973 | Nedeljno popodne na Grenlandu | Yes | Yes | TV documentary |
| 1973 | Pohvala Islandu | Yes | Yes | TV documentary |
| 1973 | Intervju sa predsednikom Islanda | Yes | Yes | TV documentary |
| 1973 | Peta kolona | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 1974 | Obesenjak | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 1976 | Kuhinja | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 1976 | Poslednje nazdravlje | No | Yes | TV movie; adaptation |
| 1976 | Murtalov slucaj | No | Yes | TV movie |
| 1976 | Marija | No | Yes | TV movie; adaptation |
| 1976 | Beogradska deca | No | Yes | TV movie |
| 1976 | Andjelov udes | No | Yes | TV movie; adaptation |
| 1981 | Duvanski put | Yes | Yes | TV mini-series |

### Film

| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Awards / Notes |
| 1969 | Horoskop | Yes | Yes | Honorable Mention: UNICRIT Award at the Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1979 | Usijanje | Yes | Yes | Silver Arena Award for Best Film at the Pula Film Festival |
| 1985 | Life Is Beautiful | Yes | Yes | Nominated for Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival |
| 1994 | Vukovar, jedna priča | Yes | Yes | Four awards |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1969 | Berlin International Film Festival | Honorable Mention: UNICRIT Award | Horoskop | Won |
| 1979 | Pula Film Festival | Silver Arena Award for Best Film | Usijanje | Won |
| 1985 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Life Is Beautiful | Nominated |
| 1995 | Vukovar, jedna priča | Jerusalem Film Festival | Mediterranean Film Prize for Peace and Tolerance | Won |
| 1995 | Vukovar, jedna priča | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe | Nominated |
| 1995 | Vukovar, jedna priča | St. Louis International Film Festival | Best First Feature Award | Won |
| 1995 | Vukovar, jedna priča | Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival | Cineaste Award | Won |
| 1996 | Vukovar, jedna priča | Tromsø International Film Festival | Import Award | Won |
| 2010 | International Film Festival ASTERFEST | TFA Honorary Award | High achievements in film, TV and dramatic arts | Won |

## Books

* Promena (Change), 1975.
* Ogledalo (Mirror), Svjelost, Sarajevo, 1985.
* Lavirint (Labyrinth), Sterijino pozorje, Novi Sad, 1980.
* Paradoks o reditelju (The Paradox of the Director), Sterijino pozorje, Novi Sad, 1988.
* Kralj majmuna (Monkey King), Prometheus – Novi Sad, 1996.
* Pogled Prolaznika (A View of Passers), Prometheus – Novi Sad, 2006, ISBN 86-515-0019-X
* Ravnoteža (Balance) Vršac, 2007, ISBN 978-86-7497-128-4
* Fillm o Filmu (A Film about Film), Prometheus – Novi Sad, 2010, ISBN 978-86-515-0551-8
* Krug maslinom (Olive Circle), Novi Sad, Theater Museum of Vojvodina, 2011, ISBN 978-86-85123-55-9
* Drama reditelja (Drama of Director), Vršac, 2011, ISBN 978-86-7497-193-2
* Kamus profesije (Dictionary of the Profession), Knjaževsko-srpski teatar, Kragujevac, 2012, ISBN 978-86-909821-7-2