Soja Jovanović

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-02-01 (80 years old)

Deathday

2002-04-22

Place of Birth

Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Soja Jovanović

Biography

Sofija "Soja" Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Соја Јовановић, pronounced [sɔ̌fija sɔ̌ːja jɔv̞ǎːnɔv̞it͡ɕ]; 1 February 1922 – 22 April 2002) was the first Serbian and Yugoslav female film director, noted for her work in theater, TV and film productions. After studying at the Theater Department of the Belgrade Music Academy, her first success was the stage production of Branislav Nušić's play A Suspicious Character (Serbian: Sumnjivo lice) in 1948, for which she was awarded at the Festival of Academy Theaters of Yugoslavia. Apart from theater productions, she also directed a number of films, mostly based on comedies written by Branislav Nušić, Jov...

Production

1979

What a Day!

as Director

1966

Eagles Fly Early

as Director

1966

Eagles Fly Early

as Adaptation

1962

Dr

as Director

1969

Father by Force

as Director

1969

1969

1975

1954

1954

1968

Pipedreams

as Director

1973

Neighbors

as Director

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