France Štiglic

France Štiglic (12 November 1919 – 4 May 1993) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film On Our Own Land was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His film The Ninth Circle (1960) was Yugoslavia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, where it was shortlisted for the award.[2]

France Štiglic
Born(1919-11-12)12 November 1919
Kranj, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died4 May 1993(1993-05-04) (aged 73)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active1946–1984

Selected filmography
  • On Our Own Land (Na svoji zemlji, 1948)
  • Valley of Peace (Dolina miru, 1956)
  • The Ninth Circle (Deveti krug, 1960)
  • Ballad About a Trumpet and a Cloud (Balada o trobenti in oblaku, 1961)
  • Don't Cry, Peter (Ne joči, Peter, 1964)
  • Amandus (1966)
  • Story of Good People (Povest o dobrih ljudeh, 1975)

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: On Own Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  2. "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 29 October 2011.


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