Vlatko Gilić je jedan od najznačajnijih autora crnogorske i jugoslovenske kinematografije, reditelj, scenarista i umetnik čiji je opus ostavio dubok trag u filmskoj istoriji regiona i šire. Rođen 1935. godine u Crnoj Gori, Gilić je diplomirao arhitekturu, ali se ubrzo okrenuo filmu kao sredstvu izražavanja, kombinujući vizuelnu preciznost sa snažnim autorskim pečatom.
Od 1966. do 1973. godine, u produkciji „Dunav filma“, režirao je niz kratkih dokumentarnih i igranih filmova prema sopstvenim scenarijima, za koje je dobio brojne nagrade — među ostalim i Srebrnog medveda na festivalu u Zapadnom Berlinu, dva puta Grand Prix na festivalu u Oberhauzenu, istu nagradu na festivalima u Lajpcigu, Belvjuu i Melburnu — kao i nominaciju za Zlatni globus. Napisao je scenarija i režirao dva dugometražna igrana filma, oba premijerno prikazana na festivalu u Kanu.
Gilić, kog je 1980. godine NBC uvrstio među 50 najznačajnijih reditelja u istoriji filma, bio je zabranjen za dalji autorski rad. Od tada je o filmu predavao na univerzitetima širom sveta i jedan je od osnivača katedre za režiju i redovni profesor na Akademiji umetnosti u Novom Sadu, gde je 2011. izabran za profesora emeritusa.
Kapsula Muzeja moderne umetnosti (MoMA) u Njujorku, koja se čuva u atomskom skloništu muzeja radi zaštite od potencijalne nuklearne katastrofe, sadrži izbor najvećih umetničkih dela svetske kulturne baštine, među kojima su i Gilićevi filmovi.
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Vlatko Gilić is one of the most significant authors of Montenegrin and Yugoslav cinema — a director, screenwriter, and artist whose body of work has left a lasting mark on the film history of the region and beyond. Born in Montenegro in 1935, Gilić graduated in architecture but soon turned to film as his means of expression, combining visual precision with a strong authorial signature.
From 1966 to 1973, in the production of Dunav Film, he directed a series of short documentaries and feature films according to his scripts, for which he received numerous awards, among others the Silver Bear at the West Berlin festival, the Grand Prix twice at the Oberhausen film festival, the same award at the festivals in Leipzig, Bellevue, and Melbourne, etc., and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award. He wrote the screenplay and directed two feature films, both of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Gilić, who was included in the 50 most important directors in the history of film by NBC in 1980, was banned from further author work. Since then, he has spoken about film throughout the world's universities, and he is among the founders of the department of directing and a full professor at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, where he was elected professor emeritus in 2011.
The capsule of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, which is kept in the atomic shelter of the museum, protected from a potential nuclear disaster, contains a selection of the greatest works of art in the world's cultural heritage, among which are Gilić's films.
Photo Credit: Velisav Tomović
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