Želimir Žilnik
Directing · Director · Writer · Co-Producer
Born Sep 8, 1942 · Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Active 1967–present · Awards: Aleksandar Lifka Award
Želimir Žilnik is a Serbian film director and one of the major figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave. He is noted for his socially engaging style and criticism of censorship that was commonplace during the Yugoslav communist era.
Filmography
Fortress Europe (2000) — DirectorVera and Erzika (1981) — Director · WriterStanimir Descends To Town (1984) — Director · WriterThe Way Steel Was Tempered (1988) — Writer · DirectorUprising in Jazak (1973) — Director · WriterLittle Pioneers (1968) — Director · WriterPublic Execution (1975) — Director · WriterMarket People (1978) — Director · WriterNewsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth (1967) — Director · WriterTaiwan Canasta (1985) — Građevinski inspektor 2Hot Paychecks (1987) — Director · WriterEarly Works (1971) — Director · WriterKenedi Goes Back Home (2003) — Director · WriterSecond Generation (1983) — Director · WriterBlack Film (1971) — Director · WriterThe Unemployed (1968) — Writer · DirectorOldtimer (1989) — Director · WriterJune Turmoil (1969) — DirectorGood Morning, Belgrade (1986) — Writer · DirectorTito Among the Serbs for the Second Time (1994) — Writer · DirectorMarble Ass (1995) — Director · WriterParadise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy (1976) — Director · WriterWanderlust (1998) — Writer · DirectorKenedi, Lost and Found (2005) — Director · Writer