France Štiglic

France Štiglic

Director · Writer

Kranj, Slovenia
November 12, 1919

Biography

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. 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. He is one of the pioneers of Slovenian film. Description above from the Wikipedia article France Štiglic, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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France Štiglic 1

Representative Works

Trieste
Trieste
7.0
/ Slovenian
The False Passport
The False Passport
7.0
/ Macedonian
Don't Cry, Peter
Don't Cry, Peter
6.9
/ Slovenian
Amandus
Amandus
9.0
/ Slovenian
The Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle
7.0
/ Croatian
Valley of Peace
Valley of Peace
6.6
/ Slovenian
The Call to Spring
The Call to Spring
5.5
/ Slovenian
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
7.0
/ Slovenian
Wolf's Night
Wolf's Night
5.5
/ Macedonian
The Merry Wedding
The Merry Wedding
5.4
/ Slovenian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Don't Cry, Peter
1964Nominee

Best Director

Don't Cry, Peter

Amandus
1966Winner

Best Director

Amandus

The Ninth Circle
1960Nominee

Best Writing

The Ninth Circle

Career Highlights

Valley of Peace
1956Highlight

Best Director

Valley of Peace

The Call to Spring
1978Highlight

Best Director

The Call to Spring

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