Dusan Kovacevic
Duan Kovačević Serbian Cyrillic Душан Ковачевић (born July 12, 1948 in Mrdjenovac, Vojvodina, Serbia) is a Serbian writer, playwrigher, director, academician, best known for his plays and movie scripts. As of 2005 he lives in Belgrade, Serbia.
He graduated from a gymnasium in Novi Sad, and received a bachelor's degree in dramaturgy from the University of Belgrade in 1973. From 1973, he worked as a dramaturge at TV Beograd for five years. Since 1998, he has been a head of a theater Zvezdara teatar. In 2003 he directed his first movie, Profesionalac (The Professional).
Kovačević's prolific work is well known and popular in Serbia. His dramas have also been translated into 17 languages.
Duan Kovačević is a member of the Crown Council of Crown Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjrvić, and member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Art.
Some of Kovačević's work includes:
- Radovan Treći – Radovan III (1973)
- Ko to tamo peva – Who's Singing OverThere? (1980)
- Specijalno vaspitanje – Special Treatment (1980)
- Sabirni centar – The Meeting Point (1982)
- Balkanski pijun – Balkan Spy (1983)
- Sveti Georgije ubiva adahu (1986)
- Maratonci trče počasni krug – Marathon Family (1986)
- Bila jednom jedna zemlja- Underground (1995);
- Lari Tompson, tragedija jedne mladosti (1996)
- Profesionalac – The Professional (2003)
Most of his plays were performed in theaters, as well as used for movies.
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