THE LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Miomir - Miki Stamneković

THE LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Miomir - Miki Stamneković

BMiki Stamenkovic was born in Kruševac on 31 October 1928 . Schooled in Belgrade . He started his film career in January 1948 as an assistant director and director of some of the stories of the «Monthly Review», «Film News Review» and «Sports Reviews» and after that he worked as an assistant director of the feature films with a lot of domestic and foreign authors.

In the period from 1964 until 1989 he directed 11 feature films.

For the last two and a half decades he has intensely directing the documentary films. He has directed in the theatres in Kruševac, Niš, Zrenjanin, Zaječar and Priština.

As the Art Director, he gave a significant contribution to the Festival of the Film Screenplays in Vrnjačka Banja, and he is one of its founders. He was also a very active member of the Association of the Film Workers of Serbia.

Miomir Miki Stamneković is a recipient of numerous film awards and acknowledgements. He has been decorated with the Order of Labour with Golden Wreath. For his complete filmmaking, he received, in 2002, from his hometown Kruševac, the «Life Achievement Award». The Film Festival in Sopot, also gave him the award of the same name and besides that, Stamenković is a winner of the «Plaque of Yugoslav Film Archives» for his contribution to the improvement of the film art.

He has the title of a distinguished artist and he is a member of the Academy for Film Art and Science of Yugoslavia.

The Life Achievement Award Winner's Documentary Film Programme:
Miomir- Miki Stamenković

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MARCH OF DEATH

The Serbian Army, that won the first allied victory in the First World War, was left alone at the Balkans battlefield in 1995 to fight against three empires at the same time: the Prussian, Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian. The exhausted army began a horrible march of death not recorded until then. The army, during the terrible winter and fighting all the time, was withdrawing together with the people, through the Albanian mountains and swamps. The allies met them at the Albanian shore and after the long discussions, ill and hungry, the Serbian soldiers were transferred to Corfu .

director: Miomir- Miki Stamenković
screenplay: Blagoje –Baća Ilić
cameraman: Milivoje Milivojević
editing: Kaća Stojnović
music: archive
producer: Dunav film
running time: 24 min

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WITH CAMERA AND RIFLE

Dragiša M. Stojadinović, warrior – knight of Karadjordje's star, a Serbian guerilla – chetnik from the beginning of 20 th century, air-force member – financier and pilot, war photographer, chronicler, publisher, film cameraman, the Head of Cinematographic Section of the Serbian Army at the Salonica Front, he was also an MP, who opposed the fascism in the country in the 30s and served the imprisonment in Sremska Mitrovica. Stojadinović. All his life he was attacked by his opponents in all regimes, from his school days in 1905 until his death in 1968.

director: Miomir –Miki Stamenković
screenplay: Steva Jovičić
cameraman: Predrag Milošević
editing: Svetlana Arsenijević
choice of music: Ruža Rudić
producer: Zastava film
running time: 35 minuta

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STEVAN SREMAC – LIFE AND WORK, 2005

The film is a story about the life and work of the great writer Stevan Sremac. The film is an artistic picture of a life and creative destiny.

Director: Momir-Miki Stamenković
Screenplay: Saša Hadži Tančić
Photography: Jovica Krstić
Editing: Miljan Đurović
Composer: Žarko Stanković
Producer: Author's Group and Global Media

THE WHITE ANGEL, 2000
runing time 6'00''

A short film and musical poem about a well-known fresco the “White Angel” in the monastery Mileševa.

Director: Miomir- Miki Stamenković
Screenplay: Milanka Milosavljević
Photography: Bratislav Kostić
Editing: Jelena Đokić
Composer: Dragan Marinković
Producer: Revižn Beograd, Kruševačko pozorište

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