Vladimir Pogačić
(1919-1999)
Introduction
Born in Karlovac (Croatia) in 1919, Vladimir Pogačić was Director of the Jugoslovenska Kinoteka from 1954 to 1982. He first attended a FIAF Congress in 1955, and from then was an active member of the FIAF community for nearly three decades. He was a near continuous member of the FIAF Executive Committee from 1956 to 1981, and President of FIAF from 1972 to 1979.
He was also a noted filmmaker (his film Veliki i mali / Great and Small won the Best Director prize at the Karlovy Vary festival in 1957). He wrote numerous books on cinema, and was a lecturer at the Academy of Cinema and Television in Belgrade. Vladimir Pogačić was elected Honorary Member of FIAF in 1982.
Read More
Aleksandar Perovic, "Vladimir Pogacic (1919-1999)", Journal of Film Preservation, Issue 58-59, October 1999, pp. 72-73
Vladimir Pogačić, "Pour autant que je puisse dire", Bulletin FIAF, Issue 36, 1988
