Vladimir Tadej

Croatian production designer, screenwriter, and film director

Vladimir Tadej

Born	(1925-05-09)9 May 1925 Novska, Yugoslavia
Died	1 March 2017(2017-03-01) (aged 91)
Occupation(s)	Production designer, screenwriter, film director
Years active	1949–1998
Awards	Vladimir Nazor Award for Life Achievement in Film (2004)

Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017)^[1] was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director.^[2] He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998.

Biography

Tadej was born in Novska in 1925.^[3] In 1945 he enrolled into architecture studies University of Zagreb.^[3] His filmographic career was initiated when he was employed as scenography assistant at the Jadran Film in 1947 where he worked on Živjet će ovaj narod, first Croatian postwar movie.^[3] Je worked as a main scenographer and costuming director at the Battle of Neretva movie, one of the most famous Yugoslav era war movies.^[3]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1970	Družba Pere Kvržice	director
1977	Daredevil's Time	director
1984	Tajna starog tavana	director

References

^ "UMRO VLADIMIR TADEJ Otišao je čuveni redatelj naših brojnih filmova za djecu i doajen hrvatske i jugoslavenske filmske scenografije". Jutarnji Kultura (in Croatian). HINA. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
^ "Vladimir Tadej". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ninoslav Kopač (2012). Svjedok histerije. Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum. p. 340. ISBN 978-953-57313-2-0.