Jože Pogačnik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jože Pogačnik

Slovenian filmmaker

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1932

Place of Birth: Maribor, Podravska statistical region, Slovenia

Date of Death: 16-Feb-2016

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jože Pogacnik (22 April 1932 – 16 February 2016) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter.After studying film directing, Pogacnik first worked as a film critic, before becoming a prominent author of documentary films in the 1960s, mainly dealing with social issues.
He also made several short films, including Tri etide za Cathy i Miloša, which won the Silver Bear award at the 1972 Berlin International Film Festival.In 1967 he made his first feature film Stronghold of Toughs (Slovenian: Grajski biki), and he won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his last feature film Cafe Astoria (Kavarna Astoria, 1989) at the 1989 Pula Film Festival.