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Filmmaker · Slovenia

France Štiglic

Died in 1993

France Štiglic was born on 12 November 1919 in Kranj. A director, screenwriter and editor, he made his first feature film here, and afterwards guided many filmmakers as a mentor. He returned twice to the Cannes Film Festival, in 1957 and in 1960, with films in competition for the Palme d'Or; the second was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1961. He received the Prešeren Prize in 1962 for three of his films, won about ten awards and died in Ljubljana on 4 May 1993.

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