Darko Lungulov

Darko Lungulov is a Serbian-American film director, screenwriter, and film producer.

Biography

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Born in Belgrade, Serbia. Lungulov graduated from the City College of New York with a B.F.A. in film and video.

In 2004, his documentary Escape[1] won the Audience Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival.[2] It was then screened at the IDFA, Leipzig, and GoEast film festivals.

Lungulov's debut feature, Here and There,[3] won the Best NY Narrative Award at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.[4][5] It received critical acclaim from The Hollywood Reporter,[6] The New York Times,[7] IndieWire,[8] and Variety. It was theatrically released in the US,[9] Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, and Greece. Here and There was initially voted to be the Serbian foreign-language Oscar candidate, but it was subsequently withdrawn because of "too much English language in the dialogue". Lungulov was voted Best Director by FIPRESCI Serbia in 2009. In 2010, Lungulov was a Tribeca Festival jury member.[10]

Lungulov's dark comedy Monument to Michael Jackson, released in 2014, had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Festival. It won the Eastern European Film Award[11] at the 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Grand Prix Award at the Nashville Film Festival. It received critical acclaim from Variety[12] and Cineuropa.[13]

Lungulov was one of the co-writers on A Good Wife – the directorial debut of Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović – which had its world premiere at the Sundance Fim Festival in 2016.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Escape, retrieved 2020-07-06
  2. ^ "Too Many Movies, Too Little Time During a Busy, Festive Weekend in The Hamptons". October 26, 2004.
  3. ^ "Tribeca '09 Interview: "Here and There" Director Darko Lungulov". April 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Here and There | 2009 Tribeca Festival".
  5. ^ Brooks, Brian (May 1, 2009). ""Elly" and "Racing Dreams" Triumph at Tribeca Fest".
  6. ^ "Here and There -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 October 2010.
  7. ^ Gold, Daniel M. (13 May 2010). "A City of Warehoused Souls". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Feinstein, Howard (April 21, 2009). "10 Films To Watch at the '09 Tribeca Fest".
  9. ^ Knegt, Peter (May 23, 2010). "Box Office: Bollywood's "Kites" Doesn't Quite Soar; "Solitary," "Rollers" Strong (UPDATED)".
  10. ^ Thompson, Anne (April 13, 2010). "Tribeca Film Festival Jurors Include Eckhart, Alba, Braff, Goldberg".
  11. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (February 7, 2015). "Santa Barbara Film Fest Reveals 2015 Prize Winners".
  12. ^ Simon, Alissa (19 August 2014). "Film Review: 'Monument to Michael Jackson'". Variety.
  13. ^ "Monument to Michael Jackson: a touching tragi-comedy for all audiences". Cineuropa. 8 July 2014.
  14. ^ Erbland, Kate (December 8, 2015). "The Complete 2016 Sundance Film Festival Lineup".


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