Frano Vodopivec(1924-1998)
- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Frano Vodopivec began his work in photography at high school. During WW2 he was
employed in film propaganda company of Croatian quisling government.
After the war, he directed photography in his first movie in 1947, and
in 1952 he began working on feature films. In next quarter of century,
Vodopivec was responsible for photography in around twenty movies, some
of them being among the best produced in former Yugoslavia. Vodopivec
also wrote and directed around fifty docummentaries and education
films. In 1989 he received "Vladimir Nazor" Life Achievment
Award.