Exhibitions 

11 - 20 July 2019

CURATOR Predrag Živković

ORGANISER Umetnička galerija Nadežda Petrović, Čačak / Nadežda Petrović Art Gallery, Čačak

Actress Sonja Savić filmed her first author film in 1996, and has since starred in more than 40 film and TV roles. The most prominent directors of the region (Srđan Karanović, Slobodan Šijan, Boro Drašković, Svetislav Bata Prelić, Miloš Radivojević, Zdravko Šotra, Goran Marković, and others) entrusted leading roles in their anthological achievements to precisely Sonja Savić. Thanks to her massive talent and incredible ability of transformation, she starred in roles that secured her wide popularity and are remembered by generations. Because of this, but also the cult status she enjoyed in artistic circles as a result of numerous independent projects, both the audience and the critics always expected the best and the most from Sonja. Still, feeling like classic film confined her and that what she wanted to express through her art went far beyond the conventions of mainstream film production, she turned to independent, author projects in theatre, music, and especially video, which was a new medium at the time. Her critical thinking in terms of the establishment kept pushing her to the margins of official cultural events.

She worked until her life was cut short, and has left behind unfinished work. It will be developed and completed with the help of her close associates and expert guidance by the Nadedža Petrović Art Gallery from Čačak, which is the heir to her legacy.

Five of her works, which the audience in Pula will be able to see as part of the multimedia exhibition Sonja Savić: A City Girl at SKUC during the 66th Pula Film Festival in July 2019, can be considered anthological in terms of their significance and artistic value within experimental and alternative film and video production in the territory of former Yugoslavia.