Mako Sajko

Brazilian screenwriter and film director (1938–2022)
Mako Sajko
Sajko in 2017
Born19 January 1927 (1927-01-19)
Tržič, Slovenia
Died1 January 2023 (2023-02) (aged 95)
OccupationFilmmaker

Mako Sajko (19 January 1927 – 1 January 2023) was a Slovenian documentarist, screenwriter and film director.

Life and career

Born in Tržič, Sajko studied direction under Slavko Vorkapić at the High Film School in Belgrade, graduating in 1959 and becoming the first Slovenian film director with a formal degree in directing.[1][2][3]

A socially committed filmmaker who had a peculiar interest to taboo themes such as industrial pollution or prostitution,[4] he is best known for the documentary film Samomorilci, pozor! ("Suicides, Beware!", 1967), which in spite of getting several awards and critical acclaim enraged Yugoslav authorities because of the unwanted attention it placed on the numerous suicides among young people; the controversy resulted in the establishment of the first youth suicide prevention programmes but also in the banning of the film and in Sajko having reduced career opportunities such as being denied a feature film debut, and after the ban of his last documentary film (Narodna noša, "National Costume", 1975) he was forced to a premature retirement from cinema.[3][4]

During his career Sajko received numerous awards and honours, notably the Prešeren Fund Award in 1969, the Badjura Lifetime Achievement Prize [sl] in 2009 and the France Štiglic Award [sl] for his career in 2021.[3][4] He died on 1 January 2023, at the age of 95.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "Sajko, Mako". Enciklopedija Slovenija: Pt-Savn (in Slovenian). Mladinska knjiga. 1987. p. 368. ISBN 978-86-11-14792-5.
  2. ^ a b "Umrl je legendarni dokumentarist Mako Sajko". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Bezlaj, Mirt (2 January 2023). "Umrl je Mako Sajko". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Butala, Gregor (4 January 2023). "Mako Sajko (1927–2023): Filmi, ki so povedali preveč". Dnevnik. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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Recipients of the Prešeren Fund Award
1960s
  • 1962: Ljubo Humek
  • Franci Čop
  • Vladimir Makuc
  • Mitja Mejak
  • Matej Bor
  • Duša Počkaj
  • Primož Ramovš
  • Marko Šuštaršič
  • Dubravka Tomšič
  • Janez Trenz
  • France Šmid
  • Ciril Pogačnik
  • 1963: Janez Bernik
  • Dejan Bravničar
  • Vanda Gerlovič
  • Sveta Jovanović
  • Janez Kališnik
  • Branko Kocmut
  • Lojze Krakar
  • Marjan Pogačnuik
  • Ali Raner
  • Pavle Zidar
  • Rudi Zupan
  • 1964: Boris Čampa
  • Jože Falout
  • Stane Jarm
  • Nives Kalin - Vehovar
  • Mile Korun
  • Stanko Kristl
  • Andrej Kurent
  • Ivan Minatti
  • Nace Simončič
  • France Slana
  • Gregor Strniša
  • Milan Šega
  • Team of the Development Department of the Decorative Fabric Factory in Ljubljana
  • Karel Zelenko
  • 1965: Jože Bevc
  • Polde Bibič
  • Miloš Bonča
  • Bogdan Borčič
  • Andrej Jemec
  • Rok Klopčič
  • Janez Lajovic
  • Tone Pavček
  • Štefan Planinc
  • Smiljan Rozman
  • Alojz Srebotnjak
  • Pavel Šivic
  • Mirko Zdovc
  • Ciril Zlobec
  • 1966: Tone Bitenc
  • Janez Boljka
  • Miha Gunzek
  • Mija Jarc
  • Ignac Koprivec
  • Janez Lenassi
  • Borut Loparnik
  • Bogdan Meško
  • Zlata Ognjanović
  • Milena Ogorelec
  • Božo Kos
  • Žarko Petan
  • Jože Pogačnik
  • Davorin Savnik
  • 1967: Sandi Krošl
  • Lojze Lebič
  • Floris Oblak
  • Vasja Predan
  • Tatjana Remškar
  • Savin Sever
  • Slavko Tihec
  • Vilko Ukmar
  • Aleksander Valič
  • Rudi Vaupotič
  • 1968: Milka Badjura
  • Jože Ciuha
  • Hilda Hölzl
  • Marjan Kolar
  • Gregor Košak
  • Mirč Kragelj
  • Branko Kraševec
  • Jožko Lukeš
  • Milan Mihelič
  • Dušan Moravec
  • Ive Šubic
  • Danilo Švara
  • Drago Tršar
  • Iva Zupančič
  • 1969: Ilija Arnautović, Aleksander Peršin in Janez Vovk
  • Peter Černe
  • Janez Gradišnik
  • Miran Herzog
  • Lojze Kovačič
  • Nikolaj Omersa
  • Alojz Rebula
  • Mirko Romih in Branko Uršič
  • Mako Sajko
  • Vladimir Škerlak
  • Arnold Tovornik
  • Uroš Vagaja
  • Fran Žižek
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