Dragan Bjelogrlić
Dragan Bjelogrlić "Bjela" is a Serbian actor, director and producer.Career
Simultaneous to moving from Baranda to Belgrade to continue his studies, 14-year-old Bjelogrlić also debuted in movies playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojno in Boško Buha, a 1978 film that achieved sizable popularity.
He followed that up in the coming years with other roles in TV series, short, and feature films. By the mid-1980s, Bjelogrlić was an established young actor in SFR Yugoslavia. In 1985 he appeared in Bal na vodi as part of an ensamble cast of his peers such as Srđan Todorović, Nebojša Bakočević, Goran Radaković, and Gala Videnović.
In 1987, he became one of the central cast members on the hugely popular drama television series Bolji život. Playing the role of Boba Popadić made Bjelogrlić a recognizable star all across the country. His brother Goran Bjelogrlić is a film producer. His 2010 film, Montevideo, God Bless You!, was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. The film's sequel, See You in Montevideo, was released in 2014.Awards and recognitions
- Award for the best acting couple with Vesna Trivalić at the festival in Niš for the series Bolji život 1991.
- 2 grand prizes "Ćele-kula" for the best actor in the film Lepa sela lepo gore at the acting festival in Niš
- 2 Golden Mimosas, for the best role in the film Lepa sela lepo gore at the Herceg Novi Film Festival,
- Statue of Liberty for the best acting achievement at Sopot Film Festival
- Charter Award for Outstanding Male Role in Doktor Rej i đavoli
- He has won over 15 major awards for films at domestic festivals and over 20 international awards and grand prizes.
- Golden Antenna for the best screenplay for the Montevideo, God Bless You!.
- Audience Award in Moscow for the film See You in Montevideo.
- Award for contribution to European cinematography at the 10th European and Mediterranean Film Festival in Piran
Select filmography
- Boško Buha — Sava Jovanović Sirogojno
- Bal na vodi — Saša — Dancing in Water
- Aenigma — Tom
- Bolji život — Slobodan "Boba" Popadić
- Kako je propao rokenrol - Milicioner Radivoje
- Hajde da se volimo 3
- Crni bombarder — Crni bombarder — The Black Bomber
- Lepa sela lepo gore — Milan — Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
- Rane — Ludi Kure — The Wounds
- Nebeska udica — Toza — 'Sky Hook
- Milky Way
- Rat uživo — Sergej — War Live
- Nataša — Aca — Natasha
- Ledina — Dragan — Bare Ground
- Kajmak i marmelada — Goran — Cheese and Jam
- Sivi kamion crvene boje — Švabo
- Ivkova slava — Kalča
- Tata i zetovi — Bubić — Dad and the Son-in-Laws
- Vratiće se rode — Ekser — The Storks Will Return
- Doktor Rej i đavoli — Ratko Dražević
- Monument to Michael Jackson — Dušan
- :sr:Војна академија |Vojna akademija — Potpukovnik Panić
- Shadows over the Balkans/Black Sun — Andra Tanasijević
- Južni vetar — Car
