Svetolik Skale Mitić (May 23, 1923 – April 1, 2008) was a Serbian poet, writer and film director, as well as the author of numerous books and film scripts.[1]

Early life

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He was born in Kruševac, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

Works

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He is best known for Covek zvani vazduh (1983), Praznik pobede (1947), Jugoslovenska porodica (1984), Link (1930), and Godina (1996).[2] In 1948 he began presenting cinema news in documentary films.[3]

In 1958 he took part in the first experimental TV programs on Yugoslavian TV. Subsequently, he directed and wrote for popular TV shows.[4] A close friend of Josip Broz Tito.[5] He spent several years as the prisinoner of a guerilla group in Nicaragua during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

Death

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Svetolik Skale Mitić died on April 1, 2008, in Belgrade Serbia.[6] He was buried on the New Cemetery in Belgrade. Serbia honors memory of Svetolik Skale Mitić.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ See, (in English) Svetolik Mitić General information on © Slovenian Film Center data base [1]
  2. ^ See, (in Serbian) "Link - 1930. godina" ("Link new timelines") Production: RTS 1996. With the first movie recordings of the entry of the train to the Lumière brothers' station (L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat), the visual history of humanity begins and this is a "link" with past times. During the twentieth century, the world has changed so much and rapidly as ever in the history of civilization; and with this progress, man threatened himself and survived on the planet, disrupted the natural laws, endangered the future of the planting. Collaborators Aleksandar Baljković, Mile Kečina, Miroslav Tesić, Magdalena Šarić; text and director Svetolik Mitić (Editorial office of the documentary programs). on © Dailymotion data base [2]
  3. ^ See, (in Serbian) JUGOSLOVENSKI TV SPIKERI (YUGOSLAV TV'S SPIKERS) Posted by © Secanja | TV Svetolik Skale Mitić "1917. god. - Ruska revolucija i zapadni front (I deo) (1917th year - Russian Revolution and the Western Front (Part I).avi" in the © Secanja | TV data base [3]
  4. ^ See, (in Serbian) Svetolik Skale Mitić: "That only TV show that has caused some kind of consequences" (1981) on © Yugopapir data base. © Yugopapir is an independent and non-commercial site that deals with the search, processing and preservation of as many valuable articles as possible from the former Yugoslav weekly and periodical press. [4]
  5. ^ See, (in Serbian) „Čovek za važne vesti“: Dva meseca sam se pripremao za smrt Tita (video) | "The Man for Important News": I was preparing myself for the death of Tito for two months (video) The memories of the prominent spiker RTV Beograd Miodrag Mile Zdravković about the live news on RTV "Umro je drug Tito!" and discussion about the death of Tito with his friend Svetolik Skale Mitić. From the largest internet community in Serbia © Krstarica d.o.o. data base [5]
  6. ^ See, (in Serbian) Information about Svetolik Skale Mitić's death in the © NUNS - Nezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije (© NUNS - The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia) [6]
  7. ^ See, (in Serbian) The article dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Svetolik Skale Mitić birth in © RTS :: Trezor (Radio Television of Serbia) © RTS internet portal data base [7]
  8. ^ See, (in Serbian) Рођен је новинар и један од оснивача ТВ Београд, Светолик Митић (Born journalist and one of the founders of TV Belgrade, Svetolik Mitić) from © Фондација Српски Легат data base. Фондација Српски Легат was founded with the goal of preserving Serbia's history, tradition and culture and reminding of the beautiful and bright moments of Serbian history in order to inspire the present and future citizens of Serbia, their dignity and national values that have been suppressed and partially forgotten over time. [8]