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Position of Woman as an Author in Serbian Cinematography

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Film theory frequently refers to an author – or auteur – as the individual that holds a key role and maintains control over the process of creating and shaping a film, wherein this role is most commonly ascribed to the film’s director (Caughie 2013). Yet films are, doubtlessly, the fruit of a collaborative creative process so that it could, in fact, refer to a group authorship. The Serbian Law on Cinematography (2011) recognizes the team of auteurs as individuals who carry out the responsibilities of film director, director of photography, screenwriter, score composer, production designer, and editor. The subject matter of this entry will primarily analyze the broad spectrum of female authors as members of the auteur team, with a particular focus on female directors.

Serbian cinematography encompasses feature-length films produced independently or in coproduction with a film company headquartered within the territory of Serbia as an independent state or within a constituent...

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  1. Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia

    Miloš Milošević

  2. Faculty of Business in Belgrade, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia

    Nina Pantelić

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

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  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

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Milošević, M., Pantelić, N. (2020). Position of Woman as an Author in Serbian Cinematography. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_113-1

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