Ranka Velimirović

Ranka Velimirović (; 20 June 1940 – 5 March 2020) was a film producer and film director. She was the wife of the prominent Yugoslav film director Zdravko Velimirović.

Career and life She was born on 20 June 1940 in Podgorica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After her graduation in 1963, she continued living in Belgrade working in the film and TV industry with occasional international visits and stays on professional basis. During her long career Ranka worked on great film and cultural projects in former Yugoslavia, Serbia and abroad. During her career as a film producer she contributed to many large film projects that gained international publicity. In 1990 she founded her own production studio called "Libra Film" and produced many widely awarded documentary films. Ranka directed and produced two documentaries about her late husband Zdravko Velimirović reflecting on his life, career and personal views.

She died in Belgrade, Serbia, on 5 March 2020. She was buried in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens in the New Cemetery in Belgrade on 11 March 2020.

Filmography Director Documentaries

Zdravko Velimirović – Život stvaraoca (Life of the art creator – Zdravko Velimirovic) (2006) Planina, drvo, voda (Mountain, wood, water) Carostavni darovi Nemanjića (Gifts of Nemanjic Dynasty) Slovo ljubve (Word of love) Srebrna planina Rudnik (Silver mountain Rudnik) Studeničke svetinje u Srbiji (Sacred places of the Monastery Studenica in Serbia) Kanjon reke Jerme sa okolinom (Canyon of river Jerma and surroundings)

Producer

Povratak na Medun (Return to Medun) Rijeka Zeta, Zeta zemlja (River Zeta, Zeta land) Rijeka Zeta, majka i kolijevka (Zeta, mother and cradle) Uzvišenje (Exaltation) Naši dragi gosti (Our dear guests) Piva Put za Pivu (Journey to Piva) Lovćen vidokrug (Lovcen horizons) Zdravko Velimirović – Lični stav (Zdravko Velimirovic – Personal view) (2015) Stari Crnogorci govore (Old Montenegrins speak) Prepoznavanje (Uncovering) Besmrtni poručnik u smrt sa osmijehom (The immortal Lieutenant in death with a smile) Studeničke svetinje u Srbiji (Sacred places of the Monastery Studenica in Serbia) Golija skriveni biser (Golia hidden pearl) Planina Golija, impresija prirode (Mount Golia nature's impression) Zagarač, selo mojih predaka (Zagarac, village of my ancestors) Kanjon reke Jerme sa okolinom (Canyon of river Jerma and surroundings) Voleci Amorgos (Loving Amorgos)

Other credits Ranka worked as script supervisor on the following films:

Year Film Original title 1965 Certified: No Mines Проверено - мин нет, Provereno nema mina 1968 Mount of Lament Lelejska gora 1974 The Dervish and Death Derviš i smrt 1975 The Peaks of Zelengora Vrhovi Zelengore 1978 The Battle for the Southern Railway Dvoboj za južnu prugu 1981 Dorotej Dorotej 1985 O Tempo dos Leopardos port. O Tempo dos Leopardos; serb. Vreme leoparda 1989 The Fall of Rock and Roll Kako je propao rokenrol