Born in Yugoslavia 1943.
Studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Novi Sad, at the Academy of Art in Belgrade and stopover at
the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
He made his first short film in Munich in 1967, ANALYSIS, (3 mn, 35 mm, black and white).
It was followed by many animated short subjects made in Yugoslavia and Germany.
1989 French nationality.
Lives and works in Paris.
1969
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THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
Neoplanta-Film
00:09:30
Silver Medal – Belgrade
Golden Leopard – Locarno
Golden Hugo- Chicago
Golden Pelican – Mamaia
First Prize – Tampere
1970
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NOT EVERYTHING THAT FLIES IS A BIRD
Neoplanta-Film
00:08:44
Silver Medal – Belgrade
Carmen d’Avino Prize – Oberhausen
1971
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THE TEMPTATION
Neoplanta-Film
00:09:30
Gold Medal – Belgrade,
Bronze Miqueldi – Bilbao
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WEG ZUM NACHBAR
Neoplanta-Film
00:03:00
Opening film of the Oberhausen Film Festival
THE BRIDE
00:08:11Neoplanta-Film
Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animation Festival
Gold Medal – Belgrade
First Prize – Oberhausen
1972
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DON QUICHOTTE
Neoplanta-Film
00:08:30
Silver Medal – Belgrade
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TRIUMPH
Neoplanta-Film
00:08:00
First Prize – Oberhausen
1973
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LIBERATION OF THE MAIN CHARACTER
Majic KG Filmproduktion
00:09:00
Prize of the Jury – Oberhausen
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BLACK POWER
Oase-Filmproduktion
00:03:00
First Prize – Oberhausen
1974
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WE ARE MANY
Oase-Filmproduktion
00:08:30
Prize - Oberhausen
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WORTSPIELE
Oase-Filmproduktion 00:08:30
Prize – Oberhausen
Silver Dragon – Krakow
1976
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CIRCUS ABC
Stockmann-Filmproduktion
00:10:00
Animated short subject for children
1977
- FILM RETROSPECTIVE in La Rochelle 5e Rencontres Internationales d’Art Contemporain
1978
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NOT EVERYTHING THAT FLIES IS A BIRD
Stockmann-Filmproduktion
01:20:00
Presented at the festivals of Paris, London, Los Angeles
Gent, Annecy, Hyères and Ottawa
1981
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THE MASTER
Carrousel Film
00:10:30
Author, director
2003
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Member of the Jury of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Subjects Festival
RETROSPECTIVE of his short subjects during the festival
2005
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Retrospective
Forum des Images, Paris
2007
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THE KILLER OF MONTMARTRE
Sajtinac Production
00:50:02
Author, director, producer
- GRAND PRIX for the Best Feature at the International Animation Film Festival CINANIMA, Espinho, Portugal.
2008
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Official selection in competition at FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL, Bologna, Italy
Official selection in competition at ANIFEST, Trebon, Czech Republic
Official selection in competition at WINNIPEG INT.FILM FESTIVAL, Canada
Official selection in competition at ANIMEST, Bucharest, Romania
Official selection at ANIMA, Brussels, Belgium
Official selection at CORONA FILM FESTIVAL, Cork, Ireland
Official selection at AMBERG HORROR FEST, Germany
- Award of the Yugoslavian Film Library for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art
2009
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THE KILLER OF MONTMARTRE
GRAND PRIX Athena, at the International Animation Festival ANIMFEST, Athens, Greece
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GRAND PRIX for the Best Feature at the International Animation Festival KECSKEMET, Hungary
- National Student Award at the International Animation Festival KECSKEMET, Hungary
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Best animation feature at LOUISVILLE’S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILM, Louisville,
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Official selection in competition at CHINA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION AND DIGITAL ARTS, Changzhou, China
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Official selection in competition, at LOS ANGELES REEL FILM FESTIVAL
Honorable mention
2010
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THE KILLER OF MONTMARTRE
Royal Reel Award for Excellence in Filmmaking, Canada Film Festival, Vancouver
- Sajtinac receives in Belgrade, Serbia, an award for lifetime achievement
THE KILLER OF MONTMARTRE was screened in competition at FANTASPOA International Film Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil and in competition at the Festival ANIMALDICOADOS in Rio de Janeiro
and Sao Paulo
2015
- POLITICS
Animation short movie
Author, director, producer
Best Foreign animation BELGRADE FILM FESTIVAL 2016
Best Short Animation LOS ANGELES REEL FESTIVAL 2016
2018
- EMMA
Animated short movie Author, director, producer
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A DAY IN THE ORDINARY LIFE OF ABEL DUPONT
Animated short movie Author, director, producer
2019
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WHEN WEAPONS TALK
Animated short movie Author, director, producer
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Animated short movie Author, director, producer