Nikola Vukčević (film director)
Montenegrin film director
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Nikola Vukčević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Никола Вукчевић; born in Podgorica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin film director.[1] He is a stage and film director,[2] an independent producer since 1995 and a member of the film board of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU). He is a professor at national Faculty of Dramatic Arts – Cetinje and has been the artistic director at City theatre Podgorica since 2004.[1]
Vukcevic received a Bachelors degree for arts in film and theatre from the Academy of Arts Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, studying under the supervision of Vlatko Gilic. In June 2001, he received a master's degree of Arts in drama. His thesis was published as Influence of Film On Theatre of New Forms. Since 2004 Vukcevic is artistic director of City Theatre Podgorica[1] In November 2010, Vukcevic received a PhD in cinema and theatre poetics.[citation needed]
Vukcevic directed 2005 Montenegrin drama film A View from Eiffel Tower.[1] In 2025, his film The Tower of Strength (Obraz) was selected as the Montenegrin entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.[3][4]