Soja Jovanović (1922–2002) rediteljka Ova Beograđanka, čiji je deda-stric bio čuveni slikar Paja Jovanović, završila je francusku osnovnu i srednju školu u Be- ogradu, istovremeno pohađajući muzič- ku školu, odsek za klavir. Prva je filmska, pozorišna i televizijska rediteljka u Srbiji. Priključila se partizanskom pokretu i s ko- legama je na Muzičkoj akademiji 1945. godine formirala teatar, a prvi zadatak u oslobođenom Beogradu bio joj je da napravi pozorišnu predstavu. Režirala je prvi dugometražni film u boji ( Pop Ći - ra i pop Spira ), za koji je dobila nagradu za režiju na Pulskom filmskom festivalu (1957). „Nemoguće ne postoji, opravda- nja nema“, bio je njen moto, a Beograd joj se odužio spomen-pločom na uglu Nje- goševe i Maksima Gorkog na Vračaru.
SOJA JOVANOVIĆ (1922-2002) DIRECTOR
This Belgrade native, whose great-uncle was famous painter Paja Jovanović, completed her schooling at the French primary and secondary schools in Belgrade, while at the same time attending the piano department of the music school. She was Serbia’s first female film, theatre and television director. She joined the Yugoslav Partisan movement and, together with colleagues from the Music Academy, formed a theatre in 1945, with the creation of a theatrical play being her first task in the newly liberated Belgrade. She directed the country’s first feature film to be made in colour (Priest Ćira and Priest Spira), for which she received the Best Director Award at the Pula Film Festival (1957). Her motto was “The impossible doesn’t exist, there is no justification”, and Belgrade repaid her with a memorial plaque at the junction of the Vračar neighbourhood’s Njegoševa and Maksim Gorki streets.
Isidora Sekulić (1877–1958) književnica
Isidora Sekulić je bila prva žena akademik u Srbiji. Kao diplo- mirana matematičarka i doktorka filozofije, srpsku istoriju za- dužila je književnim radom. Uporednu književnost studirala je s prekidima u Londonu, Parizu i Berlinu, a doktorirala je na fi- lozofiji u Nemačkoj 1922. godine. Bila je nastavnica matema- tike, upraviteljka Devojačke škole u Pančevu, a zatim u Beo- gradu profesorka do penzije. Govorila je šest svetskih jezika i bila je prva žena na mestu predsednika Udruženja književni- ka. Posle kritike Milovana Đilasa, reagujući na nju, spalila je ru- kopis svoje još neobjavljene knjige o Njegošu, a kasnije, pred smrt, i sve ostale započete radove i privatnu prepisku, zbog čega je veliki deo njene zaostavštine pod velom tajne. ISIDORA SEKULIĆ (1877-1958) WRITER Isidora Sekulić was the first woman academic in Serbia. As a graduate mathematician and doctor of philosophy, Serbian history is indebted to her for her literary work. She engaged in comparative literature studies, with interruptions, in London, Paris and Berlin, receiving her doctorate in philosophy in Germany in 1922. She was a mathematics teacher, administrator of the Girls’ School in Pančevo, then a professor in Belgrade until her retirement. She spoke six world languages and was the first woman to serve as president of the Association of Writers of Serbia. In response to criticism of her work by Milovan Đilas, she burnt the manuscript of her unpublished book about Njegoš, then later – just prior to her death – she did the same with all other unfinished works and private correspondences, which is why a large part of her legacy is shrouded in secrecy.
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