In Memoriam: Miralem Zubčević (1951–2021)
The Academy of Performing Arts, University of Sarajevo informed the public on 4 April, 2021 of passing away of esteemed colleague, editor Miralem Zubčević.
He was born in 1951 in Sarajevo and graduated editing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 1989. He taught editing at the Academy of Performing Arts until 2020. His rich filmography as an editor includes feature films, including: “Djeca”, “Do not forget me Istanbul”, “Snijeg”, “Ljubav na granici”, “Kardinal od Bosne i Hercegovine” and “Smrt u Sarajevu” and short feature films: “Kako je Ilija Ladin predavao Njemački”, “Snovi”, “Sjever je poludio”, “Naprijed, nazad”, “Prvo smrtno iskustvo” i “Kako je pukao Pjer Žalica”, also including short documentaries: “Tiše”, “Heroin”, “Očima vojnika”, “Dnevnik graditelja”, “Povratak”, “Slike s ugla”, “Sjećaš li se Sarajeva?”, “Crvene gumene čizme”, “Insert iz nebodera”, “Tragovi zla”, “Portret umjetnika u ratu”, “Križni put u Sarajevu”, “Osam godina kasnije”, “Vatre Sarajeva” and “Karta za prošlost”.
He is the alumni of the “Ivica Matić” of the Film Workers Association Award and the “Dr. Razija Lagumdžija” award of the Academy of Performing Arts of the University of Sarajevo.
The University of Sarajevo and the staff of the Academy of Performing Arts of the University of Sarajevo express their deep condolences to the family and all the bereaved.