After Miki Manojlovic, Meto Jovanovski, Emir Hadzihafisbegovic and Rade Sherbedzija, this year award "SEE Actor 2016" will go to Mr. Branimir Popovic.
He was the minister of culture of Montenegro from 2000 to 2003. Before that, he was director of City theater Podgorica (capital of Montenegro), and now he is director of Montenegrin national theater (MNT).
He is one of the most recognizable film actors from SEE region, with very rich filmography (full list at IMDB).
Branimir Popovic has also made his great roles in theater, like Bishop Danilo in "Gorski vijenac" ("Mountain wrath")- Petar II Petrovic Njegos, directed 1997 by Bransilav Micunovic (artistic director of MNT), Dr. Soc in "Princeza Ksenija od Crne Gore" (Princess Ksenija of Montenegro) directed 1997 by Radmila Vojvodic, Rodion Romanovic Raskolnikov in "Zlocin i kazna" (Crime and punishment), directed 1998 by Egon Savin, Celestino in "Montenegrini", directed 1998 by Radmila Vojvodic, in trilogy "Requiem of the 20th century", made of "Electra", "Don Juan is coming back from war" and "Party time", Popovic made role of Don Juan, directed by Radmila Vojvodic, 2000, "Nora" directed 2000. by Branislav Micunovic, Nil in Maxim Gorki's "Petit bourgeoisie", directed by Paolo Magelli 2001.
He was the minister of culture of Montenegro from 2000 to 2003. Before that, he was director of City theater Podgorica (capital of Montenegro), and now he is director of Montenegrin national theater (MNT).
He is one of the most recognizable film actors from SEE region, with very rich filmography (full list at IMDB).
Branimir Popovic has also made his great roles in theater, like Bishop Danilo in "Gorski vijenac" ("Mountain wrath")- Petar II Petrovic Njegos, directed 1997 by Bransilav Micunovic (artistic director of MNT), Dr. Soc in "Princeza Ksenija od Crne Gore" (Princess Ksenija of Montenegro) directed 1997 by Radmila Vojvodic, Rodion Romanovic Raskolnikov in "Zlocin i kazna" (Crime and punishment), directed 1998 by Egon Savin, Celestino in "Montenegrini", directed 1998 by Radmila Vojvodic, in trilogy "Requiem of the 20th century", made of "Electra", "Don Juan is coming back from war" and "Party time", Popovic made role of Don Juan, directed by Radmila Vojvodic, 2000, "Nora" directed 2000. by Branislav Micunovic, Nil in Maxim Gorki's "Petit bourgeoisie", directed by Paolo Magelli 2001.