Zivojin Pavlovic (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was Serbian film director and writer. In his films and novels, he depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society; he ...展开was one of leaders of Serbian the "Black wave" in film in 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker side of life rather than the shiny facades of communist Yugoslavia. Pavlovic received numerous awards, including two NIN Prizes for his novels, one Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival and several Golden Arenas of the Yugoslavia's most prestigious Pula Film Festival.