Maria Djurkovic
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Maria Djurkovic | |
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| Born | April 1960 Kensington, London, England |
| Alma mater | Ruskin School of Art |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Maria Djurkovic (born April 1960) is a British[1] production designer for film and television.
Early life and education
[edit]Djurkovic was born in West London and grew up in Harrow, North London, the daughter of a Yugoslav-born art director.[2][3] She has Czech, Russian and Montenegrin roots and spent some of her childhood in former Yugoslavia.[4]
Djurkovic attended St Helen's School, completing her A Levels in 1978.[5] She graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Oxford University's Ruskin School of Art in 1982.[6] She then pursued the Motley Theatre Design Course.[2]
Career
[edit]After completing her postgraduate studies, Djurkovic began her career in the mid 1980s working in television for the BBC. Since then she has been involved in around 30 film and television productions.
At the 2015 Academy Awards, she and Tatiana Macdonald were nominated in the Best Production Design category for their work on The Imitation Game. In particular, she was responsible for the reconstruction of Alan Turing's bombe, for which she was given access to the archives of Bletchley Park, where Turing and his colleagues worked on deciphering the German military's Enigma code during the Second World War.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | 1 episode |
| 1988 | East of the Moon | |
| 1992 | No Head for Heights | Short film |
| 1993 | Spender | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Inspector Morse | 1 episode |
| 1996 | In Your Dreams | Television film |
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Television film |
| 2002 | Doctor Zhivago | Miniseries |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Television film |
| 2018 | The Little Drummer Girl | Miniseries |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Turnaround | |
| The Young Poisoner's Handbook | ||
| 1996 | Sweet Angel Mine | |
| 1997 | Wilde | |
| 1998 | Sliding Doors | |
| 1999 | Fanny and Elvis | |
| 2000 | Billy Elliot | |
| 2001 | The Grey Zone | |
| 2002 | The Hours | |
| 2003 | Sylvia | |
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | |
| 2005 | Man to Man | |
| 2006 | Scoop | |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | |
| 2012 | I Missed My Mother's Funeral | Short film |
| 2013 | The Invisible Woman | |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | |
| 2015 | A Bigger Splash | |
| 2016 | Gold | |
| 2017 | The Snowman | |
| 2018 | Red Sparrow | |
| 2021 | The Dig | |
| 2022 | My Policeman | |
| 2023 | Ferrari | |
| 2025 | The Amateur |
Awards
[edit]- Nominated, Academy Award for Best Production Design for The Imitation Game
- Nominated, BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for The Imitation Game[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marija Đurković: Nagrada uvek prija". B92. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ a b "Interview with Production Designer Maria Djurkovic (Oscar Nominated – The Imitation Game)". Matthew Toffolo. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Contributors". Perspective. 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Marija Đurković: Nagrada uvek prija". B92. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "Issue 8 Winter 2018". St Helen's School. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2025.(subscription required)
- ^ "Degree Show 1982". The Ruskin School of Art. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Vgl. blogs.nytimes.com". carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "First Films First | Maria Djurkovic". firstfilmsfirst.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
External links
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| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
- 1960 births
- Alumni of the Ruskin School of Art
- British women production designers
- Designers from London
- English art directors
- English people of Montenegrin descent
- English people of Czech descent
- English people of Russian descent
- Film people from London
- Living people
- People educated at St Helen's School
- People from Harrow, London
- People from Kensington
- European Film Award for Best Production Designer winners