# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/veljko-bulajic
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:45:24.893Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/veljko-bulajic"
name: "Veljko Bulajić"
slug: "veljko-bulajic"
description: "Veljko Bulajić was a Montenegrin and Croatian film director. Bulajić is a UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. He spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan film genre. According to the Croatian Public Broadcasting Company, his films have reached an audience of over 500 million viewers worldwide. The top four most viewed Yugoslav films of all time were all directed by Bulajić. MUBI streaming service describes Bulajić as \"a creator of made-to-order epic blockbusters\"."
tagline: "Croatian film director (1928–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stevan_Kragujevic%2C_Veljko_Bulajic%2C_1969_(crop).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1928-03-22"
deathDate: "2024-04-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.97
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.09381066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119819/"
    handle:    "nm0119819"
sources:
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    title: "Veljko Bulajić"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump