Pjer Žalica (Sarajevo, 1964) je bosansko-hercegovački scenarista, reditelj, producent i montažer. Studirao je komparativnu književnost i filozofiju na Filozofskom fakultetu u Sarajevu. Diplomirao je režiju na Akademiji scenskih umjetnosti u Sarajevu. Usavršavao se za filmski scenario i produkciju na Imaginarnoj filmskoj akademiji Motovun. Scenarista je i reditelj više dugometražnih igranih, kratkih i dokumentarnih filmova koji su nagrađeni sa više desetina međunarodenih filmskih priznanja. Autor je i reditelj brojnih TV emisija i serija. Režirao je i više pozorišnih komada.
Žalica je profesor režije i scenarija na Akademiji scenskih umjetnosti u Sarajevu, u po dva mandata bio je i prodekan za nastavu i dekan. Gostovao je i predavao na više fakulteta u BiH i inostranstvu, između ostalog: Univerzitet Stanford, SAD i Fakultet dramskih umjetnosti u Ljubljani. Član je Evropske filmske akademije. Njegovi filmovi su prikazivani u: Kanu, Torontu, Lokarnu, Londonu, Tribeki NYC i osvojili su više od 50 prestižnih nagrada.
Pjer Zalica (Sarajevo, 1964) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian screenwriter, director, producer and editor. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo. He graduated in directing from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo and received training in screenwriting and production at the Motovun Imaginary Film Academy. He is the screenwriter and director of several feature-length, short and documentary films that have won many international film awards.
He wrote and directed numerous TV shows and series, in addition to directing several theater plays.
Zalica is a professor of directing and screenwriting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. He was also Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Dean for two terms. He visited and taught at several faculties in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, including Stanford University, USA and the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Ljubljana. He is a member of the European Film Academy. His films have screened in Cannes, Toronto, Locarno, London, Tribeca NYC and won more than 50 prestigious awards.
