Actress Mira Banjac receives Zanka Stokic award

BELGRADE - One of the greatest recognition for acting in Serbia, the Zanka Stokic award, went this year to theater, TV and movie actress Mira Banjac (85).

The famous actor received the award at the National Theatre in Belgrade this weekend, where the audience greeted her with standing ovations.

The Zanka Stokic award has been named after the great Serbian actress in early 20th century and has been awarded since 2002 to an actress who made her mark on the theater and movie life of Serbia with her creative maturity and versatility of expression.

Mira Banjac's colleagues underlined that "she has not just played, but rather lived by creating with joy on the stage". The famous actress thanked all who joined her on this journey during her long career and stressed that great credit for this award goes to them.

"This is not just a moment of celebration, or my private achievement, but rather the affirmation of a living theater which endures, as an unstoppable river, a bare necessity of one people," Banjac said, adding that the tie that binds her to Zanka Stokic is that they "both played ordinary women".

The award that consists of a plaque with the image of Zanka Stokic, statuette and pecuniary amount, is granted by the National Theatre, Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti and the municipal assembly of Pozarevac.

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