{"id":158841,"date":"2025-01-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=158841"},"modified":"2025-01-07T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:05:00","slug":"milorad-milenkovic-passes-away-the-famous-host-of-potera-directed-one-of-the-most-famous-serbian-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/milorad-milenkovic-passes-away-the-famous-host-of-potera-directed-one-of-the-most-famous-serbian-films\/","title":{"rendered":"MILORAD MILENKOVI\u0106 PASSES AWAY: The famous host of &#8220;Potera&#8221; directed one of the most famous Serbian films!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Milorad Milinkovi\u0107, a chaser from &#8220;The Chase&#8221; passed away yesterday. Director Milorad Milinkovi\u0107 passed away suddenly at the age of 60.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renowned director, screenwriter, and chaser in the popular quiz show &#8220;The Chase,&#8221; Milorad Milinkovi\u0107, passed away on Monday evening, Tanjug was told at the Film Center of <a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/category\/serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Serbia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milinkovi\u0107 died from a severe heart attack in the churchyard at the age of 60, the media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to witnesses, Milinovi\u0107 went to take communion in the village church and collapsed in the churchyard when he came out. Milinkovi\u0107&#8217;s body was then transferred to the chapel of the Negotin hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had come to Jabukovac to celebrate Christmas, unaware that his health was failing. Milinkovi\u0107 died from a severe heart attack in the churchyard at the age of 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One eyewitness told Telegraf that the famous Chaser was lighting a candle when he fell ill. In front of the church, there is almost no one today. The Telegraf reporter only encountered a man in a nearby pub who saw what happened this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He bent down to light a candle, but soon collapsed. The villagers tried to help him, brought him water, but he was motionless. The ambulance, which arrived at the scene, could practically only confirm death,&#8221; people told Telegraf. They add that everything happened in the early morning hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milinkovi\u0107&#8217;s body was then transferred to the chapel of the Negotin hospital. The date and place of the funeral will be announced later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN SERBIAN:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\t<figure class='wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe'>\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper' style=\"height:600px; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid = 'newspack-iframe-YKndgep5dZtD'\n\t\t\t\tlayout = 'responsive'\n\t\t\t\theight = '100'\n\t\t\t\twidth = '100'\n\t\t\t\tsrc = 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0afjL5MRcAvtyx2Y91oUKuQCw8yQXJx1XfN7NcxyuzsY9khMWjZyqDyjhfJRuXpxDl'\n\t\t\t\tstyle = 'height: 600px; width: 100%;'\n\t\t\t\tframeborder = '0'\n\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tconst iframe = document.getElementById(\"newspack-iframe-YKndgep5dZtD\");\n\t\tconst timerId = setInterval( function() {\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = iframe.src;\n\t\t\t}, 2000 );\n\n\t\tiframe.onload = function() {\n\t\t\tclearInterval(timerId);\n\t\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who was Milorad Milinkovi\u0107?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milinkovi\u0107 was born in Belgrade in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was also a singer, songwriter, DJ, and football commentator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milinkovi\u0107&#8217;s most famous works are &#8220;Dead Cold&#8221;, &#8220;Chase for Luck&#8221;, and &#8220;Obituary for Escobar&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He directed the first Serbian film shot in 3D technology &#8211; &#8220;Fifth Butterfly&#8221;. Milinkovi\u0107 was also a former singer, songwriter, DJ, and football commentator. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the rock bands Morbidi and Mno\u0107i and later a member of the bands Big Sex and Zmajevi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was born in Belgrade. He graduated from the Mathematical Gymnasium in his hometown in 1983. He enrolled at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad where he graduated in 1991, majoring in directing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milinkovi\u0107 also became known as a chaser in the quiz show &#8220;The Chase&#8221;. He wrote two books: &#8220;Phantom Tram, or, The Strange Experiences of My Friend Sima and His Legacy in Five Books&#8221; and &#8220;Dead Cold and Legless, or, Even After Tito, Tito&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbs-chopping-firewood-in-america-at-16-degrees-swing-an-axe-pour-some-rakija-dance-a-kolo-and-then-fire-all-your-guns-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBS CHOPPING FIREWOOD IN AMERICA AT -16 DEGREES: Swing an axe, pour some rakija, dance a kolo, and then fire all your guns! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-vienna-our-language-is-the-third-most-common-among-special-education-students-in-viennese-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN VIENNA: Our language is the third most common among special education students in Viennese schools!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/patriarch-porfirije-delivers-christmas-message-part-dedicated-to-the-victims-of-novi-sad-powerful-message-sent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PATRIARCH PORFIRIJE DELIVERS CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: Part dedicated to the victims of Novi Sad, powerful message sent!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blic.rs\/sudbine\/umro-milorad-milinkovic-tragac-iz-potere\/y2tf4z1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Blic<\/a>, <strong>Photo<\/strong>: Mitar Mitrovi\u0107 \/ Ringier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milorad Milinkovi\u0107, a chaser from &#8220;The Chase&#8221; passed away yesterday. Director Milorad Milinkovi\u0107 passed away suddenly at the age of 60. Renowned director, screenwriter, and chaser in the popular quiz show &#8220;The Chase,&#8221; Milorad Milinkovi\u0107, passed away on Monday evening, Tanjug was told at the Film Center of Serbia. Milinkovi\u0107 died from a severe heart [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":158842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[414,4140,1587,4123,4124,1591,1287,4141,38,4139,113,4142,4125],"class_list":["post-158841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serbia","tag-film","tag-heart-attack","tag-kviz","tag-milorad-milinkovic","tag-mrtav-ladan","tag-potera","tag-reditelj","tag-screenwriter","tag-serbia","tag-serbian-films","tag-srbija","tag-the-chase","tag-tragac","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158863,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158841\/revisions\/158863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}