Producer George Zecevic dies

Film producer George Zecevic, founding father of Smart Egg Pictures, died in La on Jan. 20. He was 75. At Smart Egg, Zecevic produced and co-produced films inside the U.S., Sweden as well as the former Yugoslavia directed by Dusan Makavejev, Milos Misa Radivojevic, Jovan Acin, Wes Craven and much more. London-based Smart Egg was mixed up in output of "The Coca Cola Kid" (1985) additionally to films including "Montenegro" (1981), helmed by Makavejev "Una" (1984), directed by Radivojevic "Hey Babu Riba" (1985), Acin "The Gypsies" (1988), Emir Kusturica and "Apartment Orchid" (1988), Kresimir Golik. Smart Egg's best American venture was joining track of New Line Cinema, selecting and co-creating Wes Craven's original horror thriller "Nightmare on Elm Street," which launched Freddy Kruger together with a franchise. With New Line, Smart Egg Pictures also produced the effective film "Animals" which is sequels. Zecevic was produced in Belgrade, inside the former Yugoslavia. He acquired a university degree in Overall costs in Belgrade after which acquired an Master of economic administration at NYU. Furthermore to his film biz efforts, he appeared to become mixed up in auto industry. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com