02-12-2017

Animation Industry Profile CROATIA

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    Courtesy of Creative Europe Desk CROATIA

    OFFICIAL NAME OF COUNTRYTHE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
    FILM SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
    OFFICIAL NAMECROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL CENTRE
    ADDRESSNOVA VES 18
    WEBPAGEwww.havc.hr
    CHIEF EXECUTIVEDANIEL RAFAELIĆ
    PUBLIC FUNDING AVAILABLE IN EUROS6. 846, 083, 79 EUR
    PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDING DEDICATED TO ANIMATION8,5 % /development and production/
    AVERAGE PRODUCTION BUDGET IN €:2016  - 281. 628 EUR (including minority co-productions)  or 448.802 EUR without minority co-productions
    - FOR SHORT ANIMATED FILM2016- 33.841 EUR (including minority co-productions), or 35.848 EUR (without minority co-productions)
    - FOR FEATURE ANIMATED FILMnote: The Criquet and the Antoinnette - they received an approximate figure of 526. 316 EUR, however was never made!!! The  year of reference: 2012
    - FOR EPISODE OF ANIMATED TV SERIES
    TAX INCENTIVESYES
    TAX INCENTIVES PERCENTAGE20%
    REGIONAL FUNDS FOR ANIMATIONNO
    AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANIMATED FILM PROFESSIONALSYES
    NATIONAL TV BROADCASTER
    OFFICIAL NAMEHRT / CROATIAN RADIO TELEVISION
    ADDRESSPRISAVLJE 3
    WEBPAGEwww.hrt.hr
    COMMISSIONING EDITOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMATIONKrešimir Zubčić/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO ACQUISITION OF  ANIMATED CONTENT FROM CEE COUNTRIES IN THE LAST 5 YEARSN/A
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO PRODUCTION OF LOCAL ANIMATED CONTENT IN THE LAST 5 YEARSN/A
    NUMBER OF MINUTES PRODUCED IN THE LAST 5 YEARSN/A
    DISTRIBUTION INFO
    ADMISSIONS IN CINEMAS IN 20164. 29 mil (147.705 Croatian films)
    NUMBER OF SCREENS154 screens (140 digital screens)
    AVERAGE TICKET PRICE IN EUROS3,8 EUR
    INTERNET PENETRATION RATE74,20%
    PRODUCTION INFO
    NUMBER OF FEATURE ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS2
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS1
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    NUMBER OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS56
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS47
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS9
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS47
    NUMBER OF TV SERIES EPISODES PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARSNote: 13 TV series episodes were supported for their development (script and project development)
    EDUCATION
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION SCHOOLSAcademy of Fine Arts Zagreb / Dept. of Animation and New Media
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION COMPANIES31 ( note: some are more active than others. Some production companies registered for animation, thus, here are taken into consideration!)
    ASSOCIATION OF ANIMATED FILMN/A
    - OFFICIAL NAMEN/A
    - WEBPAGEN/A
    - CHIEF EXECUTIVEN/A
    ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALSANIMAFEST ZAGREB
    WEBPAGES OF FESTIVALSwww.animfest.hr
    TRADITION OF ANIMATION AND HISTORY
    SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION IN MAXIMUM 500 CHARACTERS (for example main awards and authors, important milestones, trends...)Croatia is famous for its tradition in animation related to Zagreb school of animated films- an animation film studio located in Zagreb (in 1956), Croatia and is a part of the Zagreb Film company. The first major success was a Grand Prix award in Venice for the animated short Samac (Lonely guy) by Vatroslav Mimica, and their greatest work so far is an Oscar-winning animated short Surogat by Dušan Vukotić in 1962. The new generation of animators specializes in computer animated films, yet their style is as innovative and groundbreaking as that of their illustrious predecessors. Simon Bogojević Narath (Morana - Annecy competition, Flower of Battle - Balkanima official selection)  and Veljko Popović (She who measures - FIPRESCI award in Annecy 2008, May Way - Cartoon East Award 2010, Götteborg,  Dove Sei Amore Mio - Clermont Ferrand offical competition 2011, Planemo un 2016), two highly influential figures in this new wave of Croatian animation explore new approaches to animation. In addition, it is important to highlight some other names: Michaela Müller (Miramare - Sarajevo FF 2009, Animateka), Matija Pisačić, Marko Meštrović (No Sleep Won't Kill You - Annecy 2010 -official competition, Sarajevo FF, Ottawa), Marko Dješka, Draško Ivezić, Daniel Šuljić. Among many it is important to highlight screenings, official selections at Animafest Zagreb and Animateka, supported by MEDIA. The most recent success story - 2017 (Croatian minority co-production) - Hedhogehog's Home coproduced between Canada and Croatia (Bonobo Studio) directed by Eva Cvijanović and being selected at Generation Next - this year's Berlinale.