PRODUCTION: European Legend Veljko Bulajic Preps New Project at 88

ZAGREB: Acclaimed 88-year-old writer/director Veljko Bulajic is in preparation with Escape to the Sea, a coproduction between Croatia, Montenego, Macedonia, Slovenia and Germany.
14-11-2016

PRODUCTION: Nevio Marasović Preps Comic Sans

ZAGREB: Acclaimed director/scriptwriter Nevio Marasović is in preparation with Comic Sans (working title), a feature film produced by Ankica Jurić Tilić through Kinorama.
10-11-2016

PRODUCTION: Croatian/Czech/Bosnian Feature Project in Preparation

ZAGREB: The children's film My Grandpa is an Alien by Drazen Zarkovic and Marina Andree Skop is currently in preparation with the shooting set for 2017. The film is a…
09-11-2016

Kino Europa from Zagreb Awarded by Europa Cinemas

ZAGREB: Kino Europa from Zagreb, Croatia, the main venue of Zagreb FF, was awarded for Best Programming 2016 by Europa Cinemas. The award was announced on 8 November 2016.
08-11-2016

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Development and Short Film Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 264,253EUR / 1,984,690 HRK for short film production grants as well as script and project development grants.
02-11-2016

FESTIVALS: Zagreb Announces Competition Line-up

ZAGREB: Thirteen films will screen in the competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, 12 – 20 November 2016.
28-10-2016

FESTIVALS: Four Croatian Films in the Competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival

ZAGREB: Four of the thirteen titles competing for the Golden Pram of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival are Croatian productions. The festival takes place from 12 to 20 November 2016.
14-10-2016

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Feature and Experimental Film Production Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 1,436,403 EUR / 10,790,000 HRK for the production of three feature films, one debut feature and one experimental film on 4 September 2016.
06-10-2016

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction and Animated Film Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre approved 556,730 EUR / 4,178,000 HRK for minority coproductions and animated films on 23 September 2016.
26-09-2016

FESTIVALS: Croatian Constitution Wins Grand Prize of the Americas in Montreal

ZAGREB: Constitution by Rajko Grlić won the Grand Prize of the Americas (Best Film) at the 40th World Film Festival in Montreal (25 August- 5 September 2016). The film is…
08-09-2016

GRANTS: Croatia Announces TV Development Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has approved 277,488.50 EUR as project development and script development grants for TV series and individual works for animated projects, documentaries and dramas. The…
31-08-2016

Croatia Selects On the Other Side as Oscar Bid

ZAGREB: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side, a Croatian/Serbian coproduction, has been selected as Croatia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The decision was…
30-08-2016

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Sloboda, Croatia

This month we speak with Đive Galov, the programme manager of Kino Sloboda, Dubrovnik.
12-08-2016

New Europe Picks up Hana Jušić’s Venice Days Quit Staring at My Plate

ZAGREB: Croatian/Danish drama Quit Staring at My Plate by Hana Jušić, which will compete in this year’s Venice Days, has been acquired by New Europe Film Sales.
02-08-2016

FESTIVALS: Viva Wins Motovun Film Festival

MOTOVUN: Irish/Cuban coproduction Viva by Paddy Breathnach has won the Propeller of Motovun at the 19th Motovun Film Festival, which took place from 26 to 30 July 2016.
01-08-2016

FESTIVALS: Motovun Film Festival Kicks Off

MOTOVUN: The 19th edition of Motovun Film Festival, a festival primarily dedicated to films from small cinematographies and independent productions, will screen 13 films in the competition from 26 to…
27-07-2016

Six International Productions Expected to Shoot in Croatia

ZAGREB: In the first half of 2016, four international productions chose Croatia as their filming location, with additional six in the pipeline. The projects originate from the UK, Denmark, Sweden,…
26-07-2016

FESTIVALS: On the Other Side Wins Big at the 63rd Pula Film Festival

PULA: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side was awarded the Grand Golden Arena at the 63rd edition of Pula Film Festival, which took place from 9 to 16 July 2016.…
18-07-2016

Robin Hood – Origins Produced by DiCaprio, Rumored to Shoot in Croatia

DUBROVNIK: Robin Hood – Origins, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Jamie Foxx, is rumored to shoot in Dubrovnik in January-February 2017.
15-07-2016

Netflix Buys the Rights to Ivona Juka’s You Carry Me

ZAGREB: Ivona Juka’s debut feature You Carry Me / Ti mene nosiš has been bought by Netflix. This Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian/Montenegrin coproduction is the first film from the region bought by the…
12-07-2016