Daniel Rafaelić Steps Down from HAVC

ZAGREB: Daniel Rafaelić has asked to be relieved of his duties as Chief Executive Officer of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC). He will continue his duties until a new director…
18-02-2019

Zagreb Hosts International Conference on Women in Film Industry

ZAGREB: The Croatian Film Directors’ Guild (DHFR) is organising an International Conference on Women in Film Industry, which will be held at the Mimara Museum and the Croatian Film Directors’…
18-02-2019

FESTIVALS: The 15th ZagrebDox Announces Lineup

ZAGREB: Nineteen titles were selected for the International Competition of the 15th ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, running from 24 February to 3 March 2019. Eighteen films vie in the…
13-02-2019

FNE at Berlinale 2019: Croatian Film in Berlin

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10-02-2019

Comedy by Vinko Brešan Sets Admissions Record in Croatia

ZAGREB: Vinko Brešan’s Croatian/Serbian/Polish coproduction What a Country! / Koja je ovo država has racked up 56,076 admissions in Croatia in five weeks, much more than the Croatian hit of…
05-02-2019

PRODUCTION: Ivona Juka Preps Sophomore Feature

ZAGREB: Ivona Juka will start shooting her sophomore feature in the autumn of 2019. Maslenica 93 will be the first Croatian feature to deal with the operation launched in January…
28-01-2019

FNE Market Analysis 2018: CROATIA

Croatian cash rebate was raised to 25% as of July 2018, with additional 5% for productions in regions of below average development.
28-01-2019

More International Productions Benefit from Croatian Tax Incentives in 2018

ZAGREB: The number of foreign productions using the tax incentives scheme in Croatia increased from 11 in 2017 to 14 in 2018, but the local expenditure decreased from of 24.7…
24-01-2019

Sharp Decline in Domestic Film Admissions in Croatia

ZAGREB: Admissions to domestic films in Croatia decreased from 121,205 in 2017 to 55,709 in 2018, as the number of theatrically released domestic films dropped drastically from 16 in 2017…
15-01-2019

OBITUARY: Croatian Actor Ivo Gregurević

ZAGREB: The acclaimed Croatian film and theatre actor Ivo Gregurević has died at age 66. In 1998 he received Croatia's highest cultural honour, the Vladimir Nazor Award for his contribution…
08-01-2019

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month, Kino Urania, Osijek, Croatia

This month we speak with Marijana Bosnjak, CEO and Head of Board of Kino Urania located in the town of Osijek, in the Eastern part of Croatia. As a part…
14-12-2018

GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Announces Minority Coproduction Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) allotted 370,883 EUR / 2,755,000 HRK for minority coproduction grants and for script and project development grants. New projects by Goran Paskaljević and Srđan…
21-11-2018

PRODUCTION: Stanislav Tomic in Early Preproduction with Action Comedy Tune-up

ZAGREB: Stanislav Tomic is in development/early preproduction with action comedy Tune-up / Po tamburi. The film is set to be a coproduction between Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Slovenia, and…
21-11-2018

CineStar Opens Miniplex in Pula

ZAGREB: The Croatian multiplex chain Blitz CineStar opened a three-screen miniplex in Pula, the first one in the city, on 7 November 2018.
15-11-2018

FNE at Zagreb Film Festival: All Alone

ZAGREB: The Zagreb Film Festival, running 11-18 November, will screen Croatian writer/director Bobo Jelčić’s drama All Alone.
06-11-2018

FESTIVALS: Animafest Zagreb Opens Applications

ZAGREB: Animafest Zagreb is accepting applications from short and feature length animated films for its 29th edition, running 3-8 June 2019.
06-11-2018

FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival Selects Twelve Films for Main Competition

ZAGREB: Twelve directors’ first and second feature films are competing for the main award and a prize of 4,000 EUR at the Zagreb Film Festival, running 11-18 November
31-10-2018

PRODUCTION: The Barefoot Emperor Completes Filming in Croatia

ZAGREB: The Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian/Croatian coproduction The Barefoot Emperor / Bosonogi car completed filming in Croatia on 15 October.
18-10-2018

PRODUCTION: Goran Dević in Production with Docu-Fiction What's to Be Done?

ZAGREB: Croatian director Goran Dević is in production with the Croatian/Slovenian coproduction What's to Be Done? / Što da se radi, a 90 minutes docu-fiction following the efforts of a…
15-10-2018

PRODUCTION: German The Master Butcher's Singing Club to Shoot in Croatia

ZAGREB: Ulrich Edel’s historical drama The Master Butcher's Singing Club, which is currently shooting in Croatia, is the first foreign production using incentives for filming in regions of particular national…
25-09-2018