New President of the Croatian Film Directors' Guild
ZAGREB: Danilo Serbedzija has become the new president of the Croatian Film Directors' Guild.
Dig Shooting Additional Episodes in Croatia
ZAGREB: Action adventure series Dig, set to premiere on USA Network on 5 March 2015, is back in Croatia shooting additional episodes. Embassy Films is providing services.
Refiner Workshop Calls for Submissions
RIJEKA: Refiner Workshop, a platform for support and development of hybrid AV creativity, opened the application process. The deadline for submissions is 15 March 2015.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Ready to Kick Off
ZAGREB: The 11th edition of ZagrebDox will show more than 150 films in 16 programmes from 22 February to 1 March 2015. This year’s retrospectives will focus on Croatian musical…
Zagrebdox 2015 Festival Lineup Announced
ZAGREB: With approximately 150 films in 16 programme sections, the documentary film festival Zagrebdox is now entering its second decade. Zagrebdox will take place from 22 February to 1 March…
Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Kahn Filming on Location in Croatia
ZAGREB: One of India's most famous superstars, Shah Rukh Kahn, is acting in Croatia. Kahn is considered one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history with a fan following…
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Croatian Film in Berlin
The 65th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival takes place 5-12 February. The Generation 14plus section shows premieres of the short film Picnic by Jure Pavlović, and Berlinale Talents…
Croatia Benefits from MEDIA Programme Membership
ZAGREB: Croatian beneficiaries and audiovisual industry stakeholders have drawn 3.3 million Euro of non-returnable grants from 2008 to 2013. The MEDIA Sub-Programme gave 531,424 EUR to Croatian audiovisual projects in…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Documentary Grants
ZAGREB: Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 292,260 EUR / 2,260,000 HRK for documentary production and documentary script and project development.
Croatian Box Office Down Compared to Record-Breaking 2013
ZAGREB: The Croatian box office decreased 6.74% year-on-year compared to 2013 which was packed with local hits. In 2014. Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies tops the chart.
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: Croatian Audiovisual Centre approved funding for projects of Miloš Radović, Runar Runarsson and Eva Cvijanović.
The Priest’s Children Expected to Open in 16 Territories in 2015
ZAGREB: Vinko Brešan’s comedy The Priest’s Children sold almost 114,000 tickets worldwide in 2014 scoring especially highly in Germany and Brazil.
GRANTS: Croatia Announces TV Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre allotted 91,317 EUR / 700,000 HRK for script development and project development TV grants on December 19.
PRODUCTION: All the Best in Preparation
ZAGREB: Snjezana Tribuson's romantic musical comedy All the Best is set for shooting in February 2015 and is expected to hit Croatian cinemas next Christmas.
FNE Country Profile: Croatia
“To sum up, I would emphasize a few things: Ogden Svilicic's These Are the Rules (Maxima Film) awarded in Venice; two films with nice admissions in cinemas – Kristian Milić’s…
Hribar Re-appointed Director of HAVC
ZAGREB: The Board of Governors of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) have re-appointed Croatian filmmaker Hrvoje Hribar as Chief Executive of the Centre for a second four-year term.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Metropolis
This month we speak to Zlatko Vidacković, founder and programme director of the Kino Metropolis which started screening in the Gorgona Hall of the new Museum of Contemporary Arts in…
Croatian MP Film Production Looks Northward
ZAGREB: Croatian producer Igor A. Nola currently has five international coproductions shooting or in postproduction and is expanding into Northern Europe.
PRODUCTION: Šerbedžija Begins Shooting The Liberation of Skopje
ZAGREB: The Macedonian-Croatian-Finnish coproduction The Liberation of Skopje, the first feature directed by the Croatian-born Hollywood star Rade Šerbedžija (Mission Impossible II, Eyes Wide Shut, Before the Rain), started principal…
Skoric Takes Over as Chair of the Croatian Film Directors Guild
ZAGREB: Outgoing chair Antonio Nuić hands over the reins of the Croatian Film Directors’ Guild to young film director Irena Škorić following the Board’s election on Monday, 29 October 2014.
