King Khan Starts Shooting in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: Fan, an upcoming Indian drama starring Shahrukh Khan, will be partially filmed in Dubrovnik from 16 to 24 March. Formula Film is providing services.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Winners Announced
ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox festival, which ran from 22 February to 1 March 2015, has announced its winners for this year.
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.
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.
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.
Croatia to Launch New Independent Exhibitors Network
ZADAR: A new network for independent exhibitors is set to be launched in Croatia. Under the auspices of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, this initiative is a part of a long-term…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kinoteka Zlatna Vrata, Split
This month we spoke to Snježana Lisičić, director of Kinoteka Zlatna Vrata (The Golden Gate), which is part of the Centre for Culture and Lifelong Leaning located in the old…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Croatian Doc Wins at Sarajevo
Tiha Klara Gudac won the Heart of Sarajevo documentary award for Naked Island.
