FESTIVALS: Animafest Zagreb Announces Lineup

ZAGREB: The 2019 Animafest Zagreb has announced the 46 titles selected for the Grand Competition - Short Films programme, chosen from among more than 870 films submitted. The festival runs…
13-03-2019

Sequel to The Hitman's Bodyguard to Be Shot in Croatia

ZAGREB: A sequel to Lionsgate’s action film The Hitman's Bodyguard starring Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds is expected to start shooting in Croatia on 4 April 2019.
07-03-2019

FESTIVALS: Chinese Up the Mountain Wins 15th ZagrebDox

ZAGREB: The Chinese documentary Up the Mountain by Yang Zhang was awarded the Big Stamp for best film in the International Competition of the 15th ZagrebDox (24 February-3 March 2019).…
04-03-2019

First Croatian Zombie Comedy Hits Cinemas in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Slovenia

ZAGREB: The zombie comedy The Last Serb in Croatia / Posljednji Srbin u Hrvatskoj will be released in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Slovenia in the coming…
28-02-2019

Awarded Croatian Film Hits Domestic Screens

ZAGREB: Lada Kamenski by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić, which received four awards including best newcomer (Sara Hribar) at the 2018 Pula Film Festival, will be released in Croatian cinemas…
20-02-2019

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

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

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

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: 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

RE-ACT Co-Development Funding Opens Call for Projects

ZAGREB: Applications for the RE-ACT Co-Development Funding for 2018 can be submitted until 15 November 2018.
20-09-2018

Croatia Selects The Eighth Commissioner as Oscar Bid

ZAGREB: The Croatian/Bosnian coproduction The Eighth Commissioner / Osmi povjerenik by Ivan Salaj has been selected as Croatia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film…
05-09-2018

Book on Orson Welles Launched in Croatia

HVAR: The book Orson Welles in Hvar by Duško Kovačić and Daniel Rafaelić was launched during the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of organised tourism on Hvar.
24-08-2018

FESTIVALS: Killing Jesus Wins the 21st Motovun Film Festival

MOTOVUN: Laura Mora’s Killing Jesus (Colombia, Argentina) was awarded Propeller of Motovun for Best Film at the 21st edition of Motovun Film Festival. After winning the prestigious Doc Alliance award…
30-07-2018