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.
20-02-2015

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…
19-02-2015

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…
12-02-2015

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…
11-02-2015

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…
07-02-2015

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…
30-01-2015

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.
27-01-2015

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.
19-01-2015

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants

ZAGREB: Croatian Audiovisual Centre approved funding for projects of Miloš Radović, Runar Runarsson and Eva Cvijanović.
16-01-2015

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.
14-01-2015

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.
19-12-2014

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.
19-12-2014

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…
15-12-2014

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.
04-12-2014

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…
13-11-2014

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.
05-11-2014

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…
31-10-2014

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.
30-10-2014

Film Incentives Boost International Productions Shooting in Croatia

ZAGREB: Macedonian director Mitko Panov’s Wait for Me/Čekaj me, which wrapped shooting in Croatia on 18 October 2014, is the eighth international project benefitting from the film incentives scheme provided…
29-10-2014

FNE at Zagreb IFF: Blind Dates Wins Zagreb Fest

ZAGREB: Levan Koguashvili's Blind Dates from Georgia, Andrei Creţulescu's Kowalski from Romania and Matjaž Ivanišin's Karpotrotter from Slovenia were awarded Best Feature Film, Best Short Film and Best Documentary at…
27-10-2014