ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.935 m EUR for the production of three feature films directed by Branko Schmidt, Kristijan Milić and Jasna Nanut, and 380,000 EUR for the production of six long documentaries.

ZAGREB: As Croatia is preparing new incentives for the gaming industry, a study released at the 10th edition of Reboot InfoGamer projects that the incentives would push the annual gaming industry revenue to approximately 103 m EUR by 2029, alongside a workforce of about 500 fully employed professionals.

ZAGREB: A poignant drama Julie Keeps Quiet by debutant Belgian writer/director Leonardo Van Dijl won the Golden Pram for the best feature film at the 22nd Zagreb Film Festival.

ZAGREB: The biopic Dražen, directed by Danilo Šerbedžija and produced by Kinoteka, recorded the most successful opening weekend for a Croatian film in the past decade, according to the Croatian Audiovisual Centre. Drawing 23,071 viewers and grossing 137,895 EUR, it also ranked as the most-watched film of the weekend, according to boxoffice.hr.

ZAGREB: Zagreb Film Festival (4 – 10 November 2024) will showcase 10 feature films in its main programme, of which nine competing for the festival’s top honour, the Golden Pram.

SPLIT: Croatian actor Josip Lukić is currently in production with his directorial debut feature Mom’s Alive Today / Danas je mama živa!. The film is a Croatian/Serbian/Kosovar joint, supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Film Center Serbia.

ZLARIN: The Croatian island of Zlarin and the nearby Blitvenica lighthouse have become the backdrop for Bumblebee’s Flight / Bumbarov let, a children’s adventure film directed by Daniel Kušan. The film is produced by Croatia’s Interfilm in coproduction with Serbia’s Zillion Film and North Macedonia’s Krug Film.

ZAGREB: Petar Krelja, one of Croatia’s most important documentary film directors and film critics, passed away after a long illness at the age of 85. Born in Štip, Macedonia, Krelja made his home in Croatia, where he left an indelible mark on the country’s cinematic landscape.

PULA: The debut feature Celebration / Proslava directed by Bruno Anković won four Arena awards at the 71st Pula Film Festival (11 – 18 July 2024), including the Grand Golden Arena for the best film in the Croatian competition.

ZAGREB : The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) allotted 3,673,000 EUR for the production of feature films, documentaries, animation and minority coproductions.