Mr. Nobody Against Putin Wins ZagrebDox 2025
ZAGREB: Danish/Czech Mr. Nobody Against Putin directed by David Borenstein and Pasha Talankin received the award for Best International Film at the 21st edition of the International Documentary Film Festival…
The Celebration Wins Croatian Society of Film Critics Award
ZAGREB: The Croatian Society of Film Critics awarded the Oktavijan Prizes for 2024 on 24 March 2025 at Zagreb’s Kinoteka cinema. The Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian coproduction The Celebration directed by Bruno Anković…
ZagrebDox 2025 Announces Competition and Industry Programme
ZAGREB: The 21st ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival will take place from 30 March to 6 April 2025 at Kaptol Boutique Cinemas in Zagreb, featuring 107 documentaries across 16 programmes.…
GRANTS: Croatia Funds 11 Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has distributed 496,500 EUR for 11 minority coproductions among 58 applications.
Animafest Zagreb 2025 Announces Short Film Competition Lineup
ZAGREB: Animafest Zagreb has announced the lineup for its Short Film Competition, one of the strongest competitions in the world of short animation. The festival will be held 2 –…
HAVC Launches Cinema, Game, Film Educational Programme
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) is launching a new educational programme for children and young audiences on 10 March 2025. Cinema, Game, Film (Kino, igra, film) includes educational screenings…
OBITUARY: Croatian Screenwriter and Director Sara Hribar
ZAGREB: Croatian screenwriter and director Sara Hribar has passed away at the age of 39. She is the co-director of Lada Kamenski, a film for which she received the Breza…
Fiume o morte! Wins 2025 IFF Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović received the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (30 January – 9…
GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Funds Production of Three Feature Films and Six Long Documentaries
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…
Lightdox Picks Up Fiume o morte! Ahead of its Rotterdam Premiere
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović has been picked up by the Swiss-French sales agent Lightdox ahead of its premiere in the Tiger Competition…
Croatian/Lithuanian Horror Video Game Go Home Annie Released
ZAGREB: The first-person horror adventure game Go Home Annie has been officially released on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. The game was developed by the Croatian start-up Misfit…
NEM Zagreb 2025 Announces Winners
ZAGREB: NEM Zagreb, whose 2024 edition was held from 9 to 12 December 2024, has announced the winners of the NEM Awards 2024.
Short Film Marathon Ready to Start in Croatia
ZAGREB: The 12th edition of the Short Film Marathon will screen 23 titles at 35 locations across Croatia from 16 to 22 December 2024.
Finalists of NEM Awards 2024 Announced
ZAGREB: NEM Zagreb, whose 2024 edition will be held from 9 to 12 December 2024, has announced the finalists for the NEM Awards 2024.
Croatian Gaming Industry Prepares for New State Incentives
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…
Julie Keeps Quiet Wins Zagreb Film Festival 2024
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.
BOX OFFICE: Biopic Dražen Achieves Best Croatian Opening in a Decade
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…
Zagreb Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup
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.
PRODUCTION: Josip Lukić Shoots Croatian/Serbian/Kosovar Drama Mom’s Alive Today
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…
PRODUCTION: Daniel Kušan’s Bumblebee’s Flight Takes Off
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…
