PRODUCTION: Croatian director Matanic in development on The High Sun project

17-09-2012

PRODUCTION: Croatian director Matanic in development on The High Sun project

By Iulia Blaga

Dalibor Matanic

ZAGREB: Croatian writer/director Dalibor Matanic (www.dalibormatanic.com) is developing The High Sun, a Romeo and Juliet-based love story about two people from different villages, religious and ethnic groups.

It follows his multiple-award winning 2011 psychological thriller Ćaća/Daddy.

Zvizdan / The High Sun is produced by Kinorama (www.kinorama.hr).

The project received a development grant of 20,316 euros (149,932 HRK) from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (www.havc.hr) in March, 2011. Of the 1 m EUR budget, 115,056 EUR is already in place, Ivana Simic of Kinorama told FNE.

Shooting is planned for six weeks during the summer of 2013 with Vanja Cernjul as the DOP. The film is scheduled to be finished in February 2014.

Production Information

Kinorama

25 Štoosova

10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Phone: +385 (0)1 231 67 87

Fax: +385 (0)1 231 67 88

www.kinorama.hr

General Manager Ankica Juric Tilic: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ivana Simic: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Credits

Director: Dalibor Matanic