HAVC Launches Games Croatia to Promote Local Gaming Industry
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has launched Games Croatia, a new programme dedicated to supporting and promoting the Croatian video game industry. Games Croatia was first presented at the…
FESTIVALS: Animafest Zagreb 2024 Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: Six films including a Hungarian production have been selected for the Grand Competition – Feature Film of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb, which will be…
Croatian Audiovisual Centre Announces 450 Screenings for Month of Our Film
ZAGREB: The successful implementation of the year-long celebration of 15 years of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), which included a month of special screenings of Croatian films in May 2023,…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 20th Anniversary Edition of ZagrebDox
ZAGREB: Four Daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania and KIX by Hungarian directors Dávid Mikulán and Bálint Révész won the International and the Regional Competition, respectively, at the ZagrebDox International Documentary…
Jelena Gavrilović to Direct Croatian Remake of Popular Series Skam for HRT
ZAGREB: Skam, the groundbreaking format from Norway's NRK, is getting a new adaptation in Croatia, titled Sram and produced by CGM Films for the Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). The series is…
PRODUCTION: Igor Jelinović Enters Postproduction with Croatian/Serbian Honey Bunny
ZAGREB: Igor Jelinović has entered prostproduction with his debut feature Honey Bunny / Koke, a Croatian/Serbian coproduction supported by the national film centres of both countries.
OBITUARY: Revered Ex-Yugoslavian Director Veljko Bulajić Dies at 96
ZAGREB: One of the greatest directors of Yugoslavian cinema, Veljko Bulajić, died on 4 April 2024 in Zagreb, a family member confirmed for FNE.
FESTIVAL: Anniversary 20th ZagrebDox Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival will celebrate its 20th edition with a handpicked selection and an executive director. A total of 102 films will screen from 14 to 21…
GRANTS: Croatia Supports Nine Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) awarded a total of 404,100 EUR to nine minority coproductions, including three feature films, three long documentaries, two animated films and one short film.
German Fantasy Film Momo Starts Shooting in Pula
PULA: Germany’s Westside Filmproduktion GmbH and the Croatian service provider PAKT Media will be filming the fantasy film Momo directed by Christian Ditter from 26 February to 18 March 2024…
GRANTS: HAVC Funds Production of Six New Video Games
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) will fund the production of six new video games with the total amount of 75,000 EUR, and the development of further 18 projects with…
PRODUCTION: Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian/Montenegrin Hybrid Doc Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
ZAGREB: The hybrid documentary Funk YU, directed by the main protagonist Franko Dujmić, has so far reached over 50 percent of the planned funding goal on a crowdfunding campaign launched…
Croatian/Estonian Short Animated Film Eeva Shortlisted for 96th Academy Awards
ZAGREB: Croatian/Estonian Eeva directed by Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov has been shortlisted for the Animated Short Film category of the 96th Academy Awards. The screenwriter and composer of the…
BOX OFFICE: Croatian Films Have Third-Best Year in Domestic Cinemas
ZAGREB: Croatian films attracted 278,053 admissions in national cinemas in 2023, making it the third-best year for domestic film since the inception of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) in 2008.…
PRODUCTION: Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová Prep Croatian/Slovak/Slovenian/Latvian Feature Film for Children Spacehead
ZAGREB: Directors Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová are currently in preparation with their feature film for children Spacehead / Glavonja. The film is a coproduction between Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia…
Head of HAVC Chris Marcich Elected EFAD President
ZAGREB: Chris Marcich, the head of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), was elected by the members of the board of the European Agency for Directors of Film Funds and Centers…
BBC Buys Broadcasting Rights for Croatia’s Pavilion 6
ZAGREB: The BBC purchased broadcasting rights for Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the long documentary Pavilion 6 directed by Goran Dević and produced by Croatia’s Fifteenth Art. This is…
Spy/Master Wins NEM Award for Best Drama TV Series in CEE Region
ZAGREB: Spy/Master, directed by Christopher Smith and produced by Proton Cinema (Hungary) and Mobra Films (Romania) for HBO Europe, received the NEM Award for Best Drama TV Series in the…
Croatia’s Pine Studio Sells Two Million Copies of Escape Simulator Game
ZAGREB: Croatia’s Pine Studio sold over two million copies of its hit game Escape Simulator to PC users, according to November statistics of the Steam platform.
Croatian Network of Independent Cinemas Welcomes New Member
ZAGREB: The Croatian Network of Independent Cinemas has welcomed a new member, CMIK/CMC Novigrad-Cittanova, which has become the 71st independent cinema under its wing.
