FNE Film Meets Games: UK Publisher Jagex Acquires Croatia's Gamepires
ZAGREB: The UK-based developer and publisher of community-driven games Jagex announced the acquisition of Gamepires, a highly successful Croatian game development studio, which is best known for its open world…
Croatia Celebrates Shortest Day of the Year with Marathon of Short Films
ZAGREB: More than 40 titles will be screened in 25 independent cinemas across Croatia during the 10th edition of the Marathon of Short Films, which will be held 14 -…
PRODUCTION: Bruno Anković Shoots Croatian/Serbian/Slovenian Coproduction The Celebration
ZAGREB: Debut feature The Celebration / Proslava, directed by Bruno Anković and produced by Rea Rajčić through Croatia’s Eclectica in coproduction with Serbia’s Baš Čelik, Slovenia’s Vertigo and Croatia’s Spiritus…
GRANTS: Croatia Supports Five Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) distributed 202,400 EUR / 1.5 m HRK to five minority coproductions on 14 December 2022.
ZagrebDox Pro 2023 Launches Call for Entries and Focuses on Shooting the War
ZAGREB: Directors and producers with projects in development and production are called to apply to the five-day programme ZagrebDox Pro, set to take place 27 – 31 March 2023 within…
Croatia’s Stari Grad Shortlisted for Best Filming Location
ZAGREB: The European Film Commission Network (EUFCN) has nominated the Croatian town of Stari Grad among the five finalists for the 5th edition of the Best Filming Location competition.
FESTIVALS: Network of Festivals in Adriatic Region Launches First Winter Edition
ZAGREB: Following the two successful Spring Editions of the joint online programmes, the Zagreb Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Belgrade Festival of Auteur Film, Herceg Novi Film Festival and Ljubljana…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Director Dalibor Matanić Shoots The Silence S2
OSIJEK: Croatian director Dalibor Matanić started filming the second season of his acclaimed TV series The Silence / Šutnja, which is produced by Croatia’s Drugi Plan and the Croatian Radiotelevision…
Gracija Filipović Awarded Gotham Award for Her Acting in Murina
ZAGREB: Young actress Gracija Filipović received the Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Performer for her role in Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s debut feature Murina. The Gotham Awards starts the awards season…
Croatian Tina Hajon Appointed Programme Director of European Shooting Stars
ZAGREB: Croatian producer Tina Hajon has been appointed as Programme Director of European Shooting Stars, a project of the European Film Promotion (EFP). She is the first Croatian professional holding…
Murina Received Three Nominations at Independent Spirit Awards
ZAGREB: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović's debut feature Murina scored three nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards. The film is nominated for Best First Feature, Best Breakthrough Performance (Gracija Filipović) and Best…
FNE Film Meets Games: Croatian Game Saint Kotar Released on Consoles
ZAGREB: Croatian point-and-click adventure Saint Kotar was updated and released for the Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms on 22 November 2022. Saint Kotar was among the first games whose…
BOX OFFICE: The Sixth Bus Has Best Opening of Croatian Film in 2022
ZAGREB: War drama The Sixth Bus / Šesti autobus directed by Eduard Galić, produced by MissArt and distributed by Duplicato Media, had 18,141 admissions in its first weekend in Croatia,…
Producer Danijel Pek Appointed as Artistic Director of Pula FF
ZAGREB: Producer Daniel Pek was chosen from among seven candidates as the new artistic director of the Pula Film Festival, Croatia’s biggest festival dedicated to national production and coproduction.
Croatian Kinoteka Joins Europa Cinemas
ZAGREB: Croatian cinema Kinoteka, run by the August Cesarac Centre for Culture and Film with support from the City of Zagreb and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, has become the 17th…
FESTIVALS: Submissions Open for Animafest Zagreb 2023
ZAGREB: The World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb has opened the submissions for its 33rd edition set to take place 5 - 10 June 2023. All short and…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Rock Documentary Grandpa Guru Shoots in USA
ZAGREB: Croatian screenwriter/director Silvio Mirošničenko is currently filming Grandpa Guru, a long documentary produced by Croatia’s Točka kulture and coproduced by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Produkcija Scena.
More than 60 European Companies to Attend NEM Zagreb 2022
ZAGREB: New Europe Market (NEM) Zagreb, which will be held this year at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel 7 - 9 December 2022, will focus again on the CEE region.
Second Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way to Be Held Today
ZAGREB: Seven TV series projects in development were selected for the second edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way, which takes place online on 7 November 2022 and…
OBITUARY: Croatian Director Lukas Nola
ZAGREB: Croatian director, scriptwriter and set designer Lukas Nola died aged 59 on 29 October 2022, after a long struggle with cancer. He will be remembered as one of the…
