13-01-2014

Record Domestic Production in Croatia

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    ZAGREB: Sixteen feature films were produced in Croatia in 2013, a record in the history of Croatian cinema, with 12 of them supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre.

    The Croatian features shot in 2013 include Zrinko Ogresta’s Projections/Projekcije, shot in early 2013 with Interfilm producing; Ognjen Svilicic’s Quiet People/Mirni ljudi, a Croatian-French-Serbian-Macedonian coproduction shot in spring 2013; Jasmila Zbanic's majority coproduction Love Island, with Produkcija Živa as Croatian coproducer, which started principal photography in June 2013; and Zvonimir Juric's social drama The Reaper/Kosac produced by Kinorama, which started shooting in September 2013.

    Thirteen features and documentaries were completed in 2013, and 12 features are expected to be shot or to resume filming in 2014. According to the Croatian Audiovisual Centre there are also seven feature films in postproduction.

    Results of the second round of the 2013 grant session are expected in January 2014.