FESTIVALS: First Edition of Mountain Summer FF Kicks off in Zagreb
ZAGREB: The first edition of the Zagreb Mountain Summer Film Festival is taking place 13 – 17 July 2022. The festival offers free open air film screenings, concerts and workshops.
FNE Market Analysis 2021: CROATIA
ZAGREB: The total gross of Croatian cinemas surged from 5.9 m EUR in 2020 to 11.7 m EUR in 2021, mainly due to cinemas reopening after the lockdowns. Box office…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Recircle Starts Production on Animated Series Nutz
ZAGREB: The Croatian animation studio Recircle has started producing its new animated series Nutz / Krceki, created and produced by Denis Alenti and sold internationally by England’s Meta Media.
Mediterranean Film Festival Split Pitching Forum Announces Winners
SPLIT: The short fiction film project Alone / Sama by Filip Dizdar was awarded at the Pitching Forum organised within the Mediterranean Film Festival Split (FMFS), taking place 16-25 June…
Murina Prepares for US Distribution
ZAGREB: The debut feature Murina by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović will be theatrically released by Kino Lorber in the United States on 8 July 2022. The film has had 50,133 admissions…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces First Production Grants in 2022
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.1 m EUR / 15.9 m HRK for the production of one feature film, four debut features, five long and three short…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants for Minority Coproductions, Short and Experimental Films
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 583,700 EUR / 4.39 m HRK as minority coproduction, experimental and short film production grants. Eight minority coproductions received 317,200 EUR /…
FESTIVALS: Pula Film Festival 2022 Announces International Competition
PULA: A total of 11 international titles, out of which six are Croatian minority coproductions, will be competing for Golden Arenas at the 69th Pula Film Festival international competition. This…
Croatian Film Industry to Receive Half Million EUR from Streaming Platforms in 2022
ZAGREB: Croatian audiovisual sector is expected to get over 665,500 EUR / 5 m HRK from international streaming platforms through the Croatian Electronic Media Act, which came into effect in…
FESTIVALS: My Sunny Maad Wins Animafest 2022
ZAGREB: The Grand Prix of the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2022 (6-11 June 2022) went to the Czech/French/Slovak coproduction My Sunny Maad by Michaela Pavlátová.
FESTIVALS: Mediterranean Film Festival Split Announces 2022 Competition
SPLIT: The 15th Mediterranean Film Festival Split (FMFS) will start on 16 June 2022 in the open-air cinema Bačvice with the world premiere of Kick and Scream, the debut feature…
Rise & Shine Animation Pitching Lab Starts at Animafest
ZAGREB: The Rise & Shine animation pitching lab is taking place within the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb from 6 to 8 June 2022, and also within…
FESTIVALS: Pula Film Festival 2022 Announces Croatian Feature Film Competition
ZAGREB: Ten new Croatian films will compete for Golden Arena awards at the 69th Pula Film Festival (16 -24 July 2022). Pula FF is the central national festival, showcasing the…
FESTIVALS: Animafest Celebrates 50 Years and Announces Competition
ZAGREB: The World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2022 will take place in Croatia from 6 to 11 June 2022. Animafest is widely considered to be the second…
New Film Festival Exploring Sexuality Launches In Croatia
ZAGREB: The first edition of the Cherry Pop Film Festival, a new festival dedicated to exploring topics of sexuality in all its forms and manifestations, will take place 2-4 June…
FNE at Cannes 2022: Croatian Cinema in Cannes
Two fiction features coproduced by 4Film will have their world premiere in the section Un Certain Regard at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. These are Butterfly Vision by Ukrainian director…
Croatian Postal Bank HBP and HAVC Sign Cooperation Agreement On Financing for AV Production
ZAGREB: The Croatian Postal Bank HBP and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) have signed an agreement that will provide the Croatian AV sector with access to significantly more financing for…
FNE Podcast: Diana Nenadić - Artistic Director of Croatian Film Days
FNE's Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Diana Nenadić, artistic director of Croatian Film Days, about the 31st edition of the Croatian Film Days / Dani hrvatskog…
CBS Films Second Season of FBI International in Pula
PULA: The second season of the CBS series FBI International is currently being filmed in Pula, with Embassy films servicing.
Masterclasses with Frances McDormand and Joel Coen at 2nd Ponta Lopud FF in Croatia
ZAGREB: American actor/producer Frances McDormand and American director/producer/screenwriter Joel Coen will hold masterclasses at the 2nd edition of the Ponta Lopud Film Festival, which will take place on the Lopud…
