PRODUCTION: Croatian Director Vinko Brešan Develops Mišo Kovač Biopic
ZAGREB: Acclaimed director Vinko Brešan is in development with Mišo (working title), a biopic about one of Croatia’s most beloved music icons, Mišo Kovač.
Fiume o morte! Is the Most Watched Croatian Documentary since Regaining Independence
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović has officially become the most watched Croatian documentary since regaining independence.
Pula Film Festival 2025 Launches Regional Competition
PULA: The 72nd edition of the Pula Film Festival (10 – 17 July 2025) brings four world premieres in the Croatian Programme and a new Regional Competition with seven titles…
Female Filmmakers Support Programme 2025 Announces Selected Projects
ZAGREB: The UNIQA SEE FUTURE Foundation, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days, announces the five film projects selected for the 2nd edition of the Female…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has announced its new production grants for feature films, debut features, documentary, animated, short and experimental films, and minority coproductions, as well as its…
Winners of Animafest Zagreb 2025
ZAGREB: Australian Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot won the award for the Best Long Animated Film at Animafest Zagreb, held 2 – 7 June 2025. The short film…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Croatian Cinema in Cannes
78th Cannes Film Festival: Croatian filmmakers on jury panel & in industry section - The Cannes Film Festival, one of the most important film events of the year, kicks off…
Steve Buscemi and Daniel Brühl Announced as Guests of 2nd Slano Film Days
ZAGREB: Fourteen selected film artists from ex-Yugoslavian countries will take part in the 2nd edition of Slano Film Days, which will be held 17 – 21 June 2025 in the…
Mr. Nobody Against Putin Wins ZagrebDox 2025
ZAGREB: Danish/Czech Mr. Nobody Against Putin directed by David Borenstein and Pasha Talankin received the award for Best International Film at the 21st edition of the International Documentary Film Festival…
The Celebration Wins Croatian Society of Film Critics Award
ZAGREB: The Croatian Society of Film Critics awarded the Oktavijan Prizes for 2024 on 24 March 2025 at Zagreb’s Kinoteka cinema. The Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian coproduction The Celebration directed by Bruno Anković…
ZagrebDox 2025 Announces Competition and Industry Programme
ZAGREB: The 21st ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival will take place from 30 March to 6 April 2025 at Kaptol Boutique Cinemas in Zagreb, featuring 107 documentaries across 16 programmes.…
GRANTS: Croatia Funds 11 Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has distributed 496,500 EUR for 11 minority coproductions among 58 applications.
Animafest Zagreb 2025 Announces Short Film Competition Lineup
ZAGREB: Animafest Zagreb has announced the lineup for its Short Film Competition, one of the strongest competitions in the world of short animation. The festival will be held 2 –…
HAVC Launches Cinema, Game, Film Educational Programme
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) is launching a new educational programme for children and young audiences on 10 March 2025. Cinema, Game, Film (Kino, igra, film) includes educational screenings…
OBITUARY: Croatian Screenwriter and Director Sara Hribar
ZAGREB: Croatian screenwriter and director Sara Hribar has passed away at the age of 39. She is the co-director of Lada Kamenski, a film for which she received the Breza…
Fiume o morte! Wins 2025 IFF Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović received the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (30 January – 9…
GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Funds Production of Three Feature Films and Six Long Documentaries
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.935 m EUR for the production of three feature films directed by Branko Schmidt, Kristijan Milić and Jasna Nanut, and 380,000 EUR…
Lightdox Picks Up Fiume o morte! Ahead of its Rotterdam Premiere
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović has been picked up by the Swiss-French sales agent Lightdox ahead of its premiere in the Tiger Competition…
Croatian/Lithuanian Horror Video Game Go Home Annie Released
ZAGREB: The first-person horror adventure game Go Home Annie has been officially released on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. The game was developed by the Croatian start-up Misfit…
NEM Zagreb 2025 Announces Winners
ZAGREB: NEM Zagreb, whose 2024 edition was held from 9 to 12 December 2024, has announced the winners of the NEM Awards 2024.
