FESTIVALS: German Short Just a Guy Wins 2020 Animafest
ZAGREB: The 30th World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest 2020, the biggest Croatian film festival and a leading animation festival worldwide, gave its top prize to Just a Guy…
Nicolas Cage Comedy Films in Dubrovnik
DUBROVNIK: Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal lead the cast of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, a humorous meta-comedy directed by Tom Gormican, that’s currently being filmed in the luxurious…
PRODUCTION: Dalibor Matanić Films TV Series The Last Socialist Artefact
ZAGREB: Croatian helmer Dalibor Matanić started filming his new TV series The Last Socialist Artefact / Područje bez signala, based on the book of the famous Croatian writer Robert Perišić.…
USA/Croatian The Islander 2 Wraps Filming in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The USA/Croatian sci-fi adventure film The Islander 2, written and directed by Zoran Lisinac and Domagoj Mazuran, has completed filming in Dubrovnik. The shoot came after months of stagnation…
Five Croatian Producers Selected for Croatian-Irish EAVE Workshops
ZAGREB: Five Croatian producers have been selected to participate in EAVE workshops with five Irish producers, to develop projects together.
FESTIVALS: Rescheduled Animafest Zagreb 2020 Finalises Programme
ZAGREB: The 30th edition of Animafest Zagreb has selected 40 short films from 27 countries for its competition section, including four films from Croatia.
FESTIVALS: Tereza37 Wins Six Awards at Pula Film Festival
PULA: The feminist drama Tereza37 directed by Danilo Šerbedžija was the big winner at the 2020 Pula Film Festival, bringing a total of six Golden Arenas to its creators.
FESTIVALS: Pula FF 2020 Opens with Gala Screening at the Arena
PULA: The 2020 Pula Film Festival opened on 27 August 2020, one month later than originally planned.
Croatian Return to Cinemas Campaign
ZAGREB: In the week of the re-opening of Croatian multiplexes, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre announced a large national campaign to draw spectators to cinemas.
Blitz-CineStar Multiplexes Reopen in Croatia
ZAGREB: Five months after the closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Blitz-CineStar multiplex cinemas will reopen its halls on 20 August 2020. As the largest exhibitor in Croatia with…
Croatia Updates Guidelines for Filming during the Pandemic
ZAGREB: A relatively low number of confirmed COVID-19 patients has allowed Croatia to encourage the return of international filmmakers. The Croatian Institute of Public Health issued new, updated guidelines for…
Filming in Zagreb Free for Domestic Filmmakers, Reduced Prices for International Productions
ZAGREB: In support of the resumption of international and national audiovisual production in Croatia, the Mayor of Zagreb approved the request by the Zagreb Film Office to abolish or reduce…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces First Production Grants of 2020
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre distributed 3.6 m EUR /27.7 m HRK for the production of 33 short and feature films. This is the first round of grants for the…
FESTIVALS: The 67th Pula FF Announces New Dates
PULA: The 67th Pula Film Festival , which was earlier called off a few days before it was due to start on 18 July 2020, will eventually take place from…
FESTIVALS: Last Minute Cancellation of Pula Film Festival's July Kick Off
PULA: The Pula Film Festival, which would have been one of the first major film events to take place since the start of the COVID pandemic, has announced that the…
FESTIVALS: Motovun Film Festival Moves Amid COVID-19 Concerns
MOTOVUN: The Motovun Film Festival decided to move their screenings from the old city of Motovun, which has hosted the festival since 1999, following the recommendation by the Istrian County…
FESTIVALS: Sixteen Films Compete at Pula Film Festival
PULA: The Croatian Programme of the 67th Pula Film Festival, which will be held from 18 to 26 July 2020, will see 16 films competing for Golden Arenas. Five films…
FESTIVALS: Pula Film Fest Moves Forward
PULA: The Pula Film Festival will be one of the first festivals in the CEE region to take place in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. This year’s festival dates…
FESTIVALS: Split Mediterranean Festival Takes Place in July
SPLIT: The 13th Mediterranean Film Festival Split has confirmed that it will be held in the Adriatic coast city on 2 – 11 July 2020.
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival 2020 Calls for Entries
ZAGREB: The 18th Zagreb Film Festival, which will take place 8 – 15 November 2020, has opened its call for entries for competition films and for the My First Script…
