FNE at Venice IFF 2014: These Are the Rules by Ognjen Sviličić at 71st Mostra in Venice!

ZAGREB: 24 July – The feature fiction film These Are the Rules, written and directed by Ognjen Sviličić, has been included in the Horizons competition at the 71st International Film…
27-08-2014

American Series Dig Shoots in Croatia

ZAGREB: The series Dig set to premiere on USA Network this autumn will be partially shot in Croatia for approximately two weeks starting 1 September 2014 with local company Embassy…
25-08-2014

Foreign Film Production Spend Doubles in Croatia

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre estimates that international productions will spend almost 11m EUR in Croatia in 2014, almost as much as in 2012 and 2013 combined. Seven international projects…
22-08-2014

Croatian Directors Confront TV with Copyright Demands

ZAGREB: The Croatian Film Directors Guild (DHFR) is launching a public debate about the difficult relationship between the filmmakers and the televisions, especially Croatian Radio and Television (HRT), regarding copyright…
21-08-2014

FESTIVALS: Zadar Avvantura 2014 Competition

ZADAR: Ten films are screening in the international competition of first and second feature films at the Avvantura Festival taking place 23-29 August 2014.
18-08-2014

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Robert Berberih - Croatia

FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
13-08-2014

Croatian Box Office Declines

ZAGREB: Croatia saw a general decline in box office and domestic films brought in 85% less money in the first half of 2014 compared to the first half of 2013.
12-08-2014

PRODUCTION: Thriller Trema in Production

ZAGREB: Greek filmmaker Yorgos Zois (Casus Belli) started shooting his debut feature Trema/Stage Fright in Athens on 31 July 2014. The film is a Greek-Croatian-French-Dutch coproduction with Sinisa Jurićić coproducing…
04-08-2014

Game of Thrones Season 5 to Shoot in Croatia

ZAGREB: The fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones will be shot in new locations in Dalmatia, including Šibenik and Imotski this fall.
30-07-2014

FESTIVALS: Concrete Night and Number 55 Win at Pula IFF

PULA: Pirjo Honkasalo's Concrete Night / Betoniyö has been awarded Golden Arena for Best Feature Film in the International Programme of the 61st Pula IFF, 12-26 July 2014. Number 55…
28-07-2014

GRANTS: Croatia Funds Five Coproductions

ZAGREB:.The Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC) announced five grants of 369,477 EUR/2,812,824 HRK for minority coproductions and production funding for animated films.
14-07-2014

TV Projects Receive Bulk of HAVC 2014 Development Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Center allotted 238,361 EUR/1.81 m HRK in project development grants to 15 projects and 20 script development grants. The Center received applications from 92 projects.
10-07-2014

GRANTS: Croatia Gives 850,000 EUR in Small Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC) allotted production funding to 25 projects, 13 script development grants and 8 project development grants at its 48th funding session.
08-07-2014

PRODUCTION: 4 Passports Shooting Two Versions

ZAGREB: Serbian director Mihajlo Jevtić is shooting 4 pasoša/4 Passports a partly animated first-person documentary set against the backdrop of the former Yougoslavia of the last 30 years. The film…
04-07-2014

PRODUCTION: The Yoghurt Syndrome in Development

ZAGREB: The love story/dramedy that Zvonimir Munivrana is developing through Corvus Film will be directed by Goran Rukavina with shooting planned for the first half of 2016.
02-07-2014

PULA IFF 2014 Announces Croatian Film Programme

ZAGREB: Twelve films will screen in the Croatian section of the 61st Pula Film Festival running 12-26 July 2014.
01-07-2014

Croatian Funding Down, Domestic Hits Up in 2013

ZAGREB: The Croatian domestic film market share and number of releases were up in 2013, but funding for film production and international coproductions declined in 2013.
30-06-2014

FESTIVALS: Motovun Hosts Film Fest Training

MOTOVUN: The Independent Cinema Office will present a course on Developing Your Film Festival at the Motovun Film Festival.
26-06-2014

PRODUCTION: Dalibor Matanić Preps The High Sun

ZAGREB: Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić will begin shooting the Croatian-Slovenian coproduction The High Sun/Zvizdan on 22 September 2014. The film is now in the location scouting and casting phase.
20-06-2014

The Priest’s Children Sells to 32 Territories

ZAGREB: Vinko Bresan’s comedy The Priest’s Children has racked up an impressive international succes with 30,000 tickets sold in Brazil in 10 weeks and sales to 32 territories worldwide through…
03-06-2014