The feature-length documentary, Reborn, directed by Narcisa Darijević Marković (Serbia) and Marija Ratković Vidaković (Sweden-Croatia) is now in post-production. Supported by the Serbian Film Centre and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Reborn is the story of a 79 year-old woman, Bärbel, who sets out to find her father in Serbia, a man she has never known …
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In 2025 the income from Croatian cinemas reached a historic high of €22.5 million. This increase is largely due to a rise in the average ticket price from €5.80 to €6.35. 2025 was also the best year for local films since 2013, with a total of 328,526 admissions. Documentaries accounted for a significant portion of …
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The Croatian film One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away by Krešo Golik (1970) has been digitally restored by Ater Studio. One Song a Day is one of the most popular Croatian musicals. Set in the 1930’s, the plot follows the Šafranek family in Zagreb. When a playboy begins courting the mother, drama ensues. Its …
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Croatian director Ivana Škrabalo’s first feature Five Days at the Sea is currently in post-production. A young woman, Maša, and her boyfriend visit the island where her long-time friend Jagoda has just moved with her partner. Although Maša is pregnant, she keeps this secret from the father of the unborn child, confiding only in her …
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The 21st ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival took place from March 30th to April 6th. 107 documentaries were shown in 16 categories, including international and regional competitions. This year in the regional competition the jury awarded the prestigious Big Stamp to Dalija Dozet forMy Dad’s Lessons (Croatia). In her intimate documentary, Ms. Dozet commemorates her …
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Igor Bezinović’s docu-fiction Fiume o Morte! has won several awards at the 54th Rotterdam International Film Festival. In addition to the festival’s Grand Prix, the film won the Critics’ Award and the Audience Award. At the closing ceremony producers Vanja Jambrović and Tibor Keser said: “We are deeply touched by this recognition, especially since it’s …
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The Académie des Césars and the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts have both nominated Nebojša Slijepčević’s The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia) in their respective Live Action Short Film categories. Awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film is set in 1993 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train as part of …
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