Production Guide 2009/2010

Editor Sanja Ravlić, Vanja Sremac

Proofreading Vanja Sremac
Design Šesnić&Turković

Publisher Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Zagreb, May, 2010

Printed by Kolor klinika d.o.o. Print run 300

Contents

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Croatian Audiovisual Centre Production Companies
17 Production Companies - Commercials 19 Post Production Service and Rental Companies 22 Film and Art Associations 23 Distributors 25 Exhibitors 27 National Broadcasters 28 State and Public Institutions 29 Professional Associations and Guilds 31 Film Publications 32 Authors’ Rights Collecting Societies 33 Film, Television and Theatre Schools 34 Film Festivals

Essential Information about the Audiovisual Industry in Croatia

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Co-productions

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre is the Gov- Croatia is a signatory to the European Conernement-backed strategic agency for the au- vention on Cinematographic Co-production, a diovisual sector in Croatia. It aims to stimulate member of Eurimages and a member of MEDIA. a successful, vibrant audiovisual industry as Bilateral co-production agreements include well as to promote the widest possible enjoy- Canada, France, Germany and Italy. ment and understanding of audiovisual works

throughout Croatia.

The Law on Audiovisual Activities is available

for download on www.havc.hr (About Us)
As a main audiovisual agency in Croatia, we have assumed the overall responsibility for the Distribution and Exhibition growth of Croatia’s audiovisual industry. Our Two major film distributors Blitz Film and Vidremit ranges from supporting development, eo and Continental Film dominate Croatian production, distribution, exhibition, marketing theatrical distribution market with a market and promotion, to professional training and share of almost 90%. The cinema attendance supporting national film archive through the in 2009 has stayed at the same level as in the system of public subsidies. The Centre also promotes Croatian films and co-productions at all major festivals and markets. year 2008 – around 3.2 million admissions per year, while the box office grew by more than 10% due to the increase in the price of the cinema tickets. Croatian cinema exhibition sector is marked by growing multiplexing: out of 117

Funding

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (havc) is commercial screens operating in 2009 in 71 currently operating with the annual budget of commercial cinema sites, 35,8% were in the around 6.4 million €. Additional public support multiplexes (defined as 6+ screen venues), bodies are City Office for Education, Culture and the rest in miniplexes and/or single screen and Sport – City of Zagreb which runs a regular venues. The market share of national films is yearly support scheme for shorts, documenta- among the lowest in Europe – 1,52 %. Croatia ries and animation, and as of recently City Of- has 8 digital screens, all of them 3d equipped fice for Culture – City of Rijeka. and all of them situated in either multiplexes or miniplexes. 1 vod platform - Max tv is operating in Croatia.

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Development

In 2010 we have introduced a Development The public call for applications for Feature Film Fund aimed at supporting both script and Support Scheme and First Feature Film Support project development for feature-length films: Scheme is issued twice a year. fiction, documentaries and animation. The call for applications for this scheme is is- Documentary Films

sued once a year.

We support production of high-quality and dis-

tinctive documentary filmmaking, both feature length and shorts, as well as documentary co-

Feature Films

We support the production of Croatian feature productions. The public call for applications is films and international feature film co-productions. issued twice a year. We currently operate two feature film support schemes: Feature Film Support Scheme and First Feature Film Support Scheme.

Facts and Figures 2008-2009

Film supporting institutions (public)

Croatian Audiovisual Centre (havc)

City of Zagreb; City of Rijeka

Public funding available

6.8 million € (feature films, documentaries, shorts, experi-

mental films and animation)

Average production budget Total feature films produced Co-productions
1 million € 13 6

Number of screens

117

Average ticket price Market share of national films Tax incentives
3.54 € 1.52 % no

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Short Films

MEDIA Desk Croatia

Short films can help new filmmakers break into media Desk Croatia is a promotion and inforthe mainstream. We currently operate three mation office for the European Commission’s separate short film support schemes: for fiction, media programme which offers a wide variety

animation and experimental shorts.

of funding for film and television, from training
The call for applications for all three schemes is through development and distribution to marissued twice a year. kets, events and festivals.

Animated Films

media Desk Croatia is hosted by the Croatian
Animation has a long and venerable tradition Audiovisual Centre. It offers advice and anin Croatia, dating back to the mid 1950s and swers enquiries from Croatian film and tv proculminating in the work of the world-renowned fessionals, explaining various funding strands Zagreb School of Animation in the 1960s and and eligibility criteria. 1970s. After years of relative stagnation due to the war in Croatia and specific challenges For further information on the media Deck facing a country undergoing transition to a Croatia please contact the Head of media Desk market economy, things are looking up again. Croatia, Ms. Martina Petrović at A new generation of Croatian animation talent [email protected] has been reaping awards at home and abroad and, for the first time in many years, we have a feature-length animation film in distribution.

We currently operate two funding schemes for animation: feature-length animation scheme and animation shorts scheme. The call for applications for both schemes is issued twice a year.

International Co-productions with Minority Croatian Participation

We support international feature film co-productions with minority Croatian participation: fiction, documentaries and animation. The call for applications for this scheme is an open call with decisions taken on a quarterly basis.

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Production Companies

3D2D animatori

tive, colour correction)
ADDRESS Poljana Zdenka Mikine 10, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Lado Skorin
FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, short films, docu-

mentary, commissioned films, Internet, multimedia
TEl +385 1 3755 281, +385 98 367 506

FAx +385 1 3756 335 E–MAIl [email protected]

AlT F4 / bulaja naklada

ADDRESS Radnički dol 8, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Helena Bulaja

WEb–SITE www.3d2d.hr

CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (post–

production, editing, visual effects, computer graphics, consulting)

TEl +385 1 4851 170 FAx +385 1 4823 357 E–MAIl [email protected]
FIElD oF ACTIvITy short films, animation,

experimental, commissioned films, Internet

WEb–SITE www.bulaja.com CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (post–

production)

4 Film

FIElD oF ACTIvITy animation, experimental,

documentary films, internet, multimedija

ADDRESS Bauerova 6, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Anita Juka TEl +385 1 4828 774

Ars animata studio

FAx +385 1 4828 775 E–MAIl [email protected]

ADDRESS Prilaz V. Brajkovića 12/3, 10 020 Zagreb

WEb–SITE www.4film.hr

C/o Ljupče Đokić

CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (location

scouting, casting, advertising, pr & event management, dvd publishing, consulting)

FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, short films, anima-

tion, documentary, experimental, commissioned films, Internet, multimedia

TEl & FAx +385 1 652 99 74

E–MAIl [email protected]–com.hr

CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy animation, experimental

films

Ars Septima
Alka film

ADDRESS Dedići 21, 10 000 Zagreb C/o Jozo Patljak

ADDRESS Svačićev trg 10, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Lidija Ivanda TEl & FAx +385 1 48 56 510

E–MAIl [email protected]

TEl & FAx +385 1 4674 185

WEb–SITE www.alka–film.hr CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (rental,

post–production, scanning, printing on nega-

WEb–SITE www.ars7.hr CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, documentary,

commissioned films
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Artizana

bonobostudio

ADDRESS Vukovarska 222, 10 000 Zagreb C/o Irena Škorić, Branko Ištvančić TEl +385 91 5233 950, +385 98 1644 572 E–MAIl [email protected]

CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, short films, docu-

mentary, animation, experimental films
ADDRESS Tuškanac 78a, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Vanja Andrijević TEl & FAx +385 1 483 44 45 E–MAIl [email protected] WEb–SITE www.bonobostudio.hr CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (post–

production, visual effects, computer graphics, consulting)

Autorski studio FFv

ADDRESS Trg žrtava fašizma 14, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Milan Bukovac

commissioned films

TEl & FAx +385 1 366 5507

brojka produkcija

E–MAIl autorski@autorski–studio.hr

WEb–SITE www.autorski–studio.hr CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy animation

ADDRESS Odranska 6, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Kristijan Kaurić TEl +385 99 5183 634 FAx +385 1 7779 875 E–MAIl [email protected] WEb–SITE www.brojka.hr

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ADDRESS Matije Divkovića 7, 10 090 Zagreb

C/o Dario Juričan TEl +385 91 89 38 172
CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy short films, animation, docu-

mentary commissioned films

E–MAIl [email protected] WEb–SITE www.blankzg.hr

Car Herc

CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, short films, anima-

tion, documentary, experimental film
ADDRESS Strmeničkoga put 6a, 10 090 Zagreb C/o Nelica i Miro Andrić

TEl +385 1 3483 097 FAx +385 1 3483 097

bold studio

ADDRESS Kneza Višeslava 5, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Borko Grujić TEl & FAx +385 1 7898 007 E–MAIl [email protected] WEb–SITE www.bold-studio.com CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (post–

production, visual effects, computer graphics, consulting)

E–MAIl [email protected] WEb–SITE www.croundersea.com CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (pre-pro-

duction, post-production, studio rental, editing)

FIElD oF ACTIvITy documentary, specialised in

underwater shooting

Corvus film

ADDRESS Milana Rešetara 5, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Zvonimir Munivrana TEl & FAx +385 1 389 3027

WEb–SITE www.corvusfilm.hr CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production FIElD oF ACTIvITy documentary, short films,

commissioned films

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Croatia Film

DA Film

ADDRESS Katančićeva 3, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Biserka Mihalić

ADDRESS Boškovićeva 16, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Dejan Aćimović

TEl +385 1 4813 711

TEl +385 98 238 804

FAx +385 1 4922 568

FAx +385 1 4816 610

WEb–SITE www.croatia–film.hr; www.hlapic.net;

E–MAIl croatiaf@croatia–film.hr

CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production and

post–production, service and rental company (dvd publishing, dubbing, editing, footage and video cassettes, sound post–production, computer graphics, translation, subtitling)

FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, short film, docu-

mentary, animation, commissioned films, Internet, multimedia

E–MAIl [email protected]–com.hr WEb–SITE www.dejanacimovic.com CoMPAny SPECIAlIzATIon production (pre–

production, post–production)

FIElD oF ACTIvITy feature, short films, docu-

mentary, commissioned films

D.I.A.T.

ADDRESS Jablanovečka 37, 10 000 Zagreb

C/o Davor Rogić TEl & FAx +385 1 3041 012

Croatian Film Clubs’ Association (Hrvatski filmski savez)