Audiovisual Centre splits nearly €3.5m between 13 features

by Vladan Petković

21/03/2011 - The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has announced the results of its film funding competition. From a total of €4,948,061 for all categories, €3,461,450 has been awarded for the production of eight feature films, and €73,860 will go to the script or project development of five features.

In the minority co-production category, Peter Greenaway’s Goltzius, soon to start filming in Croatia, received €196,504, while Circles by Serbia’s Srdan Golubović, currently shooting in Bosnia, got €135,366.

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Funding competition recipients:

Feature film
– The Priest’s Children (Svećenikova djeca), Director: Vinko Brešan, Production company: Inter Film - €663,969
– The Adventures of the Little Shoemaker (Čudnovate zgode šegrta Hlapića), Silvije Petranović, Maydi Film & Video - €636,848
– Be Quiet! (Šuti!), Lukas Nola, Kinorama - €623,210
– Cannibal Vegetarian (Ljudožder vegetarijanac), Branko Schmidt, Telefilm - €569,086
– Love Island (Otok ljubavi), Jasmila Žbanić, Živa Produkcija - €420,035
– Zagreb Stories 2: Love (Zagrebačke priče 2- Ljubav), Omnibus, Propeler Film - €162,651

First feature film
– Zagreb Cappuccino, Juranić Sviličić, Maxima Film - €325,207
– The Show Must Go On, Nevio Marasović, Imitator - €60,981

Project development
– Vukovar, Veljko Bulajić, Luka Grupa - €23,715
– The High Sun (Zvizdan) , Dalibor Matanić, Kinorama - €20,323
– My Dad (Moj tata) (first feature), Irena Škorić, Artizana - €20,323

Script development
– Seven Days in July (Sedam dana srpnja), Nikša Sviličić, Telefilm - €4,724
– Vanka, Mladen Juran, Adriatic Art Media - €4,724