Zagreb film – House of animation

In 1953, the Croatian Film Workers Association founded Zagreb film, specialized in documentaries and short feature films, rising to fame at international film festivals during the 1960s. The establishing of the animated film studio in 1956 marked the start of the unstoppable rise of the Zagreb artistic animation with talents from the previous period (Dušan Vukotić, Nikola Kostelac, Vjekoslav Kostanjšek…) joined by young forces (Vatroslav Mimica, Branko Ranitovic, Pavao Štalter…). The artistic film animation helped this production house become famous and animated films from Zagreb won countless awards and accolades (among others, Dušan Vukotić won the Academy Award with his animated film Surogat/The Substitute in 1962, as the first non-American Oscar winner). 

Zagreb film produced four animated series: Hound for Hire, Inspektor Maska, Profesor Baltazar and Leteći medvjedići.

Animafest Zagreb, established in 1972 by the decision of ASIFA, Zagreb Film production company and the City of Zagreb, is the second oldest film festival in the world wholly dedicated to animation and among the top four animated film events in the world.

 

Grow Up to Be a Little Tree (2019, 05’ 40’’)

Directed, written and edited by: Noemi Ribić

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Collonello Futurista (2019, 18’45’’)

Directed, written and edited by: Vladislav Knežević

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Iris (2020, 08’ 14’’)

Directed, written, animated and illustrated by: Lucia Bužančić

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Hedgehog Spikiney (2020, 06’ 47’’)

Written and directed by: Tihoni Brčić

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Spaced Out (2019, 02’ 42’’)

Directed, written and edited by: Stella Hartman