Film and television director and screenwriter. Born on August 29, 1974 in Zagreb, Croatia. After completion of the secondary education (Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb), he studied philosophy at the The Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus (FFDI) in Zagreb. In 2001 graduated in film and TV directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb.
He participated in the work of the Animation Workshop at the Center for Students (University of Zagreb). Employed as a writer and a producer of commercials on Radio 101 for two years. He has published various articles about film topics in the magazines Filmski ljetopis and Zapis.
He worked as an organizer and a casting director of commercials and music videos for the production companies: Blue Film, Luminus, Embassy film, Planet B, Blue Sky film, VAL production, Kaos, Horizon film, Welcome productions.
Is a member of the jury for dramatic art projects on Lidrano in The First Gymnasium in Zagreb (since 2010). Since 2012 a member of the Croatian Freelance Artists Association. An active member of Film Artists Association of Croatia where he performed the duties in the Court of Honor, as the president of directors section and as a member of the supervisory board.
Special skills: SCUBA diver, one star CMAS category
Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Final Draft, Movie magic
Languages: English active, Italian passive
Citizenship: Croatian and Italian
The complete CV and filmography is available on the link below.
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- European Genre Forum
Genre forum, Netherlands, Amsterdam
Project: Development of feature film Striguni
Production: Ziva produkcija
Script consultant: Atso Parnanen
Production consultant: Joshua Sobel
Presentation consultant: Sibylle Kurz - EAVE
Producers Workshop, Luxemburg
Project: Development of feature film Rent a dad
Produkcija: U svom filmu
Script consultant: Martin Daniel
Mentor: Riina Sildos - SCREENPLAY WORKSHOP WITH ROLAND ZAG, StolacLab
Screenplay workshop, Stolac, Bosna i Hercegovina
Project: Script development for feature film Striguni
Producer: Ziva produkcija
Script consultant: Roland Zag
2016
- MEDIA Creative Europe - Croatian Film Days
Workshop and Pitching forum, Zagreb, Croatia
Project: Pitching session for feature film Rent a dad
Producer: U svom filmu
Mentor: Roshanak Behesht Nedjad
2015
- Mediterranean Film Institute
Script 2 film Workshop, Nissyros and Samos islands, Greece
Project: Script development for feature film Rent a dad
Producer: U svom filmu
Mentor: Christina Lazaridi
2014
- Sarajevo film festival
CineLink workshop, Sarajevo Bosnia and Hercegovina
Project: Hotel Zagorje
Producer: Živa/Deblokada
Mentor: Marten Rabarts
2010
- New Media workshop
Zagreb film festival, MEDIAdesk Croatia i United productions, Zagreb, Croatia
Project: Dreamcatcher
Mentors: Asta Wellejus, Frank Boyd, Wendy Bernfeld - Sarajevo film festival talent campus
Pack and Pitch workshop, Sarajevo Bosnia and Hercegovina
Project: presentation of feature film project The fourth children
Mentor: Ido Abram
2009
- FOCAL group
Production value Workshop, Vienna, Austria
Project: Development of shooting schedule and the budget for feature film The Warning, directed by Ernst Gossner
Mentor: Stewart Renfrew
2001
- Imaginary Academy
Grožnjan, Croatia
Project: Development of production package for feature film Blindspots (later produced by Croatian television as TV mini-series)
Mentors: Rajko Grlić, Mladen Koceić i Vjeran Zuppa
2000
- Imaginary Academy
Grožnjan, Croatia
Project: Development of production package for feature film Spots (later produced by KINOTEKA)
Mentors: Rajko Grlić, Mladen Koceić i Vjeran Zuppa
1999
- Imaginary Academy
Grožnjan, Croatia
Project: Shooting documentary film Think pink in Documentary film workshop
Mentor: Nenad Puhovski
1998
- UCLA
Los Angeles
Project: Development of the screenplay The firestarter
Mentor: Lew Hunter