Female directors in Croatian documentary production

A Cat Is Always Female

Tanja Vujasinović, Martina Meštrović

Through a feminist lens, the filmmakers pay homage to their professor Marija Ujević Galetović – one of Croatia’s most important sculptors. Marija's life story and world views are told through a combination of video footage and animation of her feminine sculptures.

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Tanja Vujasinović

Tanja Vujasinović (1974) completed her MA Fine Art studies at Central Saint Martins College of the University of the Arts in London in 2006 and graduated in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1999. She works with a variety of media including video, sculpture and sound. She participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. She lives and works in Zagreb. Filmography: A Cat Is Always Female (2019).

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Martina Meštrović

Martina Meštrović (1974) graduated in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1998. She has had several solo and group exhibitions. In 2004, she joined the art collective Kreativni sindikat, working as a 2D and 3D set designer, animator and director. She lives and works in Zagreb. Filmography: A Cat Is Always Female (2019), Peter's Forest (2016), Bla (2013).

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Mačka je uvijek ženska

Croatia
2019, 16'

Directed by:
Tanja Vujasinović, Martina Meštrović

Screenplay by:
Martina Meštrović, Tanja Vujasinović

Cinematography:
Jasenko Rasol

Animation:
Martina Meštrović

Edited by:
Iva Kraljević

Music:
Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz

Producer:
Igor Grubić

Produced by:
Kreativni sindikat

Festivals & Awards:

Mediterranean Film Festival Split – Special Mention
Tabor Film Festival 2019 – Special Mention
FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival 2019 – Critics Jury Award
Liburnia Film Festival 2019 – Special Mention
Videomedeja 2019 – Sphinx Award
Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2019 – Special Mention
SEEfest South East European Festival 2020 – Special Mention
Diversions International Short Film Festival 2020 – Special Mention
Flipbook Film Festival 2020 – Special Mention
Dokumentar Award for Best Croatian Documentary Film 2020
BEAST International Film Festival 2021 – ury Mention
Vedran Šamanović Award 2019
ASIFA Croatia 2019 Special Mention
Animafest Zagreb 2019
Croatian Film Days 2019
Viennale 2020
Anibar International Animation Festival 2019
Supertoon 2019
Turku Animation Film Festival 2019
Fest CurtasBH – Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival 2019
Balkanima European Animated Film Festival 2019
Vox Feminae Film Festival 2019
CinEast Central and Eastern European Film Festival 2019
Warsaw Film Festival 2019
DOK Leipzig 2019
Primanima World Festival of First Animations 2019
Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Cinema no Feminino 2019
Interfilm International Short Film Festival 2019
PÖFF Shorts 2019

Contact:

Bonobostudio
Veliki dol 53
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
T. +385148344 45
E. info@bonobostudio.hr