DRAZEN ZARKOVIC graduated in film and TV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia. He has been working as a freelancer since 1993, and he has worked as a scriptwriter and director on numerous feature and documentary films. He has directed five feature films and numerous documentaries. He is one of the directors of sitcoms “Bumps and Princesses”, “Take a Rest, You’ve Deserved It”, “Stipe Visiting” and "Vox Populi". He has received numerous awards for his film and TV work, including four Oktavijan awards. On the international scene, he has received seven international awards for his most successful film “Tressette: A Story of an Island”, which he co-directed with Pavo Marinkovic and has been shown at numerous festivals.  In 2013 he directed the cinema hit, a film for children "The Mysterious Boy".

FILMOGRAPHY:

MY GRANDPA IS AN ALIEN (2019)
Genre: feature film
Duration: 78 min

GOLDEN CASTLE - Creative Producer (2016)
Genre: TV series
Duration: 85 episodes x 45 min

EPIPHANY (2016)
Genre: short fiction
Duration: 04:06 min

ALKA (2015)
Genre: documentary feature film
Duration: 72 min

VOX POPULI (2014)
Genre: TV sitcom
Duration: 18 x 30 min

THE MYSTERIOUS BOY (2013)
Genre: feature film
Duration: 88 min
Awards:
* Kikife - Internationales Kinderkinofestival Schwäbisch Gmünd 2014, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany - official competition - Grand Prix
* CMS International Children's Film Festival 2014, Lucknow, India - Special Jury Award
* Pula Film Festival 2013, Pula, Croatia - Golden Arena for Best Costume Design

THE POWER OF COLORS (2012)
Genre: documentary TV series
Duration: 6 X 30 min

STIPE VISITING (2009-2014)
Genre: TV sitcom
Duration: 43 x 35 min

TAKE A REST, YOU’VE DESERVED IT (2008-2013)
Genre: TV sitcom
Duration: 21 x 40 min

LIFE IN THE SHADOWS (2008)
Genre: documentary film
Duration: 25 min

BUMPS AND PRINCESSES (2006-2010)
Genre: TV sitcom
Duration: 32 x 35 min

TRESSETTE - A STORY OF AN ISLAND (2006)
Genre: feature film
Duration: 80 min
Awards: ECUMENICAL FILM PRIZE – 55th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, SILVER ROSA CAMUNA (2nd Prize) – 25th Bergamo Film Meeting ,
GRAND PRIX for the best film – Bucharest Film Festival, BEST DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (Vedran Šamanović) – Bucharest Film Festival,
MUSIC FEEL AWARD (2nd Prize) – 9th Napoli Film Festival, FILM MAGNET – Best Croatian film 2006 (Internet Web Prize) , NAGRADA HRVATSKOG GLUMIŠTA – Best TV film 2006/2007, WORLDFEST HOUSTON - Platinum Remi Award

FOLK MEDICINE (2006)
Genre: documentary TV series
Duration: 8 X 30 min

ISLAND OF SECREETS (2006)
Genre: documentary film
Duration: 30 min

FROM DAWN 'TILL DUSK (2006)
Genre: documentary film
Duration: 25 min

VOX POPULI (2003/2004)
Genre: documentary TV series
Duration: 6 x 30 min

LET'S GO YELLOW! (2000)
Genre: feature film
Duration: 80 min
Awards: Second best TV feature - Bar TV Festival (2002)

NEW AGE (2000)
Genre: documentary film
Duration: 30 min

BEMBALICA (2000)
Genre: fiction TV series
Duration: 10 X 5 min

THE COUNTER (1999)
Genre: documentary
Duration: 26 min
Awards: Best short documentary film - Croatian Film Critics’ Society Award (2000), Best short documentary film - Bar TV Festival (2001)

NEW YEAR'S ROBBERY (1997)
Genre: TV short fiction
Duration: 50 min
Awards: Best short fiction film - Croatian Film Critics’ Society Award (1998)

BON-TON-TON (1995)
Genre: fiction TV series
Duration: 13 X 5 min

ECO-VISION (1994/95)
Genre: fiction TV series
Duration: 20 X 5 min

HUNT FOR ONESELF (1993)
Genre: short fiction
Duration: 5 min
Awards: Best short fiction film - Croatian Film Critics’ Society Award (1994)

WAIT FOR ME (1992)
Genre: short animated film
Duration: 5 min (author of the 1 min)
Awards: Best short animated film - Croatian Film Critics’ Society Award (1993)

CONTACT:
Dražen Žarković
Antunovac 34/1
10 000 Zagreb
CROATIA
+385 91 518 5446
drazen.zarkovic@gmail.com