EPISTOLARY FILM
We invite you to join the advanced workshop Epistolary Film, led by filmmakers Nikica Zdunić, Eva Kraljević, and Iva Gavrilović. The application deadline is 24 February 2026.
We invite you to join the advanced workshop Epistolary Film, led by filmmakers Nikica Zdunić, Eva Kraljević, and Iva Gavrilović. The application deadline is 24 February 2026. More about the program follows below:
The aim of the workshop is to explore the form of the film letter and, through audiovisual correspondence connect together filmmakers from Croatia (members of Kinoklub Zagreb) and Norway (Oslo Fotokunstskole). As part of the workshop, examples of letter films, video diaries, and essay films will be analyzed, and participants will be encouraged to engage in dialogue with one another through the form of audiovisual exchange. The workshop will function as follows: at the beginning, authorial pairs (2–3 authors per project) will be connected online to collaborate on their future film. With mentoring support through all phases of the process (idea and concept, filming, editing), they will prepare materials for their films, which they will complete during an on site meeting in Zagreb.
Participants will be encouraged, depending on their chosen approach, to identify and reflect on specific themes or events in their lives, thereby creating a unique reflection from a dual authorial perspective. By intertwining two cultures and authors of different or similar sensibilities, hybrid authorial film works with universal qualities may emerge.
The workshop will take place in two parts:
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It will begin online (lectures once a week during March and April / Fridays from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.), with the aim of analyzing examples, identifying personal themes and directorial approaches, and pairing authors who will collaborate.
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It will continue during an intensive practical week in Zagreb, from 13–19 April 2026, when visiting Norwegian authors, collaborating with Croatian authors through a week-long program of meetings and collaboration, will finalize their films, which will then be publicly screened.
All interested applicants are asked to apply by 24 February 2026 by emailing radionice@kkz.hr with:
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Contact information
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A short description of motivation for attending the workshop
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A brief idea of the theme they would like to develop in the film letter
The workshop is free of charge for all participants. Equipment and workspace will be provided by Kinoklub Zagreb. The workshop will be conducted in English. Participants are expected to have basic knowledge of filming and editing, to be motivated to develop a joint film between sessions and build upon their ideas with collaborators, to meet and collaborate with other authors, and to create a unique audiovisual dialogue.
MENTORS
IVA GAVRILOVIĆ graduated in Film Editing in 2017 from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, with a thesis titled Narration in the Film Essay. She has edited promotional and television projects, documentary films, and predominantly experimental films. Since 2018, she has been a regular member of Kinoklub Zagreb. She has led various film editing workshops (Frooom, Sedmi kontinent, Blank, Filmska runda, Radiona), and within Kinoklub Zagreb she conducted the workshops In Dialogue with Chantal Akerman and Agnès Varda, Film Essay, and Editing Laboratory. In 2023, she completed a master’s degree in New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and occasionally exhibits in group exhibitions. Since 2023, she has been a regular member of the Croatian Film Workers’ Association.
EVA KRALJEVIĆ works in the fields of cinematography, documentary directing, photography, and film education. She graduated in Film and Television Cinematography from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb and completed a degree in Documentary Directing at the National Film and Television School in England. She has worked on more than thirty documentary and fiction films and has received multiple awards for her work. Alongside leading numerous film workshops as a lecturer, she is an assistant professor in the Documentary Directing program at the Academy of Dramatic Art. She is currently working on her feature-length documentary film.
NIKICA ZDUNIĆ graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb and later in Film Directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art. Her student films (Sanja, Women Women Women, 13+, Soviet Dogs) were screened and awarded at festivals from San Sebastián to Sarajevo, receiving the Rector’s Award and other recognitions. After graduating, she directed commercials and music videos, and worked as a co-writer on the popular teen series Shame (Sram) with director Hana Jušić. She actively leads workshops for short film development and is currently writing her debut feature-length screenplay. For the second year in a row, she serves as Vice President of the Croatian Directors’ Guild.