BRANKO LUSTIG

(Osijek, 1932.) Honorary president of the Festival
Branko Lustig is one of the most remarkable cultural and film workers in the world, awarded producer (Oscars for Schindler’s List and The Gladiator). For many years he has been active in Hollywood where he participates in the work of the Academy as a member of its Oscar award nomination committee. He started his career as the Head of Photography in Jadran Film where he participated in almost all foreign film productions at the territory of the former Yugoslavia as the main organizer and film director. In America he worked closely with distinguished directors such as Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott and others. In June 2009, he received the honorary doctorate of the University of Zagreb for his exceptional contribution to the art of film and the international promotion of Croatian film. He is a lecturer at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb at the Department of Production. Due to his exceptional expertise, Jewish origin and experience from the most infamous Nazi camps, he possesses immense interest and knowledge about Jewish film. That is why he started volunteering at the Zagreb Jewish Film Festival as the Festival’s President. He regularly expands his role of the Festival President by giving lectures about the Holocaust to students across Croatia.

NATAŠA POPOVIĆ

(Zagreb, 1974), Festival Director
Nataša Popović graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts School of Design. For many years she was active in her profession, while she expressed her love for film through the organisation of the Jewish Film Festival. At the initiative and proposal of Vesna Domany Hardy in 2007, she accepted the proposal to launch the first Jewish Film Festival in the region in cooperation with the UK Jewish Film Festival from London. Since 2007, she is fully committed to organizing and developing the film and festival scene in Zagreb and the region.

LUKA RINČIĆ

(Zagreb, 1982), Program Coordinator
After graduating from high school he enrolled at the Faculty of Political Sciences which he graduated from in 2006. He started his career in GONG, a non-profit NGO. Since 2009, he has been working as a journalist in Poslovni dnevnik newspaper. He joined the Festival of Contemporary Jewish Film Association in 2011 as the Educational Mornings Coordinator. He successfully organized four Educational mornings in Zagreb and two tours around Croatian cities (Čakovec, Osijek, Vukovar, Zadar, Knin).
luka.rincic@jff-zagreb.hr

IVA GRAHOR

(Zagreb, 1980.) Project Coordinator
She graduated with fashion design at Faculty of TextileTechnology. She worked as a journalist in political magazine Globus (author of social chronicle „Zlatno oko“ and editor of the section „Life style“), and as a fashion assistent in magazin Elle. From 2003 she is TV producer, and today she have more than 670 hours of bbroadcast As a executive producer she works 10 years on different projects ( Tv seriesPride of Ratkajs, Ordinary People, Lara’s choice, reality show Survivor, and educative serial „Class2011.“

STAŠA ČELAN

(Split, 1969.)
Staša became actively involved in the organization of the International Talent Workshop in 2010 when he became the head of the project. For fifteen years now he has been active in Kinoklub Zagreb as a lecturer in film workshops and a mentor to young filmmakers. He has been organizing film workshops across Croatia mostly within the work of the Croatian Film Association, Croatian Education and Teacher Training Agency, Dubrava Cultural Club and the already mentioned Kinoklub Zagreb. From the beginning of his career up to now he held over a hundred film workshops. Together with Irena Marković he founded a young film production company Focusmedia, which primarily deals with the production of independent films.
stasa.celan@jff-zagreb.hr

Visual identity design
Mirko Ilić

Hospitality Office
Aleksandra Vujatović

Festival market manager

Vanda Volić

Music program coordinator
Filip Eterović

PR / Public relations
Katarina Bakić Vujičić

Ina Vojvodić

Ana Vukušić

Web site
Borko Livić

Photographers

Radomir Sarađen

Saša Zinaja

Technical support & logistics

Technical support coordinators
Zlatko Domić

Translation and subtitles
Marko Godeč, Ministry of Subtitles