Filip Heraković
Filip Heraković was born in Pula in 1989.
He graduated in film and television directing from the Academyof Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. He is an alumni of Sarajevo Talents programe of 2017 and was selected to participate at Branko Bauer screenwriting workshop in 2012. and 2020.
His project Night Waves was selected to participate at project development workshop First Films First for which he also received script development support from Croatian Audiovisual Centre.
He directed Pelican, a feature film which premiered in November 2022. at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn where it was awarded a special jury prize for directing. He worked as an assistant director on numerous film and TV projects.
Member of the Croatian Film Directors Guild.
Education:
Academy of Dramatic Arts – MA directing fiction
Academy of Dramatic Arts – BA film and TV directing
Workshops and Courses:
Agora Works in Progress at Thessaloniki IFF with project Pelican – winner of the post-production award / 2021
project development workshop FIRST FILMS FIRST by Goethe Institute / 2020
screenwriting program Branko Bauer by Croatian Director’s Guild / 2020
Talents Sarajevo in the framework of Sarajevo Film Festival / 2017
screenwriting program Branko Bauer by Croatian Director’s Guild / 2012
directing, writing, camera and editing workshop in Cinema Club Zagreb / 2009
Filmography:
Crocodile’s Teeth / short film / postproduction / 2023
Pelican / feature film / 87′ / 2022
The Guest / short film / 20′ / 2017
Treetops / short film / 16′ / 2016
The Return / short film / 13′ / 2014
