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Introduction<br />
<strong>Croatia</strong> may be a small country,<br />
but it has a remarkably vibrant film<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry, with exceptional local<br />
talent and production companies<br />
that have an impressive record<br />
<strong>in</strong> domestic and <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
production.<br />
With the 20% cash rebate <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong> 2012, skilled professionals<br />
and production costs among the lowest <strong>in</strong> Europe, <strong>Croatia</strong> is<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g its way back on Europe’s filmmak<strong>in</strong>g map.<br />
These factors, <strong>in</strong> comb<strong>in</strong>ation with spectacular locations and the<br />
country’s proximity to some of Europe’s largest filmmak<strong>in</strong>g centers<br />
such as Vienna, Budapest, Munich and Prague have led to a<br />
steady rise <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>ternational production of commercials, television<br />
serials and major <strong>in</strong>ternational feature films <strong>in</strong> <strong>Croatia</strong>.<br />
The year 2008 was a turn<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t, both for <strong>Croatia</strong>n filmmakers<br />
and for <strong>in</strong>ternational production companies film<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Croatia</strong>. In<br />
the summer of 2007, the <strong>Croatia</strong>n Parliament passed a new Film<br />
Act, underly<strong>in</strong>g its commitment to boost<strong>in</strong>g the creative <strong>in</strong>dustries<br />
<strong>in</strong> the country.<br />
Drava, Mario Romulić i Dražen Stojčić,<br />
4 Courtesy of the <strong>Croatia</strong>n Tourist Board<br />
<strong>Film<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Croatia</strong> 2013 <strong>Film<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Croatia</strong> 2013 5