Krsto Papić

Krsto Papić was born in 1933 in Vučedol and graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. In 1965 he debuts with an episode in the omnibus ‘Ključ’. His first feature narrative, ‘Iluzije’, was made in 1967, while ‘Lisice’ (1969), his second and so far most renowned film, won a Golden Arena for best film and directing in Pula. Relying on the methods of cinéma vérité, in the 1960s and early 1970s he made successful documentaries and short live action films, such as: ‘Kad te moja čakija ubode’ (1968), ‘Čvor’ (1970), ‘Nek se čuje i naš glas’ (1971), ‘Specijalni vlakovi’ (1972), ‘Mala seoska priredba’ (1972), ‘Nezaposlena žena s djecom’ (1986). —Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival