Baltic premiere

The Diary of Paulina P.

Local title

Paulina P. päevik

Original title

Dnevnik Pauline P.

Director

Neven Hitrec

Country

Croatia

Year

2023

Festival

23rd Youth and Children's Film Festival, 27th Black Nights Film Festival

Programme

Main programme of Kinoff, Children's Competition Programme, Focus: Serbia and SEE* Neighbours, ECFA Competition Programme

Genre

comedy, family film, children's film

Subject

familial relationships, love, children, coming of age

This is a story about Paulina P. in which we follow her adventures in class and at home, as well as all the problems she successfully overcomes during the school year. The movie is based on the children’s book “Paulina’s Diary” in which she talks about her friendship, love, and family-related problems through comic situations. The plot of the movie itself is set in the real world, with a touch of magic.

Age recommendation: 7+

Director

Neven Hitrec

Cast

Petar Atanasoski, Ljiljana Bogojevic, Josip Brakus, Domagoj Brekalo, Denis Brizic, Helena Buljan, Niksa Butijer, Areta Curkovic, Ivan Drmic, Aria Dunda

Producer

Jure Busic

Cinematographer

Dragan Markovic

Production designer

Tajana Canic Stankovic

Editor

Slaven Zecevic

Music

Darko Hajsek

Production

Jaka produkcija

Runtime

Language

Croatian

Subtitles

Estonian, English

Director

Neven Hitrec

Neven Hitrec (1967) graduated Film and TV Directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He is the author of several award-winning documentary and fiction films which have been acclaimed both in Croatia and at international film festivals. He has won the annual award for film art, Vladimir Nazor, and also the City of Zagreb Award.

Filmography:
Valik/Selected: Bogorodica (Madonna, 1999), Snivaj, Zlato Moje (Sleep Sweet, My Darling, 2005), Čovjek ispod stola (The Man Under The Table, 2010), Dnevnik Pauline P. (The Diary of Paulina P., 2023)

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