Lana Baric
Lana Barić is one of the most awarderd Croatian actresses. In 2005 she earned her acting degree from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Since 2011 she has been a member of the drama ensemble at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. She has acted in more than forty stage productions and in as many films and TV series, receiving numerous awards and accolades. She has written several screenplays for short films as well as the screenplay for the feature film Tereza37, which won her the Golden Arena for Best Screenplay at the 2020 Pula Film Festival. The film also won an additional five Golden Arenas, including the Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film and was an official Croatian entry for the Academy Awards. The short film Snow White is her directorial debut and it screened at around 50 film festivals. She also wrote the screenplay and played the lead role. Currently, she's working on her directorial feature debut called Eve after the Fall which she developed at Torino Film Lab and EAVE professional training for project development. The film already received support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) and is in a pre-production phase. At the same time, she’s developing her second feature Tibidabo at Less is More film development lab. She was a vicepresident of Croatian Filmmakers Association from 2018 till 2022 and a member of Croatian Audiovisual Council at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC).