Zrinka Matijević was born in Zagreb in 1973. She obtained her degree in Film and TV Directing from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art and Philosophy and Comparative Literature from the Faculty of Philosophy. So far she has directed and written around fifteen documentary and short fiction films. They were shown on festivals around the world. Zrinka first drew attention to herself with her brilliant student film Duel that won awards at relevant student festivals (Munich and Tel Aviv). The film also won Jelena Rajković Award and Oktavijan Award, Grand Prix of the Days of Croatian Film. Her second documentary (co-directed with Nebojša Slijepčević), Of Cows and Men (2000), leaning towards cinema vérité, was shown at the most important documentary film festivals in the world (IDFA in Amsterdam, Munich Documentary Film Festival, Bogota, Austin, Rhodes). In 2003, Zrinka directed the feature-length documentary Peščenopolis, produced by Factum.
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