23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Split

LFF19, In competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

An intimate story about a divorce that took place in Split, the city from which the author hails. An analogy is made between the city of Split (Eng. to split – to separate) and a parting of the ways between two people.

Renata Poljak

Renata Poljak (Split, Croatia, 1974) is a visual artist and director. She graduated in 1997 at the Art Academy in Split, and completed her post-graduate studies, AV creation, in 1999 at the Fine Arts Academy in Nantes (majoring in film and video). She exhibited works at numerous independent domestic and international exhibitions, film festivals and biennials. She is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, including the T-HT Award at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb in 2012. Her residencies include stays at the Art Institute of San Francisco, MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Art In General in New York, Cité Internationale des Arts and Récollets in Paris, etc.

Title: Split
Year of production: 2021
Duration: 11
Director: Renata Poljak
Screenplay: Renata Poljak
Photography: Boris Poljak
Editing: Jan Klemsche
Sound design: Iva Ivan
Production: Renata Poljak
Production company: REA udruga