CROATIAN FILM
THE SECOND DIARY OF PAULINA P..
DIRECTOR: Neven Hitrec
COUNTRY: HR, SI, RS
YEAR/DURATION: 2025. • 80′
children’s film, family
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Ivan Turković-Krnjak
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dragan Marković Markoni
- EDITOR: Slaven Zečević
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Tajana Čanić Stanković
- COSTUME DESIGN: Ivana Zozoli Vargović
- SOUND: Julij Zornik
- SCORE: Darko Hajsek
- MAKE-UP: Snježana Gorup
- VISUAL EFFECTS: Krsto Jaram
- SPECIAL EFFECTS: Nikola Flanjek, Jakov Novaković, Petar Novaković
- LEAD ACTRESSES: Katja Matković, Judita Franković Brdar
- LEAD ACTOR: Igor Kovač
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ksenija Marinković, Anja Šovagović-Despot and Ana Topolko
- SUPPORTING ACTORS: Vinko Kraljević, Jakov Švarc
- CASTING DIRECTORS: children roles: Sara Hribar, adult roles: Neven Hitrec
- DEBUTANTS: actors: Ana Topolko
- PRODUCER: Jure Bušić
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Jaka produkcija
- CO-PRODUCERS: Jure Vizjak, Maja Zupanc, Stefan Orlandić, Dimče Stojanovski, Mirko Bojović
- CO-PRODUCED: Invida (SI), Living Pictures (RS), Baboon Production (RS)
- DISTRIBUTION: Jučer d.o.o.
Festivals and awards
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 – World Premiere
KidFilm Family Festival, Dallas, 2025
Actor’s Film Festival 2025
UK Film Awards 2025 – Best Comedy, Best Actress (Katja Matkovic), Best Music (Darko Hajsek), Best Production Design (Tajana Canic Stankovic)
San Diego Movie Awards – Best Feature Foreign Film
Always Late TV Movie Award 2026
Art Film Awards 2026 – Best Feature Film Award
Barcelona Indie Awards 2026
Auguri Film Festival 2026, Italy
Fortean Film Festival 2026 – Official Selection
Megaflix Movie Awards 2026
Beyond Border International Film Festival 2026
Anatolia International Film Festival 2026
East Village New York Film Festival 2026
Bangkok Movie Awards 2026
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2026 – Honorable Mention
Folkestone Film Festival 2026
Golden Bridge Istanbul Film Festival 2026 – Best Feature Film
Caravan International Film Festival 2026
Bridge of Peace International Film Festival 2026
Brasilia International Film Festival 2026
Black Owl Festival 2026
Eko International Film Festival 2026
Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2026
Asian Independent Film Festival 2026 – Best Children’s Film
iDEAL International Film Festival 2026 – Award Winner
Synopsis
Our heroine Paulina is now eleven years old. In fifth grade, she faces a strict geography teacher, her first school bully, and the difficult news of her beloved grandmother’s illness. With her charm and vivid imagination, Paulina learns an important lesson — that life is not just about winning.
Trailer
About the director
Neven Hitrec (Zagreb, 1967) graduated in film and TV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His feature and short documentary films have won numerous awards, including: The Hall (1993) and 730 Days Later (1993). His feature debut Madonna (1999) won the Grand Prix and four Golden Arena awards at Pula Film Festival, and the Breza Award for best debutant. His second feature film, Sleep Sweet, My Darling, won five Golden Arena awards and the Golden Gate of Pula – Audience Award at the 2005 Pula Film Festival. In 2009, he directed the feature film The Man Under the Table, followed by the documentary Foreclosure in 2013, which won an award at the Liburnia Film Festival, and the documentary Red Lorry Yellow Lorry in 2015. His feature-length documentary Push – Pull, which premiered in 2020, received the award for Best Film at a film festival in Paris.
Screenings
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- ARENA – FRIDAY 10.7.2026.
23:00
- ARENA – FRIDAY 10.7.2026.
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- INK – SATURDAY 11.7.2026.
16:20
- INK – SATURDAY 11.7.2026.
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- BRIJUNI – THURSDAY 23.7.2026.
21:00
- BRIJUNI – THURSDAY 23.7.2026.
Boat ticket: 15 EUR
Ticket sales: On the day of the screening, starting from 4:00 PM at the port of Fažana.
Boat departures from Fažana: 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 8:00 PM
Boat return: 11:00 PM, 19:00 i 20:00
Povratak brodom: 23:00
