THE SECOND DIARY OF PAULINA P.

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 Marković, Jelena Franković Brdar
LEAD ACTOR: Igor Kovač
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Ksenija Marinković
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

Anatolia International Film Festival 2026
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 – International Premiere
KidFilm Family Festival, Dallas, 2025
UK Film Awards 2025 – Best Comedy, Best Actress, Best Music, Best Production Design

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

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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.