Zagreb Welcomes New Home Cinema Program Featuring Domestic Auteur Films

Zagreb is set to welcome a new cinematic experience with the launch of "Kućno kino Ribnjak" (Ribnjak Home Cinema). This new monthly program, dedicated to domestic auteur film, will take place on the first Wednesday of every month.

The initiative seeks to delve into the multifaceted meanings of "home film" and "home cinema." This exploration will encompass the form, theme, and production methods of films, as well as the intimate viewing experience of a "home cinema", complete with armchairs, blankets, and popcorn. Each screening will be followed by a discussion with a guest from the film world, offering diverse critical and filmological perspectives.

The program kicks off on September 2nd with screenings of "Dum spiro, spero" by Pero Kvesić and "Bol" by Ivan Faktor. These intimate works by prominent Croatian authors confront mortality and everyday life marked by illness. Following the screening, Tibor Đurđev, the selector for this season's home films, will lead a conversation with Nenad Puhovski.

Future screenings will include Ante Babaja's documentary "Dobro jutro" in October, filmed with a small digital camera in a home for the elderly, alongside short films created in a workshop with residents. November will feature Jagoda Kaloper's directorial debut "Iza ogledala" and Tomislav Šoban's short film "Kada odlučim kako započeti, znat ću i sve ostalo," both focusing on personal space and the transformation of lived experience into film. The year concludes with Ivan Martinac's "Kuća na pijesku," a key film of Croatian modernism, and David Gaša's "Palikuća," examining the relationship between private space, personal experience, and film form.

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Through the selection of domestic films, we will explore different meanings of the term home film – through form, theme, and production method, and home cinema – as an intimate cinema in armchairs, with blankets, slippers, and popcorn.