Vanja Jambrović

Vanja Jambrović

Filmography

Fiume o morte!

Fiume o morte!

2025

113:03

Citizens of Rijeka which Italians call Fiume, retell, reconstruct and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in 1919 by the Italian poet, a dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D’Annunzio.

Wishing on a Star

Wishing on a Star

2024

98:44

Luciana is an Italian astrologer, she believes that life is affected by the position of the constellations at the moment of our birth. If we want to change our life, it is enough to visit a place with a favorable constellation on our birthday: the day on which we get the opportunity to be “born […]

Valeria

Valeria

2023

16:05

This experimental documentary takes us on a journey into a world without men. Animation and reality mixes, as the author questions: “How does it feel to have a family tree consisting only of women? What do our ancestress’ whisper from their silent portraits?”

Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

2022

100:12

Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels is a documentary feature-length film that take us on an archival road trip through the birth of the Third World project, based on unseen 35mm materials filmed by Stevan Labudović, the cameraman of Yugoslav President Tito. Non-Aligned re-traces the birth of the Non-Aligned movement, examining how a global project of […]

Srbenka

Srbenka

2018

71:49

In the winter of 1991, twelve-year-old Serbian girl Aleksandra Zec was killed. Despite being known to the public, the perpetrators were never sentenced for the crime. A quarter of a century later, theatre director Oliver Frljić is making a play about the Zec case. The process brings to the surface hidden traumas, turning the rehearsals […]

Gangster of Love

Gangster of Love

2013

78:42

Gangster of Love is a documentary tragicomedy, which highlights some serious social issues. Twenty-five years ago Nedjeljko Babić left his job as a carpenter to begin his God-given career: matching lonely men and women. He became famous very fast, thanks to his skill as a matchmaker, but also his nickname – Gangster. He got it […]

By Night

By Night

2012

5:28

Night … shift, story, street. Experimental documentary short film about Zagreb street perks in the form of a thick photo essay (887 photos), which is a stop-of-the-clock technique. The Zagreb “jet fighters” are presented in two distinct spaces: the loud empty city, and the quietly full areas of the company Cleanliness (‘boiler room’, wardrobe …). […]

The Celts

The Celts

2011

25:20

Every weekend The Celts football fans escape their washed-up small-town blues by cheering for a team from a nearby village. Although their hometown boasts a successful team that competes in Croatia’s national league, these passionate football fans give their hearts, and their support, to a village team that plays in regional leagues. Over the course […]

2025Fiume o morte! - Producer

2024Wishing on a Star - Co-producer

2023Valeria - Producer

2022Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels - Co-producer

2018Srbenka - Producer

2013Gangster of Love - Screenplay, Producer

2012By Night - Producer

2011The Celts - Executive producer