Božidar Trkulja (1975), graduated from the School for textile, leather and design, and studied theology at the Catholic University. Since 1997 he works as a journalist and film critic in newspapers (Vjesnik, Forum, Lider, Zapis…) and on Croatian television (Animatik, Posebni dodatci). He is a member of the Croatian Society of Film Critics. He worked in the jury (Pula film festival, Kratkofil plus, Banjalukanima), and the selection committee (Animafest, Days of Croatian Film, VAFI). He is author of stop motion puppet film In The Beginning Of Time,  co-author of the comic The Academy of miracles (Modra lasta) and author of the exhibition "From comics to animated film" and "Puppet in Croatian animated film". Writes scripts for comics and animated films. The Last Quest is his second film.