Synopsis

The guest of the evening has arrived, let the nightmare begin. A restored film by Croatian film archives of the Croatian State Archives in 2023.

Branko Ranitović

Branko Ranitović (1925-2010) was a screenwriter and director of documentary and animated films. He was inspired by the modernist style of the Zagreb school of animation, even in films for children, such as Prometni znaci - ulični junaci (1958). In his body of work four films stand out, co-directed with prominent authors of the Zagreb school: Tolerance (1967) with Zlatko Grgić, 1 + 1 = 3 (1967) with Zdenko Gašparović, Mask of the Red Death (1969) with Pavao Štalter and Door (1971) with Nedeljko Dragić. He directed 30 episodes of the Slovenian animated series Bojan the Bear. He directed around 150 films and received 40 awards.