The Most Famous
FILM DIRECTORS from Croatia
This page contains a list of the greatest Croatian Film Directors. The pantheon dataset contains 2,041 Film Directors, 2 of which were born in Croatia. This makes Croatia the birth place of the 61st most number of Film Directors behind Senegal, and Malaysia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Croatian Film Directors of all time. This list of famous Croatian Film Directors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rajko Grlić (b. 1947)
With an HPI of 57.71, Rajko Grlić is the most famous Croatian Film Director. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Rajko Grlić (born 2 September 1947) is a Croatian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of film theory at Ohio University and artistic director of the Motovun Film Festival in Motovun, Croatia.
2. Vatroslav Mimica (1923 - 2020)
With an HPI of 55.64, Vatroslav Mimica is the 2nd most famous Croatian Film Director. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Vatroslav Mimica (25 June 1923 – 15 February 2020) was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Croatian film directors born between 1923 and 1947. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Croatian film directors include Rajko Grlić. The most famous deceased Croatian film directors include Vatroslav Mimica. As of April 2024, 2 new Croatian film directors have been added to Pantheon including Rajko Grlić, and Vatroslav Mimica.
