Nikola Strašek

Nikola Strašek was born in Zagreb in 1978. After finishing high school, he studied Comparative Literature and Latin Language at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Now he is about to complete his undergraduate studies at the Film and TV Directing Department at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art. As a student, he directed documentary film «I'll Kill You!» (2007). It was shown in the regional competition program of ZagrebDox and won the Grand Prix at the biennale review of the student films at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art (FRKA). He also won Best Debutant Award at the 16th Days of Croatian Film, as well as the Jelena Rajković Award for Best Young Director in 2007. His first professional film, «Vajt» (2008), was produced by Factum. It was shown at ZagrebDox 2008 and at the Days of Croatian Film, Urban Culture Festival, Liburnia Film Festival, Skate Pool Cinema etc. «A Short Chronology of Decay» (2010) is his first professional feature film. It premiered at the 19th Days of Croatian Film, where it received exceptional critical acclaim. In 2012, he made his new documentary, Čedo, also produced by Factum. Strašek is a director with an exceptional sensibility for people from margins of society.