Mirko Pivčević is an award-winning Croatia

Croatia

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n cinematographer.

Pivčević's career began in the late 1990s, with a string of short documentary films and music videos. His first feature film was Alone (Sami, 2001), which won him his first Golden Arena for Best Cinematography

Golden Arena for Best Cinematography

-List of winners:The following is a list of winners of the Golden Arena for Best Cinematography at the Pula Film Festival.-Yugoslav competition :-Croatian competition :-Multiple winners:...

 award at the 2001 Pula Film Festival

Pula Film Festival

The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

, the Croatian national film awards festival. His next feature film was A Wonderful Night in Split

A Wonderful Night in Split

A Wonderful Night in Split is a 2004 Croatian drama film directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić featuring an ensemble cast starring Nives Ivanković, Marinko Prga, Marija Škaričić, Dino Dvornik and Coolio.- Synopsis :...

, a 2004 critically acclaimed black-and-white

Black-and-white

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 film directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić

Arsen Anton Ostojić

Arsen Anton Ostojić is an acclaimed Croatian film director and screenwriter.Ostojić belongs to the young generation of Croatian directors who rose to prominence in the 2000s...

, which earned him his second Golden Arena and a nomination for the Golden Frog Award at the Camerimage

Camerimage

The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE is a festival dedicated to cinematography and its creators cinematographers.The first seven events were held in Toruń, Poland. The next ten events were held in Łódź...

 cinematography film festival.

Pivčević graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts in 2007, submitting A Wonderful Night in Split as his graduation work, and that same year he won his third Golden Arena for the World War II

World War II

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 film The Living and the Dead (Živi i mrtvi). His next project was Antonio Nuić

Antonio Nuić

Antonio Nuić is an award-winning Bosnian-Croatian film director and screenwriter.Nuić had graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Drama Art before beginning his career directing music videos and short films. His first short film Na mjestu događaja and Vratite im Dinamo won awards at student film...

's drama film Donkey (Kenjac) which earned him his fourth Golden Arena in 2009.

Selected filmography

• Alone (Sami, 2001)
• A Wonderful Night in Split
  A Wonderful Night in Split
  A Wonderful Night in Split is a 2004 Croatian drama film directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić featuring an ensemble cast starring Nives Ivanković, Marinko Prga, Marija Škaričić, Dino Dvornik and Coolio.- Synopsis :...
  
  (Ta divna splitska noć, 2004)
• The Living and the Dead (Živi i mrtvi, 2007)
• Donkey
  Donkey (film)
  Donkey is a Croatian drama film directed by Antonio Nuic. It was released in 2009. It was successful at the Pula Film Festival.-Cast:*Nebojsa Glogovac as Boro*Natasa Janjic as Jasna*Ljubo Kapor as Ante...
  
  (Kenjac, 2009)

External links

• Mirko Pivčević biography at Filmski-Programi.hr