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Croatia Film d.o.o. (formerly Croatia Film d.d.) is a state-owned film production and distribution company based in Zagreb, Croatia. It began operations in 1946. [1]

The company produced the region's only animated features to date during the 1980s and 1990s, all directed by Milan Blažeković: The Elm-Chanted Forest , The Magician's Hat , and Lapitch the Little Shoemaker . [2] [3] [4]

Croatia Film was also involved in two animated television series: a spin-off of Lapitch in 2000, [5] [6] and the satirical Laku noć, Hrvatska (Good Night, Croatia) from 2005.

In the U.S. end credits of The Elm-Chanted Forest, Croatia Film's name was spelled as one word. [7]

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References

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  5. Staff (1999-11-01). "Up next: What's developing in kids' production". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-03. HaffeDiebold[ sic ] and Croatia Film let Lapitch loose
  6. Buterin, Antun Krešimir (1999-12-05). "Scenarij za seriju o našem šegrtu Hlapiću rade Britanci, a crtaju ga Koreanci!" (in Croatian). Vjesnik d.d. Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  7. Milan Blažeković and Doro Vlado Hreljanović (directors) (1986). The Elm-Chanted Forest (Animated film). Croatia Film (distributor, Yugoslavia) / Just for Kids/Celebrity Home Entertainment (VHS distributor, U.S.). Retrieved 2009-04-03.