Miljenka Čogelja is a renowned film producer who co-founded Pipser production in 2012. Her work includes a range of award-winning feature and documentary films, such as the popular documentary TV series Slumbering Concrete and Good Economy, and the well-received feature-documentary Diary of Diana B., and the feature film Safe Place.
Miljenka’s industry expertise is extensive, having participated in various workshops such as EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs 2012) program, ex ORIENTE, EURODOC Transregional, and STORYDOC. She was appointed an artistic advisor for minority co-productions at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre in 2020 and 2021.
Miljenka’s passion and dedication to producing high-quality films is evident in her work. Her films have achieved both regional and international acclaim.
FILMOGRAPHY
2022 Safe Place – feature film; 104 min, director Juraj Lerotić, producer, Pipser Productions, Zelena Zraka Art Organization
2022 Good Economy – documentary TV series; 52 min x 6 episodes, director Đuro Gavran, producer, Pipser production for HTV
2019 The Diary of Diana B. – feature-documentary film; 88 minutes; director Dana Budisavljević; producer, production Hulahop, December, This&That
2018 In Case of War – documentary film; 76 min, director Jan Gebert, co-producer, production Pink, HBO Europe, Hulahop
2018 Slumbering Concrete – Unfinished Modernizations – documentary series; 52 min x 4 episodes, director Saša Ban, producer, production Hulahop for HTV
2016 Slumbering Concrete – Lost Arcadia – producer, director Saša Ban, documentary series; 52 min x 4 episodes, production Hulahop for HTV
2016 News from Laayoun – documentary film, 51 min; director Đuro Gavran, producer, Pipser production
2015 Markets, Belly of the City, Zagreb, Dolac – episode of the international documentary series Food Markets – in the Belly of the City, directors Dana Budisavljević and Stefano Tealdi, co-producer, production Stefilm and Hulahop in cooperation with ZDF/ARTE, RAI, RSI, HRT
2015 I Like That Super Most the Best – documentary film, 45 min; director Eva Kraljević, producer, Hulahop production
2013 The Verdict – documentary film; 11 min, director Đuro Gavran; producer, Pipser production
2011 We Wanted Workers, Instead We Got People – documentary film, 28 min, director Đuro Gavran, screenwriter and producer, production Hulahop and Center for Peace Studies
2009–2011 Changing the World – documentary series for young people, 26 min x 18 episodes, screenwriter for 15 episodes, producer, Hulahop production for HTV
SELECTION OF AWARDS
2023
Trieste Film Festival 2023 – Special Mention
Oostende Film Festival 2023 – Soon! Award – Best film
Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Tétouan
Best screenplay;
Best male role (Juraj Lerotić)
2022
75th Locarno Film Festival, 2022
Juraj Lerotić Award for Best Emerging Director Award of the City and Region of Locarno
Goran Marković Award for Best Actor (Pardo for Best Actor)
Best Debut Feature Film (Swatch First Feature Award)
28th Sarajevo Film Festival, 2022
Heart of Sarajevo for best film in the feature film category
Heart of Sarajevo for best male role to Juraj Lerotić
CICAE Award given by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas for best film in the feature film category
Cineuropa Prize awarded by the portal of the same name dedicated to European cinema and its creators
Zagreb Film Festival 2022 – Main program:
Feature films – Special Mention
32nd Filmfestival Cottbus, 2022
Best Film Award
33rd Ljubljana Film Festival (LIFF) 2022
Kingfisher Award for Best Film of the Perspectives Section
Festival autorskog filma (FAF) 2022
Award for best director
35th Panorama of European Cinema 2022 – FIPRESCI Award
2019
66th Pula Film Festival; Grand Golden Arena for Best Film, Audience Award Golden Gate of Pula, Golden Arena for Directing, Golden Arena for Music, Golden Arena for Editing/ Diary of Diana Budisavljević
Jury Award of the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean – FEDEORA for Best Croatian Feature Film/ Diary of Diana Budisavljević
Cottbus Film Festival; Best Debut Film/ Diary of Diana Budisavljević
Free Zone Belgrade; Audience Award, Human Rights Award/ Diary of Diana Budisavljević
Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival; Best Feature Film/ Diary of Diana Budisavljević
2018
Zagreb Dox; Special recognition/ In Case of War
2017
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World; Special Mention Right to know/ News from Laayoun
2013 / 2012
Zagreb Dox; Special Mention/ The Verdict
Mediterranean Film Festival; Best Short Film Award/ The Verdict