Tihomir Vrbanec

Tihomir Vrbanec

Filmography

My Coach

My Coach

2024

17:44

Amateur boxer Kec undergoes physical and mental preparation for the tournament. He is attached to his trainer and devotedly performs the tasks he sets for him.

Short Story on Trogir

Short Story on Trogir

2022

17:45

A middle-aged writer tries to write a short story for a literary competition. Going through the creative process, he talks to his family members, friends, and acquaintances.

Pelican

Pelican

2022

86:49

Josip is a football player recovering at a health spa from a knee injury seriously threatening his career. Between sessions with his self-absorbed physiotherapist and visits from his soon to be ex-girlfriend and former best friend, he starts to realise that he needs to rediscover himself. To be happy with who he is, he first […]

White Day

White Day

2021

14:03

It was the day he decided to change his life.

Catstream

Catstream

2020

18:38

Cat rescue volunteer Mirna Kirin goes to the island of Mljet in an effort to neuter local cats. In only seven days, she catches dozens of cats. Her Don Quixotesque struggle, both with the cats and the islanders, intensifies as they often refuse to collaborate, and her attempts to explain the reasons for her actions […]

Homely

Homely

2019

25:03

The little house is a comfy, secure place in which Josip, a newly divorced, middle aged man spends his much too long summer holiday with his mother, away from the city and the problems. The little house is a home for his mother, but his nephew sees it as a source of income.

An apple, three toasts, a yoghurt

An apple, three toasts, a yoghurt

2019

8:21

An apple, three slices of dry toast, a yoghurt, and an athletic track from the director’s old diary entries evoke in her memories of some important moments.

Frankfurt, the Capital of Germany

Frankfurt, the Capital of Germany

2018

17:55

Danka is moving to Germany for work. She is leaving her nine-year-old daughter in the care of the child’s grandmother, Danka’s mother. The film takes place on the day before Danka’s departure, revealing the troubled relationship between the two women.

The Boss: The Beginning

The Boss: The Beginning

2018

83:33

The second entry in The Boss documentary series. The film focuses on the failures of transition, privatisation, and the justice system in Croatia – the consequences of which are still felt today. The story revolves around Miroslav Kutle, one of the biggest tycoons of the 90s.

Fifth Floor on the Left

Fifth Floor on the Left

2018

14:59

Maja’s parents come to Zagreb to visit their daughter. Maja and Nika put on masks to play a game of which Nika has grown all too weary.

Lada Kamenski

Lada Kamenski

2018

70:54

Frano, a young director, is preparing his debut feature. It is a story about the women affected by the collapse of the Croatian textile industry, inspired by Frano’s aunt, who used to work at a tailoring factory. In order to cast the star of the film, he invites three actresses to an informal reading rehearsal […]

Srbenka

Srbenka

2018

71:49

In the winter of 1991, twelve-year-old Serbian girl Aleksandra Zec was killed. Despite being known to the public, the perpetrators were never sentenced for the crime. A quarter of a century later, theatre director Oliver Frljić is making a play about the Zec case. The process brings to the surface hidden traumas, turning the rehearsals […]

Lovebox

Lovebox

2018

14:26

Summer in the city. It’s boring and hot. I am lonely, you need love. We don’t know each other, but we’re using the same dating app. Maybe we’ll get lucky?

Counter-offensive

Counter-offensive

2017

19:08

Josip and Roko are the organizers and only guests at an after-party in Josip’s student flat in Zagreb. Then the roommate comes back from a night out with a new lover in tow. This makes matters complicated and a proud fight for territory ensues.

Milk and Honey

Milk and Honey

2016

24:29

A sweltering summer in Split. Žele works on a boules court where he sells refreshments to a predominantly older male population. He lives with his grandmother who spends her days watching TV. His two best friends, Andro and Dino, waste their days in philosophical discussions on life.

Hana, Hana, Honey

Hana, Hana, Honey

2016

12:05

Hana and her small group of friends love to have fun. They are a young trio whose friendship is based on constant mutual flirting, and shallow and superficial conversations. The madness continues until one night their carefree teenage flirting evolves into something more, something that has nothing to do with love.

Thin Air

Thin Air

2016

31:01

Leo is going to Germany to work as a chef thanks to his cousin Charlie, but he can’t really stand him.

The Boss

The Boss

2016

80:27

Ljudevit Juričan worked in the Konzum retail chain for 40 years. He was of the same age as his long-time employer Ivica Todorić. They both went to high school in Zagreb, and had their first children in 1976 – Ivica had his daughter Iva and Ljudevit his son Dario. Dario wanted to interview his father’s […]

Fabijan

Fabijan

2016

15:55

Ten-year-old Jan is not a happy child. He lives in a modest flat with his mother, Sara, who is a drug and alcohol addict, and keeps neglecting her son. His only company is Fabijan, but Jan is the only one who can see him.

Before Dark

Before Dark

2016

10:11

After a longer period of separation, Marko picks up his son Vedran to spend the day fishing together. When they arrive at the lake, the tension between them reduces, but Vedran’s opening up reveals frustrations that Marko finds difficult to deal with as a father.

Playing the Tiger

Playing the Tiger

2015

23:28

Boška visits Tomo for the first time. He cooks them a dinner; then they watch a movie. As the evening progresses, Boška tests Tomo’s patience, trying to find out whether he is Mr Right, or another Mr Wrong. Tomo seems to have no such doubts. He is convinced they are already in a relationship.

Flowers

Flowers

2015

18:44

Members of two families are visiting their hospitalized fathers sharing the same room. While one family squabbles over trivial issues, the other family takes a very different perspective. Flowers are both for celebrations and for funerals.

President Nixon’s Present

President Nixon’s Present

2014

26:00

Stipe and Peđa are intelligence officers with the Yugoslav People’s Army in the early 1970s. They receive a special assignment: to transport a present from the United States of America’s President Nixon to Yugoslavia’s President Tito.

2024My Coach - Sound Design

2022Short Story on Trogir - Sound Design

2022Pelican - Sound Design

2021White Day - Sound Design

2020Catstream - Sound Design

2019Homely - Sound Design

2019An apple, three toasts, a yoghurt - Sound Design

2018Frankfurt, the Capital of Germany - Sound Design

2018The Boss: The Beginning - Sound Design

2018Fifth Floor on the Left - Sound Design

2018Lada Kamenski - Sound Design

2018Srbenka - Sound

2018Lovebox - Sound Design

2017Counter-offensive - Sound Design

2016Milk and Honey - Sound Design

2016Hana, Hana, Honey - Sound Design

2016Thin Air - Sound Design

2016The Boss - Sound Design

2016Fabijan - Editing, Sound mix

2016Before Dark - Sound Design

2015Playing the Tiger - Sound Design

2015Flowers - Sound Design

2014President Nixon’s Present - Sound Design