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The Zoky page(in construction)

This is my home in Zagreb, Croatia

 and this is me

Hi! My name is Zoran Budak.
I am a freelance film director/producer


 


The idea for this page was to teach myself in HTML programming. I have studied electronics, and only after spending some time in computer programming (somewhere about  1971/72 )( oh boy, how old can you get ) I came (by chance) to the film business (or art?).

I really do not know what else to say at this very moment in cyber time and space.
(maybe: I'm also a  writer , had some stories published, some screenplays made into real films (you know: 24 frames, and 35 millimeters turned into life (or was it vice versa? I don't remember, actually, never could tell the difference).
 
 

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Biographical Information
Personal Interests



Work Information

            I work. I have to. I need the money. 
 

Hot List
 

GRALfilm
Internet Movie Database Search: More than 120,000 movies
Movie Terminology Glossary
Megahit movies scripts
Online Film Dictionary
The Script Warehouse
Cyber Film School Moviemaking Web Site
Poison Ivy's Movie Script Index
Croatia Net: Entrance
For the Over Forty Group
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Contact Information
 

             or          or visit me at home

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Current Projects
 

Going from home to the editing room, and editing*, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and editing, and going from the editing room home.

* a tv soap I shoot during summer
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Biographical Information
 
  Born in Zagrebu 1950. Studied at the Electrotechnical Faculty in Zagreb, graduated 1971 as a mainframe computer programer. Since 1976. member of the Association of Croatian Translators, since 1977. member of the Croatian Filmworkers Association, since 1981. member of the Croatian Artists Association, since 2001. member of Croatian Film Director's Guild. Since 1975. translated from English and German 22 novels, several nonfiction books and films. Since 1976. works as 1st AD, second unit director, director, and producer on 28 international coproductions and 15 Croatian films and TV series.

Among other: Stealing Heaven, 1987., 1st AD Director: Clive Donner Cast: Derek de Lint, Kim Thompson Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern, 1990., 1st AD, Director: Tom Stoppard Cast: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss No Cause for Alarm, 1989., 1st AD, Director: Francis Shields Cast: Michael Nouri, Darlene Fluegel Death of a Schoolboy, 1989., 1st AD Director: Peter Patzak Dirty Dozen, The Series, 1988., 1st AD, Directors: Kevin Connor, Doug Hickox Cast: Ben Murphy, Jon Tenney, John D'Aquino If it's Tuesday it must be Belgium, 1987., 1st AD Director: Bob Sweeney Cast: Claude Akins, Courtney Cox, Kiel Martin Goetz von Berlichingen, 1985., 1st AD, Second unit director Director: Dr. Harald Reinl Cast: Dirty Dozen III, 1986., 1st AD Director: Lee H. Katzin Cast: Telly Savallas, Ernest Borgnine, Bo Svenson Race for the Bomb, 1986., 1st AD Director: Jean-François Delassus, Alan Eastman Cast: Miki Manojlović, Jean-Paul Muell, Mauri Chaykin Force Ten from Navarone, 1978., 1st AD Director: Guy Hamilton Cast: Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Franco Nero The Lorry (Black Sun), 1977., AD Director: Arne Mattson Cast: Helmut Griem, Zvonimir Črnko, John Hamill Egon Schiele, 1981., 1st AD Director: Herbert Vesely Cast: Jane Birkin, Mathieu Carriere High Road to China, 1980., 1st AD Director: Brain Huttan Cast: Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong The Aviator, 1982., 1st AD Director: George Miller Cast: Tom Selleck, Rosanne Arquette Secret of the Black Dragon, TV serija 6 epizoda, 1983., 1st AD Director: Sigi Rothemund Cast: Julian Glover, Charles Brauer, Oleg Vidov, Relja Bašić Transylvania 6500, 1984., 1st AD Director: Rudy de Luca Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Gena Davis, Jo Bologna, Michael Richards Destiny, 1986., 1st AD, Director 2nd Unit Director: Gregory Nava Cast: William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Francisco Rabal Appuntamento a Budapest, 1987., 1st AD Director: Franco Rossi Garibaldi, 1988., 1st AD Director: Gigi Magni Cast: Franco Nero, Relja Bašić Novinar, 1979., 1st AD Director: Fadil Hadžić Cast: Rade Šerbedžija, Fabijan Šovagović, Milena Zupančić Čovjek koga treba ubiti, 1978., 1st AD Director: Veljko Bulajić Cast: Zvonimir Črnko, Charles Millot Visoki napon, 1982., 1st AD Director: Veljko Bulajić Cast: Milan Štrljić, Božidarka Frajt Povratak, 1979, AD Director: Antun Vrdoljak Cast: Boris Dvornik, Fabijan Šovagović Antikazanova, 1986., 1st AD Director: Vladimir Tadej Cast: Ljubiša Samardžić, Milena Dravić Letači velikog Neba, 1977., AD Director: Marijan Arhanić Cast: Boris Dvornik, Zvonko Lepetić, Milan Štrljić Veliki transport, 1982., Postproduction coordinator Director: Veljko Bulajić Cast: Steve Railsback, Robert Vaughn Osuđeni, 1988., 1st AD Director: Zoran Tadić Cast: Rade Šerbedžija, Mira Furlan Hokejaši, TV serija, 1989., 1st AD Director: Vladimir Tadej Cast: Boris Dvornik, Zdravka Krstuilović, Martin Sagner Transatlantik, 1997., 1st AD Director: Mladen Juran Cast: Filip Šovagović, Alen Liverić Puška za uspavljivanje, 1998., 1st AD Director: Hrvoje Hribar Cast: Rene Medvešek, Alma Prica, Filip Šovagović

Commercials: Director

Kia Sephia, 2 versions, Kia Croatia

Tvornica Duhana Zagreb

Križevčanka, mesna industrija Križevci

Pečat, tjednik, 2 versions

Naprijed, Zagreb - biblioteka Stribor, 12 verzija

Gaj, drvna industrija Slatina, 2 versions

Maraska, Zadar, 2 versions

MUP - djeca i mine, 2 versions

MUP djeca i oružje

Udruga za leukemiju i Limfome

Unikomerc, 4 versions

Dona sokovi, 3 versions

KIM, mliječna industrija Karlovac

Naronaplast, Metković

Auto-kuća Kovačević, 2 versions

Ana-Marija kava

INA Millenium, 4 versions

Commercials Producer

Erste Steirmärkische Bank, 2 spota

Corporate films: Director

Istra Terra Magica - 60 minuta - Turistička zajednica Istre, Ministarstvo turizma RH

GAJ - 30 minuta - Drvna industrija Slatina

Križevčanka - 30 minuta - Mesna industrija Križevčanka

Naronaplast - 15 minuta - OTM

Transplatacija koštane srži - 15 minuta - Udruga leukemija i limfomi

Vrata koja se zatvaraju - 30 minuta - HTV, Udruga leukemija i limfomi

Kuponska privatizacija - serija namjenskih edukativnih filmova za Ministarstvo privatizacije i Svjetsku banku - GRAL film

Agrokor - Priča o uspjehu - 7 minuta - Agrokor, Interfilm

Ledo - 6 minuta - Interfilm

Jamnica - 7 minuta - Interfilm

LDC Logostičko-distribucijski centar Rijeka - 5 minuta - Agrokor, Interfilm

Documentaries Producer

In Broad Daylight, 1998, Lakehurst productions, GRAL film Director: Ljubo Lasić

Plašitelj divljih svinja, 2000, GRAL film Director: Branko Ištvančić

Documentaries Director

Svečani zastor, 1982 - Jadran film

Gradec - pogled k zvijezdama, 1991 - Tabor film, HTV

Koradove zvijezde - 1999. - GRAL film

Feature films Writer

Nemir - Director Adi Ahmet Imamović

Šegrt Hlapić - Director Milan Blažeković

Transatlantik - Director Mladen Juran

Feature films and TV series Director

TV serija "Moja kućica, moja slobodica"

Film "Varalice"

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Personal Interests

 

Whatever

 

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Last Revised:10-Feb-2001