Udruga Filmaktiv

Udruga Filmaktiv is a Croatian non-profit organization founded in 2001 and formally registered in 2004, based in Rijeka. It brings together creative individuals working to develop independent culture and encourage social change through the production and promotion of audiovisual art, non-formal education and inclusive programmes. The association is strongly oriented toward socially engaged film and new-media practice, and since 2001 it has run numerous workshops in Rijeka and across Croatia, primarily for young people. Its documentary film workshops have trained dozens of participants who went on to work in film or continue their studies at film schools abroad. Filmaktiv also organizes workshops exploring research-based and interdisciplinary approaches to moving images — including interactive art, video mapping in public space, video in performing arts, glitch art and open-source workshops — as well as video-activism workshops for children and youth on the Adriatic islands. In production, Filmaktiv makes documentary, animated and experimental films by its members and external collaborators, contributing to the development of independent film and audiovisual production in Rijeka. Its socially engaged documentaries address different aspects of society, aiming to expose topics underrepresented in popular media and to achieve social change. Notable titles include "Nevidljivi grad" (Invisible City), a genre-creative documentary hybrid of documentary and fiction forms; "Delta – Obilje umjetnosti" (Delta – Abundance of Art), a documentary that won the ArTVision selection at the 72nd Venice Biennale; and "Plenumovi" (Plenums), screened at the 24th Days of Croatian Film and at numerous panel discussions and round tables across Croatia. Filmaktiv collaborates with related associations, institutions, individuals and the public and private sectors in Rijeka and Croatia. Since 2006 it has been a member of the Klubtura association alliance, through which it carries out activities in partnership with other like-minded organizations, and it is one of the founders of the Molekula association alliance. In recent years, notable collaborations include work with SOS Rijeka – Centre for Nonviolence and Human Rights on the "Ambasadori nenasilja" (Ambassadors of Nonviolence) project, and with Udruga Delta on the "Ulična oaza" (Street Oasis) project. Udruga Delta was also a partner on the "Otoci 2023" (Islands 2023) project, an enriched version of an educational project Filmaktiv has run since its earliest days. The president of Filmaktiv is Ana Jurčić, and the members of the Management Board include Borko Novitović and others. The organization continues to organize workshops, film screenings, festivals and residency programmes, creating space for creative expression and cultural dialogue.

Udruga Filmaktiv was founded in 2001 and formally registered in 2004 as a non-profit organization based in Rijeka, Croatia. It was created by a group of creative and dynamic individuals gathered with the aim of developing independent culture and encouraging social change through the production and promotion of audiovisual art, non-formal education and inclusive programmes. From its earliest days, the association has been strongly oriented toward socially engaged film and new-media practice. Since 2001 it has realized numerous workshops in Rijeka and across Croatia, primarily for young people. Through its documentary film workshops, Filmaktiv has educated dozens of people who continued to work in the field of film and pursued further education at film studios and schools abroad. It also organizes workshops on research-based and interdisciplinary approaches to moving images — including interactive art, video mapping in public space, video in performing arts, glitch art and open-source workshops — as well as video-activism workshops for children and youth on the Adriatic islands. In production, Filmaktiv produces documentary, animated and experimental films by its members and external collaborators, contributing to the development of independent film and audiovisual production in Rijeka. Its socially engaged documentaries problematize various aspects of society with the aim of exposing topics not represented in popular media and achieving social change. Notable films include "Nevidljivi grad," a genre-creative documentary hybrid of documentary and fiction forms; the documentary "Delta – Obilje umjetnosti," winner of the ArTVision selection at the 72nd Venice Biennale; and the documentary "Plenumovi," shown at the 24th Days of Croatian Film and at numerous panel discussions and round tables throughout Croatia. Filmaktiv collaborates with related associations, institutions, individuals and the public and private sectors in Rijeka and Croatia. Since 2006 it has been a member of the Klubtura association alliance, within which it carries out its activities in partnership with other related organizations. Filmaktiv is one of the founders of the Molekula association alliance. In recent years, notable collaborations include work with the association SOS Rijeka – Centre for Nonviolence and Human Rights on the "Ambasadori nenasilja" (Ambassadors of Nonviolence) project, as well as cooperation with Udruga Delta on the "Ulična oaza" (Street Oasis) project. Udruga Delta was also a partner on the "Otoci 2023" project, an enriched version of the educational project that Filmaktiv has carried out since the very beginning of its work. The president of Filmaktiv is Ana Jurčić, and the members of the Management Board include Borko Novitović and others. The organization continues to organize workshops, film screenings, festivals and residency programmes, creating space for creative expression and cultural dialogue.

• 2023

  Udruga Delta partners on the Otoci 2023 project, an enriched version of Filmaktiv's long-running educational project.

• 2006

  Filmaktiv becomes a member of the Klubtura association alliance.

• 2004

  Filmaktiv is formally registered.

• 2001

  Filmaktiv is founded as a non-profit organization.

Non-profit association for independent film and audiovisual culture, focused on socially engaged documentary and new-media practice, non-formal education and inclusive programmes in Rijeka and Croatia.

• Nevidljivi grad

  A genre-creative documentary hybrid of documentary and fiction forms.

• Delta – Obilje umjetnosti

  Winner of the ArTVision selection at the 72nd Venice Biennale.

• Plenumovi

  Screened at the 24th Days of Croatian Film and at numerous panel discussions and round tables across Croatia.

1. 1O nama — Filmaktivfilmaktiv.org
2. 2About us — Filmaktivfilmaktiv.org
3. 3Udruga Filmaktiv — Wikidatawikidata.org