Biography
Željko Senečić was a Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter.
Senečić studied painting at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and scenography at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts. His career in filmmaking and production design began in the early 1960s. His most memorable films include the Palme d'Or and Academy Award-winning The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel, 1979; directed by Volker Schlöndorff and partially filmed in Zagreb, with Senečić credited as production co-designer) and classics of Croatian cinema such as Rondo (1966), One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (Tko pjeva zlo ne misli, 1970).
Senečić won four Golden Arena for Best Production Design awards, making him one of the most decorated production designers in Croatian cinema.
He also co-wrote screenplays for films An Event (Događaj, 1969; directed by Vatroslav Mimica) and The House (Kuća, 1975; directed by Bogdan Žižić). Senečić also started directing short films in the late 1970s and then proceeded to make several feature films in the 1990s, such as Delusion (Zavaravanje, 1998) and Dubrovnik Twilight (Dubrovački suton, 1999).
Filmography
all 58
Movies 57
Director 5
Writer 5
self 1
TV Shows 1
Trieste, Yugoslavia (2017)
Sucks (2012)
Red and Black (2006)
Slow Surrender (2001)
Dubrovnik Twilight (1999)
Delusion (1998)
Pont Neuf (1997)
Forget Me Not (1996)
Charuga (1991)
The Time of Warriors (1991)
Project Alien (1990)
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
The Orchid Villa (1988)
In the Midst of My Days (1988)
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
Premeditated Love Letters (1985)
Inspector Vinko (1984)
Die Nacht der vier Monde (1984)
Honeymoon (1983)
In the Camp (1983)
Cyclops (1982)
The Trojan Horse (1982)
The Parting Song (1979)
Slow Motion (1979)
Istrian Rhapsody (1978)
Violet (1978)
Karmine (1978)
Court Martial (1978)
Either We Are or Aren't (1977)
Private Vices, Public Virtues (1976)
Motel Moonlight (1976)
Passion According to Matthew (1975)
The House (1975)
A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja (1974)
Deps (1974)
To Live on Love (1973)
Eagle in a Cage (1972)
Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
The Scene of the Crash (1971)
One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970)
The Fed One (1970)
The 5th Day of Peace (1970)
The Way to Paradise (1970)
The Eleventh Commandment (1970)
An Event (1969)
Adam and Eve (1969)
1:10 (1969)
When You Hear the Bells (1969)
Gravitation (1968)
Illusion (1967)
The Birch Tree (1967)
Rondo (1966)
Back of the Medal (1965)
The Key (1965)
The Real State of Affairs (1964)
Man and Beast (1963)
Kozara (1962)
Love and Fashion (1960)
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GenderMale
Birthday1933-01-18
Deathday2018-01-01 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceZagreb, Croatia
CitizenshipsCroatia
Also Known AsZeljko Senecic
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