Nenad Puhovski

Nenad Puhovski was born in Zagreb where he graduated in Sociology, Philosophy and Film Directing. He made his first amateur film when he was 15.  As a professional director he made more that 250 theatrical, film and TV productions. His best known theatrical productions include Orwell's 1984 and Tom Stoppard's Travesties, both in Zagreb's &TD Theater.

Puhovski is best known for his documentary films that, on one hand, tackle social problems (Dead Harbor, Borderlines of Hunger, Graham and I, Pavilion 22, Lora - Testimonies, Together) and, on the other hand, visual art (In Quest of Šutej, Five Films on Nives KK, Bućan – a Triptych). Although many of them have been shown across the globe, their fate at home was of a dual nature. The ones dealing with social issues were often banned, not shown or triggered strong public criticism (Dead Harbor was banned for more than 15 years; Pavilion 22 is still awaiting its TV debut; Lora - Testimonies made some war veterans demand that Puhovski leaves the country...). On the other hand, his films on visual art have received the highest awards at Croatian and international festivals.

In 1997 Puhovski founded FACTUM. He has produced more than 70 documentary films that were shown and awarded around the world. Besides numerous other awards, he won four Best Production Awards at the Days of Croatian Film. In 2004 he founded ZagrebDox, the biggest international documentary film festival in the region. He has been its director ever since. Nenad taught documentary film in many schools in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Middle East and Africa. In 2009 he received EDN Award for outstanding contribution to the development of European documentary culture. He is a member of European Film Academy.