Born in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated from the FAMU Film Academy in Prague, Czech Republic.

He has directed and co-written nine feature films many of which have been distributed all around the world and shown in competition at many major film festivals. They have received more then fifty international awards including the Tokyo International Film Festival "Grand Prix" and "Best Director".



Rajko has also written and produced nine feature screenplays and two television serials. He has received numerous awards for writing including a UNESCO award, the Cannes FIPRESCI award and the "Peter Kastner" award. He has also directed three television documentary serials and a dozen short films.

Rajko has also written, directed and produced the CD-ROM How to Make Your Movie: An Interactive Film School which has won with eight international awards including the "Grand Award" as the best multimedia at the New York Festival 1998.


Rajko is Ohio Eminent Scholar in Film at Ohio University, Athens, USA, Artistic Director of Motovun Film Festival, Croatia and Director of the Imaginary Film Academy Groznjan, Croatia - Athens, Ohio.

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filmography


Theatrical feature films:

Josephine --- 2001
Croatia 2000 --- A Winter to Remember | Novo, novo vrijeme --- 100'/ Motovun FF, Factum/ 2001
Charuga | CARUGA --- 1991
That Summer of White Roses --- 1989
Three for Happiness | ZA SRECU JE POTREBNO TROJE --- 1986
In the Jaws of Life | U RALJAMA ZIVOTA --- 1984
You Love Only Once | SAMO JEDNOM SE LJUBI --- 1981
Bravo Maestro --- 1978
If It Kills Me | KUD PUKLO DA PUKLO --- 1974

Short films:


Drinking Water and Freedom III | PITKA VODA I SLOBODA III --- 15'/ Zagreb Film, Factum/ 1999
Pasta Paolo ---1997
Parizi, Istra --- 1991
Fairy-Tale About Zagreb --- 1987
Drinking Water and Freedom II --- 1986
Zagreb --- 1978
Tell Me A Story --- 1974
Drinking Water And Freedom I --- 1974