Rajko Grlić


Rajko Grlić is a Croatian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of film theory at Ohio University and artistic director of the Motovun Film Festival in Motovun, Croatia.

Biography

Rajko Grlić was born in 1947 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia. His father was Danko Grlić, famous Croatian philosopher. Grlić's family by father's side came to Zagreb from Schwarzwald, Germany in the 19th century, while his mother Eva is from Jewish family of Sarajevo.
He graduated from the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague at the same time as Emir Kusturica, Serbian film director. During Croatian War of Independence Grlić moved to the USA.
In 2017, Grlić has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.

Filmography

As director