Agram, die Hauptstadt Kroatien
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Agram, die Hauptstadt Kroatien is a short film directed by Oktavijan Miletić
in 1943
in the Independent State of Croatia
. It was produced for Tobis Film
in Germany
and showed cultural activities in Zagreb
, as well as the main monuments of the city.
The film remained unfinished as the sound was not completed, and was sent to the German Reichsfilmarchiv
. After the fall of Nazi Germany
, the film came into the possession of the Soviet Union
which had confiscated the archive. In 1990, the film material was returned to the Bundesfilmarchiv. In 2008, Daniel Rafaelić discovered the movie in the archive, and its restoration soon began.
The restored film premiered at, and opened, the 2008 Zagreb Film Festival
.
Oktavijan Miletic
Oktavijan Miletić was a Croatian cinematographer and director. His avant-garde work in the period from 1928 to 1945 remains as one of the foundations of Croatian film....
in 1943
1943 in film
The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 3 - 1st missing persons telecast * February 20 - American film studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor films....
in the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
. It was produced for Tobis Film
Wien-Film
Wien-Film GmbH was a large Austrian film company, which in 1938 succeeded the Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and lasted until 1985...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and showed cultural activities in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, as well as the main monuments of the city.
The film remained unfinished as the sound was not completed, and was sent to the German Reichsfilmarchiv
Reichsfilmarchiv
The Reichsfilmarchiv was the state film archive of the Germany of the Third Reich. The first German national film archive, it was opened in 1935, and based in Berlin...
. After the fall of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, the film came into the possession of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
which had confiscated the archive. In 1990, the film material was returned to the Bundesfilmarchiv. In 2008, Daniel Rafaelić discovered the movie in the archive, and its restoration soon began.
The restored film premiered at, and opened, the 2008 Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival
Zagreb Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 2003 and held in Zagreb, Croatia.The festival features three separate international competition programs , and one competition program for short films made by Croatian authors...
.