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The following is a list of winners of the Golden Arena for Best Screenplay at the Pula Film Festival

Pula Film Festival

The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

List of winners

The following is a list of winners of the Golden Arena for Best Screenplay at the Pula Film Festival

Pula Film Festival

Yugoslav competition (1955–1990)

Year	Winner	English title	Original title
1955	Slavko Janevski Slavko Janevski Slavko Janevski was a renowned Macedonian poet and prose writer. He was the author of the first Macedonian novel, "Selo zad sedumte jaseni"...		Vučja noć
1956	Ratko Đurović		Zle pare
1957	Slavko Kolar	Master of His Own Body Master of His Own Body Svoga tela gospodar is a Croatian film by Fedor Hanžeković. It was released in 1957....	Svoga tela gospodar
1958	Zvonimir Berković Zvonimir Berković Zvonimir Berković was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Berković had studied film directing at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts... (co-winner)	H-8 H-8 (film) H-8 is a 1958 Yugoslavian film by Croatian director Nikola Tanhofer . The movie is based on a true story, in which the driver that caused a fatal 1957 bus-truck collision was never identified...	H-8
1958	Tomislav Butorac (co-winner)	H-8	H-8
1959	Veljko Bulajić Veljko Bulajic Veljko Bulajić , today is a Croatian film director and actor of Montenegrin descent, most of his life working in Croatia... (co-winner)	Train Without a Timetable Train Without a Timetable Train Without a Timetable is a 1959 Yugoslav film directed by Veljko Bulajić. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Stole...	Vlak bez voznog reda
1959	Ivo Braut (co-winner)	Train Without a Timetable	Vlak bez voznog reda
1959	Stjepan Perović (co-winner)	Train Without a Timetable	Vlak bez voznog reda
1959	Elio Petri (co-winner)	Train Without a Timetable	Vlak bez voznog reda
1960	Zora Dirnbach	The Ninth Circle The Ninth Circle The Ninth Circle is a 1960 Yugoslavian film directed by France Štiglic. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...	Deveti krug
1961	Dragoslav Ilić (co-winner)		Uzavreli grad
1961	Radenko Ostojić (co-winner)		Uzavreli grad
1961	Veljko Bulajić Veljko Bulajic Veljko Bulajić , today is a Croatian film director and actor of Montenegrin descent, most of his life working in Croatia... (co-winner)		Uzavreli grad
1963	Arsen Diklić		Radopolje
1964	Ivan Ribič		Ne joči, Peter
1966	Zvonimir Berković Zvonimir Berković Zvonimir Berković was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Berković had studied film directing at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts... (shared)	Rondo Rondo (film) Rondo is a 1966 Yugoslavian film by Croatian director Zvonimir Berković. It was filmed in Zagreb, Croatia .-Plot:...	Rondo
1966	Simon Drakul (shared)		Do pobjede i dalje
1967	Puriša Đorđević Mladomir Puriša Đorđević Mladomir Puriša Đorđević is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 62 films since 1947. His 1966 film The Dream was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...		Jutro
1968	Branimir Ščepanović		Pre istine
1969	Staša Borisavljević	Downstream from the Sun	Nizvodno od sunca
1970	Puriša Đorđević Mladomir Puriša Đorđević Mladomir Puriša Đorđević is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 62 films since 1947. His 1966 film The Dream was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...	The Cyclists	Biciklisti
1971	Miroslav Antić		Doručak sa đavolom
1972	Slavko Janevski Slavko Janevski Slavko Janevski was a renowned Macedonian poet and prose writer. He was the author of the first Macedonian novel, "Selo zad sedumte jaseni"... (co-winner)		Makedonskiot del od pekolot
1972	Pande Toškovski (co-winner)		Makedonskiot del od pekolot
1972	Vatroslav Mimica Vatroslav Mimica Vatroslav Mimica is an award-winning Croatian film director and screenwriter.Mimica had enrolled at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine before the outbreak of World War II. In 1942 he joined Young Communist League of Yugoslavia and in 1943 he went on to join the Yugoslav Partisans,... (co-winner)		Makedonskiot del od pekolot
1973	Branimir Šćepanović		Sutjeska
1974	Branko Šomen		Let mrtve ptice
1975	Arsen Diklić (co-winner)		Zimovanje u Jakobsfeldu
1975	Branko Bauer Branko Bauer -Early life:Bauer became interested in cinema as a school boy, influenced by a Jewish girl, a piano player, who was hiding from Ustaše in his parents' home. After World War II, he began working in the Zagreb-based Jadran Film studio as a documentary filmmaker... (co-winner)		Zimovanje u Jakobsfeldu
1976	Zdravko Velimirović Zdravko Velimirovic Zdravko Velimirović was a Yugoslavian film director and screenwriter. He directed 43 films between 1954 and 1992.-External links:... (co-winner)		Vrhovi Zelengore
1976	Mladen Oljača (co-winner)		Vrhovi Zelengore
1976	Đurica Labović (co-winner)		Vrhovi Zelengore
1977	Slavko Goldstein Slavko Goldstein Slavko Goldstein is a Croatian Jewish historian, writer and publisher.Goldstein family was originally from Tuzla, but Slavko spend his childhood in Karlovac wherehis father Ivo was notable bookseller... (co-winner)	Operation Stadium Operation Stadium Operation Stadium is a Croatian film directed by Dušan Vukotić. It was released in 1977.-External links:*...	Akcija stadion
1977	Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotic Dušan Vukotić was an award-winning cartoonist, author and director of animated films from Yugoslavia. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films.... (co-winner)	Operation Stadium	Akcija stadion
1978	Dragoslav Mihajlović Dragoslav Mihajlović Dragoslav „Dragan“ Mihajlović was a Yugoslav footballer. He played for the Yugoslav national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. In 1944 he emigrated to Sale, Australia.- External links :*...		Aller retour
1979	Petrit Imami		Era e Lisi
1980	Puriša Đorđević		Osam kila sreće
1981	Abdulah Sidran Abdulah Sidran Abdulah Sidran , often referred to by his nickname Avdo, is a Bosnian writer and poet who is renowned for his screenplays and dramas.-Works:...	Do You Remember Dolly Bell? Do You Remember Dolly Bell? Do You Remember Dolly Bell? , filmed 1981, is the first feature film directed by Emir Kusturica. Showing early signs of the stylistic flair that Kusturica was to effectively deploy in later works, it is a coming of age story.- Plot :...	Sjećaš li se Dolly Bell?
1982	Mirza Idrizović	The Smell of Quinces	Miris dunja
1983	Živojin Pavlović Živojin Pavlovic Živojin "Žika" Pavlović was a Serbian film director and writer. In his films and novels, he depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society; he was one of leaders of Serbian the "Black wave" in film in 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker... (co-winner)	Body Scent Body Scent Body Scent , is a 1983 Yugoslav drama film directed by Živojin Pavlović.It won four awards at the 1983 Pula Film Festival, including for Best Film, Best Screenplay , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor .-External links:* at Filmovi.com...	Zadah tela
1983	Slobodan Golubović (co-winner)	Body Scent	Zadah tela
1984	Branko Gradišnik Branko Gradišnik Branko Gradišnik is a Slovene writer and translator. He writes short stories and is a well known columnist writing for in the newspaper Delo and other Slovene publications. In 2004 he was also one of the candidates for Mayor of Ljubljana....		Leta odlučitve
1985	Abdulah Sidran Abdulah Sidran Abdulah Sidran , often referred to by his nickname Avdo, is a Bosnian writer and poet who is renowned for his screenplays and dramas.-Works:...	When Father Was Away on Business When Father Was Away on Business When Father Was Away on Business is a 1985 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. The screenplay was written by the Bosnian dramatist Abdulah Sidran...	Otac na službenom putu
1986	Goran Mihić	Happy New Year Srecna nova '49. Srećna nova '49. is a 1986 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Stole Popov, starring Svetozar Cvetković, Meto Jovanovski, Vladislava Milosavljević and Aco Đorčev. It was Yugoslavia's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but it failed to make...	Srećna nova '49
1987	Dejan Šorak	Officer with a Rose	Oficir s ružom
1988	Žarko Dragojević		Kuća pored pruge
1989	Dušan Kovačević Dušan Kovacevic Dušan Kovačević is a Serbian playwright and director best known for his theater plays and movie scripts. He also served as the ambassador of Serbia in Lisbon, Portugal....	The Meeting Point Sabirni centar Sabirni centar is a 1989 Yugoslavian fantasy/comedy film directed by Goran Marković, starring Rade Marković, Bogdan Diklić, Dragan Nikolić, Mirjana Karanović and Anica Dobra. It is based on Dušan Kovačević's play of the same title translated in the U.S. as The Gathering Place...	Sabirni centar
1990	Ferenc Deak		Granica

Croatian competition (1992–present)

Year	Winner	English title	Original title
1991	Festival was not held.
1992	Lada Kaštelan (co-winner)	Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing is a Croatian film directed by Zrinko Ogresta. It was released in 1991....	Krhotine
1992	Zrinka Ogresta (co-winner)	Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing	Krhotine
1993	Zvonimir Berković Zvonimir Berković Zvonimir Berković was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Berković had studied film directing at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts...	Countess Dora Countess Dora Countess Dora is a 1993 Croatian film directed by Zvonimir Berković. It was Croatia's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Croatia...	Kontesa Dora
1994	Festival was not held.
1995	Lukas Nola Lukas Nola Lukas Nola is an acclaimed Croatian film director.-Filmography:* Each Time We Part Away * Russian Meat * Celestial Body...	Each Time We Part Away Each Time We Part Away Each Time We Part Away is a Croatian film directed by Lukas Nola. It was released in 1994....	Svaki put kad se rastajemo
1996	Nino Škrabe		Ne zaboravi me
1997	Branko Schmidt Branko Schmidt Branko Schmidt is an acclaimed Croatian film director.-Filmography:* Sokol Did Not Love Him * Đuka Begović * Vukovar: The Way Home ...	Christmas in Vienna Christmas in Vienna (film) Christmas in Vienna is a Croatian film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was released in 1997....	Božić u Beču
1998	Snježana Tribuson	The Three Men of Melita Žganjer The Three Men of Melita Zganjer The Three Men of Melita Zganjer is a 1998 award-winning Croatian film directed by Snježana Tribuson, who also wrote the screenplay for the film.-Synopsis:...	Tri muškarca Melite Žganjer
1999	Zrinko Ogresta Zrinko Ogresta Zrinko Ogresta is an acclaimed Croatian screenwriter and film director.-Filmography:* Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing - writer and director... (co-winner)	Red Dust Red Dust (1999 film) Red Dust is a 1999 Croatian film directed by Zrinko Ogresta. It was Croatia's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.-Cast:*Ivo Gregurević.....Kirby...	Crvena prašina
1999	Goran Tribuson Goran Tribuson Goran Tribuson is a Croatian prose and screenplay writer.Tribuson received his B.A. in literature from the Philosophical Faculty in Zagreb and his M.A. in filmology at the University of Zagreb. He worked for the Vjesnik Marketing Agency, and was a coeditor and revisor of the Croatian Lexicon... (co-winner)	Red Dust	Crvena prašina
2000	Ivo Brešan Ivo Brešan Ivo Brešan is a Croatian playwright, novelist and screenwriter known for political satire. His work includes screenplays written with his son Vinko Brešan.-Screenplays:* 1973 - Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja... (co-winner)	Marshal Tito's Spirit	Maršal
2000	Vinko Brešan Vinko Brešan Vinko Brešan is a Croatian film director who emerged into international renown with three critically acclaimed and award-winning films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in the 1990s.... (co-winner)	Marshal Tito's Spirit	Maršal
2001	Josip Cvenić	Queen of the Night Queen of the Night (film) Queen of the Night is a 2001 Croatian film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was Croatia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Croatia...	Kraljica noći
2002	Goran Tribuson Goran Tribuson Goran Tribuson is a Croatian prose and screenplay writer.Tribuson received his B.A. in literature from the Philosophical Faculty in Zagreb and his M.A. in filmology at the University of Zagreb. He worked for the Vjesnik Marketing Agency, and was a coeditor and revisor of the Croatian Lexicon...	God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen is a 2002 Croatian film directed by Snježana Tribuson....	Ne dao bog većeg zla
2003	Jurica Pavičić Jurica Pavičić Jurica Pavičić is a Croatian writer, columnist and film critic.Pavičić's screenplay for Witnesses , Vinko Brešan's 2003 film, won the Golden Arena for Best Screenplay in the 2003 Pula Film Festival... (co-winner)	Witnesses Witnesses (film) Witnesses is a Croatian drama film directed by Vinko Brešan. It was released in 2003.-Synopsis:The plot of the movie is centered in the city of Karlovac in 1992, during the Croatian War of Independence. The front lines, where Croatian and Serbian forces fight each other, lie near the city....	Svjedoci
2003	Živko Zalar Živko Zalar Živko Zalar is an award-winning Croatian cinematographer, son of Croatian cinematographer Slavko Zalar.Zalar began making films as an amateur at the Kino Klub Zagreb, before going on to study cinematography at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1968... (co-winner)	Witnesses	Svjedoci
2004	Antun Vrdoljak Antun Vrdoljak Antun Vrdoljak is a Croatian screenwriter, film director and former actor and political appointee.-Life:Antun Vrdoljak was born in Imotski, Kingdom of Yugoslavia . He studied acting at the Academy of Drama Arts at the University of Zagreb. His acting debut was in 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud...	Long Dark Night Long Dark Night (film) Long Dark Night is a 2004 Croatian film directed by Antun Vrdoljak and starring Goran Višnjić. It was Croatia's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:...	Duga mračna noć
2005	Dejan Šorak	Two Players from the Bench Two Players from the Bench Two Players from the Bench is a Croatian comedy film directed by Dejan Sorak. It was released in 2005.-Cast:* Goran Navojec - Ante Jukic* Borko Peric - Dusko Katran* Tarik Filipovic - Antisa* Dora Lipovcan - Stela...	Dva igrača s klupe
2006	Antonio Nuić Antonio Nuić Antonio Nuić is an award-winning Bosnian-Croatian film director and screenwriter.Nuić had graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Drama Art before beginning his career directing music videos and short films. His first short film Na mjestu događaja and Vratite im Dinamo won awards at student film...	All for Free All for Free All for Free is a 2006 Croatian-Bosnian film directed by Antonio Nuić.The film premiered at the 2006 Pula Film Festival , where it went on to win the Big Golden Arena for Best Film award, along with the Best Director , Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress awards....	Sve džaba
2007	Ognjen Sviličić Ognjen Svilicic Ognjen Sviličić is a Croatian screenwriter and film director noted for his critically acclaimed 2007 film Armin.-Career:...	Armin Armin (film) Armin is a Croatian/Bosnian drama film directed by Ognjen Sviličić that premiered at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.-Plot:The film follows Ibro and his son Armin , who travel from a small town in Bosnia to a film audition in Zagreb, hoping to land a part for Armin in a German film about the war in...	Armin
2008	Goran Rušinović Goran Rušinović Goran Rušinović is an award-winning Croatian film director and screenwriter.After graduating from the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Rušinović went on to enrol at the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark in 1993, where he directed his first short film titled Kilo of Shrimp... (co-winner)	Buick Riviera Buick Riviera (film) Buick Riviera is a 2009 drama film by director Goran Rušinović. It was awarded the "Heart of Sarajevo" award as the Best Film at the 2008 Sarajevo Film Festival.-Plot:...	Buick Riviera
2008	Miljenko Jergović Miljenko Jergovic Miljenko Jergović is a Bosnian prose writer. Jergović currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia, having moved there in 1993.... (co-winner)	Buick Riviera	Buick Riviera
2009	Antonio Nuić Antonio Nuić Antonio Nuić is an award-winning Bosnian-Croatian film director and screenwriter.Nuić had graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Drama Art before beginning his career directing music videos and short films. His first short film Na mjestu događaja and Vratite im Dinamo won awards at student film...	Donkey Donkey (film) Donkey is a Croatian drama film directed by Antonio Nuic. It was released in 2009. It was successful at the Pula Film Festival.-Cast:Nebojsa Glogovac as BoroNatasa Janjic as Jasna*Ljubo Kapor as Ante...	Kenjac
2010	Nevio Marasović Nevio Marasović Nevio Marasović is an Croatian-born film director and screenwriter. He is also a commercial director.- Film career :Made his first feature film called The Computer Repairment at the age of sixteen....	The Show Must Go On	The Show Must Go On
2011	Tomislav Radić		Kotlovina

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