Karol Grossmann was a pioneering Slovene film maker.

He was born in Drakovci

Drakovci

Drakovci is a settlement in the eastern Slovenske gorice hills in the Ljutomer Municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Pomurska statistical region....

 near Mala Nedelja

Mala Nedelja

Mala Nedelja is a small settlement in the eastern part of the Slovenske gorice hills in the Ljutomer Municipality in northeastern Slovenia...

 on October 27, 1864. He was a lawyer

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

 in Ljutomer

Ljutomer

Ljutomer is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Pomurska statistical region....

. He was the first Slovenian amateur filmmaker. In 1904 he made the first Slovenian film record in Ljutomer, the heart of Prlekija

Prlekija

Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovenian Hills , stretching from the border with Austria to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria. Together with the traditional province...

. A projection of two of his films is available at the Museum in Ljutomer. He died in Ljutomer.

Filmography

• Leaving from mass in Ljutomer (Odhod od maše v Ljutomeru) - 1905
• Fair in Ljutomer (Sejem v Ljutomeru) - 1905
• At home garden (Na domačem vrtu) - 1906