About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1933-01-18
Place of birth:
Zagreb, Croatia
Website:
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Željko Senečić

Overview

Željko Senečić was a Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter.

Senečić studied painting at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and scenography at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts. His career in filmmaking and production design began in the early 1960s. His most memorable films include the Palme d'Or and Academy Award-winning The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel, 1979; directed by Volker Schlöndorff and partially filmed in Zagreb, with Senečić credited as production co-designer) and classics of Croatian cinema such as Rondo (1966), One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (Tko pjeva zlo ne misli, 1970).

Senečić won four Golden Arena for Best Production Design awards, making him one of the most decorated production designers in Croatian cinema.

He also co-wrote screenplays for films An Event (Događaj, 1969; directed by Vatroslav Mimica) and The House (Kuća, 1975; directed by Bogdan Žižić). Senečić also started directing short films in the late 1970s and then proceeded to make several feature films in the 1990s, such as Delusion (Zavaravanje, 1998) and Dubrovnik Twilight (Dubrovački suton, 1999).

Known for

Acting
2017 Trieste, Yugoslavia Actor Himself 59
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1991 Charuga Actor Slikar 58
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Directing
2012 Sucks Directing Director N/A
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2006 Red and Black Directing Director N/A
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1999 Dubrovnik Twilight Directing Director N/A
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1998 Delusion Directing Director N/A
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1997 Pont Neuf Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2012 Sucks Writing Writer N/A
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2006 Red and Black Writing Writer N/A
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1999 Dubrovnik Twilight Writing Writer N/A
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1998 Delusion Writing Writer N/A
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1997 Pont Neuf Writing Writer N/A
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1984 Inspector Vinko Writing Writer N/A
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1977 Either We Are or Aren't Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Motel Moonlight Writing Writer N/A
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1975 The House Writing Writer 59
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1969 An Event Writing Writer 58
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Art
1991 Charuga Art Production Design 58
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1990 Project Alien Art Production Design 58
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1988 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Art Art Direction 58
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1987 The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission Art Art Direction 58
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1985 Premeditated Love Letters Art Production Design 58
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1984 Die Nacht der vier Monde Art Art Direction N/A
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1982 Cyclops Art Production Design 58
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1979 The Parting Song Art Production Design N/A
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1979 Slow Motion Art Production Design 58
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1976 Private Vices, Public Virtues Art Production Design 58
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1972 Eagle in a Cage Art Production Design 59
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1971 Short Night of Glass Dolls Art Production Design 60
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1971 The Scene of the Crash Art Set Designer 59
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1970 One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away Art Production Design 59
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1970 The Fed One Art Production Design 59
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1970 The 5th Day of Peace Art Production Design 58
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1970 The Way to Paradise Art Production Design 58
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1969 An Event Art Production Design 58
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1969 When You Hear the Bells Art Production Design 58
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1967 Illusion Art Set Designer 59
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1967 The Birch Tree Art Production Design 59
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1966 Rondo Art Set Designer 59
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1965 The Key Art Set Designer 59
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1965 Back of the Medal Art Production Design 59
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1963 Man and Beast Art Art Direction 59
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1962 Kozara Art Art Direction 59
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1960 Love and Fashion Art Art Direction 59
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Costume & Make-Up
1974 A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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Crew
1976 Motel Moonlight Crew Scenic Artist N/A
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