Željko Senečić

Known For

Art

Born

Jan 18, 1933

Died

Jan 01, 2018

Place of Birth

Zagreb, Croatia

Credits

43 titles

Željko Senečić

Biography

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

Filmography

2017

Trieste, Yugoslavia

Himself

Movie
2012

Sucks

Director

Movie
2006

Red and Black

Director

Movie
2004

Dream Warrior

Production Design

Movie
1999

Dubrovnik Twilight

Writer

Movie
1998

Delusion

Director

Movie
1997

Pont Neuf

Director

Movie
1991

Charuga

Slikar

Movie
1990

Project Alien

Production Design

Movie
1988

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

Art Direction

Movie
1987

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

Art Direction

Movie
1985

Suicider

Production Design

Movie
1985

Premeditated Love Letters

Production Design

Movie
1984

Inspector Vinko

Writer

Tv
1984

Die Nacht der vier Monde

Art Direction

Movie
1982

Cyclops

Production Design

Movie
1980

Ana and Nives

Production Designer

Movie
1979

The Parting Song

Production Design

Movie
1979

Slow Motion

Production Design

Movie
1979

Devil's Due

Production Design

Tv
1977

Either We Are or Aren't

Writer

Movie
1976

Private Vices, Public Virtues

Production Design

Movie
1976

Motel Moonlight

Scenic Artist

Movie
1975

The House

Writer

Movie
1974

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

Costume Design

Movie
1972

Eagle in a Cage

Production Design

Movie
1971

Short Night of Glass Dolls

Production Design

Movie
1971

The Scene of the Crash

Set Designer

Movie
1970

One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away

Production Design

Movie
1970

Ann and Eve

Production Design

Movie
1970

The Fed One

Production Design

Movie
1970

The Fifth Day of Peace

Production Design

Movie
1970

The Way to Paradise

Production Design

Movie
1969

An Event

Writer

Movie
1969

When You Hear the Bells

Production Design

Movie
1967

Illusion

Set Designer

Movie
1967

The Birch Tree

Production Design

Movie
1966

Rondo

Set Designer

Movie
1965

Back of the Medal

Production Design

Movie
1965

The Key

Set Designer

Movie
1963

Man and Beast

Art Direction

Movie
1962

Kozara

Art Direction

Movie
1960

Love and Fashion

Art Direction

Movie