Željko Senečić

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-01-18

Deathday 2018-01-01 (84 years old)

Place of Birth Zagreb, Croatia

Also Known As Zeljko Senecic

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

Art

1991
Charuga

as Production Design

1990
Project Alien

as Production Design

1985
Premeditated Love Letters

as Production Design

1984
Die Nacht der vier Monde

as Art Direction

1982
Cyclops

as Production Design

1979
The Parting Song

as Production Design

1979
Slow Motion

as Production Design

1979
Devil's Due

as Production Design

1976
Private Vices, Public Virtues

as Production Design

1972
Eagle in a Cage

as Production Design

1971
The Scene of the Crash

as Set Designer

1971
Short Night of Glass Dolls

as Production Design

1970
The 5th Day of Peace

as Production Design

1970
The Way to Paradise

as Production Design

1970
The Fed One

as Production Design

1970
1969
When You Hear the Bells

as Production Design

1969
An Event

as Production Design

1967
The Birch Tree

as Production Design

1967
Illusion

as Set Designer

1966
Rondo

as Set Designer

1965
Back of the Medal

as Production Design

1965
The Key

as Set Designer

1963
Man and Beast

as Art Direction

1962
Kozara

as Art Direction

1960
Love and Fashion

as Art Direction

Writer

2012
Sucks

as Writer

2006
Red and Black

as Writer

1999
1998
Delusion

as Writer

1997
Pont Neuf

as Writer

1984
Inspector Vinko

as Writer

1976
Motel Moonlight

as Writer

1975
The House

as Writer

1969
An Event

as Writer

Director

2012
Sucks

as Director

2006
Red and Black

as Director

1999
Dubrovnik Twilight

as Director

1998
Delusion

as Director

1997
Pont Neuf

as Director

Actor

2017
1991
Charuga

as Slikar

Crew

1976
Motel Moonlight

as Scenic Artist

Costume & Make-Up