Studio Dim started to work on pre-production of the movie "Trampoline",directed by Zrinka Matijević Veličan. The main character is a seven year old girl Lina, and the story focuses on her fragile relationship with her abusive mother which is full of love and violence. Matijević Veličan also co-wrote the sript with Pavlica Bajsić, and filming is scheduled for 2012.

Last week, at the International Film Festival in Campobasso, Italy, Sevdah won it's third international award - the Best music award. We are glad that italian jury recognized the universal strength of sevdalinka modernized by personal touch of Damir Imamović. Music in the film was performed by Damir Imamović trio, Zaim and Nenad Imamović, Amira Medunjanin, Dertum, Slobodan Stančić and Jusuf Brkić.

Excellent reaction of audience after the screening of documentary feature "Sevdah" at the New York BH Film Festival which took place at the Tribeca Cinemas resulted with another award - Golden apple (audience award) for the best documentary feature. We are extremely happy that audience is experiencing this film with the same intensity as we while we were making it.

Several projects produced by Studio dim have won awards on 19th Croatian Film Days, held from April 6 till April 11. Igor Mirković’s film “Bill Collector” (“Inkasator”) triumphed by winning three awards, namely, for the best script, the audience award and Octavian award, for the best feature film. Radislav Jovanov Gonzo won the music video category, for “Turbo Funk”, performed by Tamara Obrovac and Rambo Amadeus, while Almir Fakić won the best camera award, for film “Slap” (“Šamar”).

Studio dim is behind production of new Oliver Dragojević’s video for his song "Turmoil". As part of two-day shooting, well-known musician from Split has sailed streets of Zagreb in old boat, mounted on 16-metre flatbed trailer. The filming also took place in concert hall Vatroslav Lisinski, and in well-known florist Saša Šekoranja’s gallery. The director is Radislav Jovanov Gonzo, and the public premiere is expected soon.

As much as 13 videos produced by Studio dim are competing at 19th Days of Croatian Film. Igor Mirković’s “Inkasator” (“Bill Collector”) and Nebojša Slijepčević’s “Šamar” (“Slap”) are in feature films category, while Radislav Jovanov Gonzo’s “Na tragu klasika” (“Following Classics’”) and TV commercial “University of Applied Science Vern” are competing in industrial films’ category. Gonzo’s 8 music videos for different artists are in music video category.

Girls from Feminnem are this year’s representatives of Croatia in Eurosong in Oslo, and Studio dim made a video for their song “Everything is easy” which will present them on that musical and entertainment contest. Video was shot in a studio near Samobor and was directed by Radislav Jovanov Gonzo. Song “Everything is easy” won sympathies of Croatian audience on local contest “Dora” and opened a door to European song contest for Feminnem.

Dietpharm and Studio dim continue their successful cooperation with the new season of Dietpharm’s Riddles. Dietpharm’s Riddles will be aired on Croatian Television until the end of May, with each show presenting one of Dietpharm’s products. Viewers will have the opportunity to participate and win valuable prizes.

Win prizes with Croatian Routes! Send us photographs from biking (or some other) trip, in Croatia, or other countries, total size up to 8 Mb, to e-mail croroutes@dim.hr, and win DVD with film and GPS routes “Croatian Routes”. On www.croatian-routes.com/News find out more information.

Studio dim is one of the Brave Phone’s (Hrabri telefon) sponsors, for their action “Empower Abused Children to Speak Up”. The goal is to encourage children and adults to contact Brave Phone for neglected and abused children when ever needed, and to raise public awareness on need to protect children and their rights.