Željko Senečić
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- January 18, 1933
- Died
- January 1, 2018
- Birthplace
- Zagreb, Croatia
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).
Filmography
Trieste, Yugoslavia 2017
as Himself
Sucks 2012
Director, Writer
- Red and Black
Red and Black 2006
Director, Writer
Dream Warrior 2004
Production Design
- Dubrovnik Twilight
Dubrovnik Twilight 1999
Writer, Director
Delusion 1998
Director, Writer
Pont Neuf 1997
Director, Writer
Charuga 1991
as Slikar, Production Design
Project Alien 1990
Production Design
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission 1988
Art Direction
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987
Art Direction
Suicider 1985
Production Design
Premeditated Love Letters 1985
Production Design
Die Nacht der vier Monde 1984
Art Direction
Cyclops 1982
Production Design
Ana and Nives 1980
Production Designer
The Parting Song 1979
Production Design
Slow Motion 1979
Production Design
Either We Are or Aren't 1977
Writer
Private Vices, Public Virtues 1976
Production Design
Motel Moonlight 1976
Scenic Artist, Writer
The House 1975
Writer
A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja 1973
Costume Design
Eagle in a Cage 1972
Production Design
Short Night of Glass Dolls 1971
Production Design
The Scene of the Crash 1971
Set Designer
One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away 1970
Production Design
Ann and Eve 1970
Production Design, Set Decoration
The Fed One 1970
Production Design
The Fifth Day of Peace 1970
Production Design
The Way to Paradise 1970
Production Design
An Event 1969
Writer, Production Design
When You Hear the Bells 1969
Production Design
Illusion 1967
Set Designer
The Birch Tree 1967
Production Design
Rondo 1966
Set Designer
The Key 1965
Set Designer
Back of the Medal 1965
Production Design
Man and Beast 1963
Art Direction
Kozara 1962
Art Direction
Love and Fashion 1960
Art Direction
Credits from TMDB.