Marko Meštrović

Rođen je u Stuttgartu 1972. Diplomirao je na Slikarskom odsjeku Akademije likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu. Imao je više skupnih i samostalnih izložbi. Filmom i animacijom bavi se od 2000. godine. Svoje filmove prikazao je na nekim od najznačajnijih svjetskih filmskih festivala, a osvojio je i brojne domaće i međunarodne nagrade i priznanja.

The Raft2021

-GrandPrix, Supertoon International Animation and Comics Festival 2021

-Oktavijan Award for Best Croatian Animated

Levitation2014

-Best Animated Film, Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival 2015

-Best Animation- Best Graphic Design- Best Original Music- Kratki na brzinu- Revue of Croatian Short Films 2015

-Special Mention, Supertoon International Animation Festival 2015

-Award for creativity and artistic expression,International Animated Film Festival Banja Luka 2015

-Best International Short Film, St. Louis International Film Festival 2015

Why Elephants?2012

-Festival Of Croatian Animated Films- Asifa, Zagreb-Best animation

No Sleep Won't Kill You2010

-19.DAYS OF CROATIAN FILM, Zagreb 2010-BEST EDITING

-8.Tabor film festival, Zabok, 2010-SPECIAL MENTION OF JURY

-17.Sarajevo film festival , Sarajevo, 2010-SPECIAL MENTION OF JURY

-3.Fest Anca International animation festival, Bratislava 2010-SPECIAL MENTION OF JURY

-I'VE SEEN FILMS 2010 Milan-BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

-7.BALKANIMA 2010 European animated film festival, Belgrade-BEST SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN FILM

-28.Festival Tous Courts Aix-en-Provence International Film Festival, France-PRIX RTP2 ONDA CURTA

Note2008

-Animateka 08,International Festival For Animated films, Ljubljana-SPECIAL MENTION OF JURY

-FICAM 09,International Festival For Animated films, Mekanes, Maroko-GRAND PRIX

-Banja Luka international festival for animated film-FOR CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

-International Festival For Animated films Xiamen,China-The nomination Award of The best experimental films

Silencijum2006

-LUCANIA FILM FESTIVAL, Pisticci 2006-BEST TECHNIQUE

-ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival, Berlin,2008-THE AUDIENCE PRIZE

-DAYS OF CROATIAN ANIMATION ASIFA Zagreb-FIRST PRIZE

Ciganjska2004

-13. DAYS OF CROATIAN FILM, Zagreb 2004-OKTAVIAN PRIZE FOR BEST ANIMATED FILM -BEST MUSIC -BEST EDITING

-ANIMAFEST 2004 Zagreba-SPECIAL MENTION OF JURY

-EBENSEE FESTIVAL 2004 Linz-BRONZE BEAR

-UNICA 2004 Veitshochheim -3. PRIZE

-BALKANIMA 2004 Beograd-SPECIAL MENTION OF JURY FOR POETRY AND ATMOSPHERE

-INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR FILM AND VIDEO 2005 Dugo Selo-BEST ANIMATED FILM-BEST MU

Od 2013. do 2016. godine radio je kao vanjski suradnik na Umjetničkoj akademiji Split. Održao je predavanja o Eksperimentalnoj animaciji na Akademiji umjetnosti u Banja Luci (2017/18, 2021/22), a od 2023. godine surađuje s ALU Zagreb na kolegiju Klasične animacije.

Održao master classeve na George Melies Animation School, Paris, France (2012), Animatou International Animation Film Festival, Ženeva, Švicarska (2013), International Love Film Festival, Mons, Belgija (2014), Mecal International Festival of Short Films and Animation, Barcelona, Španjolska (2016).

Imao je više skupnih i pet samostalnih izložbi: Galerija Kula, Zagreb, “Triptih” 1995., Galerija Karas, Zagreb, “Otvoreni krug” 2000., Greta, Zagreb, “x0o”,2018., Galerija Waldinger, Osijek “Trip/Levitacija” 2018., KIC, Zagreb, “8” 2019.

U svome radu proučava kako klasične tehnike animacije tako i recentne tehnike generiranja digitalnih sadržaja u slici i zvuku i komunicira njihova suptilna značenja kroz filmove, vježbe i predavanja.

– How

– The Raft

– Trip

– Levitacija

2012. – Zašto slonovi?

– Nespavanje ne ubija

– Note

– Silencium

– Ciganjska