DOK-ING unveils the multi-purpose anti-terrorist robotic vehicle MV-3 Hystrix Croatia Week 2023-04-27 | The Zagreb-based company DOK-ING on Wednesday presented the innovative, multi-purpose anti-terrorist robotic vehicle MV-3 Hystrix, currently the only vehicle of its kind in the world.
David Diehl and Kristina Puhalj Powers tie the knot in Croatia Croatia Week 2023-07-02 | Multiple Super Bowl winner David Diehl and his dream girl, Kristina Puhalj Powers, exchanged vows in Kožino near Zadar.
Forgotten Dalmatia Croatia Week 2023-06-21 | Forgotten Dalmatia is a story on how things used to be, reminding us that we are living in one of the most beautiful corners of the universe, bringing you photographs closer and stories closer to the authentic views of Dalmatia from the middle of the 19th century, when photography first appeared, and all the way to 1970.https://www.zaboravljenadalmacija.hr/
Impromptu dance performance at Zagreb Airport Croatia Week 2023-06-20 | Franjo Tuđman Airport in the Croatian capital has once again joined the celebration of World Music Day, which is observed in over 100 countries worldwide on June 21st with the aim of popularising musical culture.On Tuesday, young dancers, students of the Franjo Lučić Art School from Velika Gorica, performed their dance routine to the sounds of music in the check-in area and embarked on a journey.The performance was conducted as a flash mob, starting unexpectedly and spontaneously, and it created a sense of surprise and delight among passengers and visitors of Zagreb airport.(Credit: MZLZ)
Aeva talks about taking part in the STEMM competition for Australian Croatian youth Croatia Week 2023-05-19 | Aeva talks about participating in the 2022 STEMM Competition for Australian Croatian Diaspora Youth (Mladi). The Croatian Central State Office for Croats Abroad together with the Victorian Croatian Chamber of Commerce (VCCC) is again offering AustralianCroatian youth the opportunity to participate in the STEMM Competition.This Initiative gives Australian Croatian Diaspora youth exclusive access to Croatian professors, academics and businesses. To get involved in this exclusive opportunity visiting the website by 23 May. vcccprojects.com and complete the form.Email: vcccprojects@gmail.com
Participating in the STEMM competition for Australian Croatian youth Croatia Week 2023-05-19 | Martin talks about participating in the 2022 STEMM Competition for Australian Croatian Diaspora Youth (Mladi). The Croatian Central State Office for Croats Abroad together with the Victorian Croatian Chamber of Commerce (VCCC) is again offering AustralianCroatian youth the opportunity to participate in the STEMM Competition.This Initiative gives Australian Croatian Diaspora youth exclusive access to Croatian professors, academics and businesses. To get involved in this exclusive opportunity visiting the website by 23 May. vcccprojects.com and complete the form.Email: vcccprojects@gmail.com
Ana talks about the STEMM Competition for Australian Croatian Diaspora Youth (Mladi) Croatia Week 2023-05-14 | The Croatian Central State Office for Croats Abroad, together with the Victorian Croatian Chamber of Commerce (VCCC), offer Australian Croatian youth the opportunity to participate in the STEMM Competition. This Initiative gives Australian Croatian Diaspora youth exclusive access to Croatian professors, academics and businesses. To get involved in this exclusive opportunity visiting the website by 23 May. vcccprojects.com and complete the form.Email: vcccprojects@gmail.com
Diana talks about the STEMM Competition for Australian Croatian Diaspora Youth (Mladi) Croatia Week 2023-05-14 | The Croatian Central State Office for Croats Abroad, together with the Victorian Croatian Chamber of Commerce (VCCC), offer Australian Croatian youth the opportunity to participate in the STEMM Competition. This Initiative gives Australian Croatian Diaspora youth exclusive access to Croatian professors, academics and businesses. To get involved in this exclusive opportunity visiting the website by 23 May. vcccprojects.com and complete the form.Email: vcccprojects@gmail.com
Lucija Filipovic talks about participating in the STEMM competition for Australian Croatian youth Croatia Week 2023-05-14 | Lucija Filipovic talks about participating in the 2022 STEMM Competition for Australian Croatian Diaspora Youth (Mladi). The Croatian Central State Office for Croats Abroad together with the Victorian Croatian Chamber of Commerce (VCCC) is again offering AustralianCroatian youth the opportunity to participate in the STEMM Competition.This Initiative gives Australian Croatian Diaspora youth exclusive access to Croatian professors, academics and businesses. To get involved in this exclusive opportunity visiting the website by 23 May. vcccprojects.com and complete the form.Email: vcccprojects@gmail.com
2CELLOS play final concert in Auckland, New Zealand Croatia Week 2022-12-04 | Croatian duo 2CELLOS thrilled crowds for one final time on Sunday, 4 December 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Croatian American Club in Phoenix, Arizona event 20 Nov 2022 Croatia Week 2022-11-25 | The Croatian American Club in Phoenix, Arizona have hosted their first event after a long break.
Croatian American Club in Phoenix, Arizona event Nov 20 Croatia Week 2022-11-25 | The Croatian American Club in Phoenix, Arizona hosted their first event after a long break last weekend.
CROCARDS - an easy-to-use Croatian language learning tool Croatia Week 2022-09-08 | Croatian language learning tool CROCARDS make a box of 100 illustrated cards. Each card has its own term illustrated and put in a sentence for better understanding.
Croatian Walking Festival in Lika - Manuela from Germany Croatia Week 2022-09-04 | This weekend the Croatian Walking Festival was held in Lika, with as many as 1,078 people from all over Croatia and 16 countries taking part.The festival started on Saturday in Otočac, and ended today in Gospić, while both days the towns were filled with walkers of all age groups, who share a love for a healthy lifestyle and being in nature. The first to reach the finish line was the Manuela from Germany
Marija - a young volunteer at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split Croatia Week 2022-09-01 | Marija Vujković is one of the young volunteers at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split, Croatia
Bepo the young volunteer at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split, Croatia Croatia Week 2022-09-01 | Bepo Pavičić (9) talks about being a volunteer at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split, Croatia.
Volunteers at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split, Croatia Croatia Week 2022-09-01 | Volunteers at work at the 35th LEN European Water Polo Championships in Split, Croatia
Small Croatian island of Susak where most left for America celebrates its history Croatia Week 2022-08-06 | The Croatian island of Susak is one of the smallest inhabited northern Adriatic islands. The island is geologically different from other Adriatic islands in that it is mostly formed of fine sand laid on a limestone rock base.Many people today from the island live in the United States and return during the summer when the big festival - called Emigrants’ Day - is held. Last Sunday, the 37th Emigrants’ Day took place. This special day has been held since 1985 on the last Sunday in July, when the people from Susak living all over the world - mostly in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - come to visit their native island. Video: Visit Lošinj
NBA Croatian Heritage Night - Los Angeles Clippers v New Orleans Pelicans Croatia Week 2022-04-07 | The Los Angeles Clippers celebrated Croatian Heritage Night this past Sunday, April 3 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Over 120 fans showed up in their checkers and jerseys to show their Croatian pride while the Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 119-100.
Dolphins playing in Split, Croatia Croatia Week 2022-03-24 | A rare sight in Split with dolphins playings close to the shore with Poljud stadium in the background. Video credit: Living life in moment
LADO at EXPO Dubai 2020 Croatia Week 2022-03-16 | Croatia’s most famous folk dance and song ensemble had the honour of representing Croatia earlier this month at the EXPO Dubai 2020.
VukoWar- Rain of Steel Croatia Week 2021-11-18 | The first ever video game about the heroic actions of the defenders of Vukovar. VukoWar- Rain of Steel will be free to download, the storyline will be in English, and it will be based on the real events leading up to the fall of Vukovar, emphasizing an antiwar stance. With other Croatian non-profits, Crodiaspora will be supporting this initiative.
VukoWar- Rain of Steel video game - Bosanska Ulica Croatia Week 2021-11-18 | The first ever video game about the heroic actions of the defenders of Vukovar. VukoWar- Rain of Steel will be free to download, the storyline will be in English, and it will be based on the real events leading up to the fall of Vukovar, emphasizing an antiwar stance.
Croatian picnic at the Croatian Cultural Club - Hrvatska Zemlja in Montville, New Jersey Croatia Week 2021-06-22 | Croatian Cultural Club - Hrvatska Zemlja in Montville, New Jersey hosted the traditional Croatian picnic celebrating Sveti Ante.
Croatians in America celebrate Sveti Ante with picnic in New Jersey Croatia Week 2021-06-22 | Croatians in America came together for a big picnic to again celebrate Saint Anthony - Sveti Ante. Held at the Croatian Cultural Club - Hrvatska Zemlja in Montville, New Jersey, hundreds of American Croatians gathered for the traditional Croatian picnic which is held annually to celebrate Sveti Ante.
100 days to Tokyo - Croatia unveils official teamwear for Olympic Games in Tokyo Croatia Week 2021-04-13 | Croatia unveils official teamwear for Olympic Games in Tokyo at an event in Zagreb last night to mark 100 days to Tokyo. Video: Croatian Olympic Committee
Toma asks Maple Leafs for help to find a helmet so he can play Croatia Week 2021-03-15 | Toma, who was born deaf, always had a dream to play ice hockey but for years he could never find a helmet that would fit over his cochlear implants without knocking them off. Toma asks Maple Leafs for help to find a helmet so he can play. One thing led to another and a special helmet is being made for him.
The shouting salesman alive still in Croatia Croatia Week 2021-02-14 | In remote places where accessing shops was not easy, and even in built up cities, the ‘shouting salesman’ was popular in Croatia before technology and the rise of supermarkets and shops being built.Driving around in a van full of produce, they would announces their arrival by shouting under windows what was for sale that day. The drawn-out calls of “Fish”, “Potatoes”, “Fruit” would echo around the neighbourhood. If you needed something you would simply pop out your door and make the purchase. This practice is still going in today in the heart of Zagreb
Tradition and the woven threads that bind Croatia Week 2021-02-09 | Ethnographical works have been written about how peoples’ traditions comprise an intricate part of their identity. Tradition creates a sense of belonging, a kind of trademark of who a person is, where he or she hails from. An ethnographer researches and studies a particular group of people in an effort to understand them and describe them to others. For Croats, fortunately, the studies are plentiful and are carved in what many of us consider that metaphorical 7th century stone.Tradition shapes who we are today. It defines who we are likely to become in the future.Full story here - crodiaspora.com/tradition-and-the-woven-threads-that-bind
First research institution opens in Međimurje County - Metalska Jezgra Croatia Week 2021-01-29 | Međimurje County in Croatia has got its first research institution which will help increase scientific excellence in this northwestern region.
First wolf spotted at Papuk Nature Park in Croatia after 60 years Croatia Week 2020-12-18 | The first real evidence of the appearance of a wolf in the last 60 years at Papuk Nature Park in the Virovitica-Podravina County in eastern Croatia.
SALONA 46 - the first Croatian electric yacht is unique on the world market Croatia Week 2020-11-30 | Salona shipyard presented a new and unique luxury yacht in the world, the SALONA 46. The first Croatian electric yacht is unique on the world market also because it is equipped with two electric motors and patented Servoprop engines manufactured by OceanVolt, which allows it to have outstanding sailing performance and simultaneous battery charging.
Boranka - Split Scouts Association in Croatia celebrate 100 years tree planting in Dalmatia Croatia Week 2020-11-08 | Boranka - Split Scouts Association in Croatia celebrate 100 years by tree planting in Dalmatia which was effected by wildfires two years ago. Video: Croatian Scouts Association
Caroline Goodall on the The Islander II set in Dubrovnik, Croatia Croatia Week 2020-09-24 | The American-Croatian movie production, The Islander II, a fantasy and adventure film often referred to as the Croatian version of The Hunger Games series, has successfully completed. Filming took place in the southern Dalmatian city of Dubrovnik, in a highly safe & anti-infection controlled environment, with over 250 COVID-19 tests being performed on the crew members and the staff involved in the project. The plot takes place in the post-apocalyptic world and explores the relationship between a man and the dying nature. The movie production includes notable names within the film industry from the United States and Great Britain, such as Joey Ansah (The Bourne Ultimatum, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist & The Old Guard), James Cosmo (Brave Heart), Caroline Goodall (Schindler's List; Hook 1991, Cliffhanger 1993, Disclosure 1994, White Squall 1996 and The Princess Diaries 2001), Marco Ilso (portrayal of Hvitserk on the History Channel series Vikings Viking) and Gilles Geary (The I-Land 2019, The Path 2016 & Echo Boomers 2021), a prospective U.S. actor with Dutch roots. The medieval town of Dubrovnik, with its impressive city walls, has been transformed into a mythical city of Argos by using special effects and a video game post-production geo-mapping technology.
Craft Beer Fest to take place in Sveti Ivan Zelina Croatia Week 2020-08-26 | Craft Beer Fest to take place in Sveti Ivan Zelina 28-30 August
1000 Pepeljuga installation in the city of Split, Croatia Croatia Week 2020-08-01 | The installation consists of a collection of footwear washed up by the sea and collected over the past two years in the winter months on the beaches of the Croatian island of Hvar.
Ponikve – A magical trick of nature turned into an exciting tour Croatia Week 2020-07-31 | Ponikve, a part of the Bakar hinterland in Western Croatia, is a rare natural phenomenon in whose green valley a karst lake appears and disappears. More details on the following link croatiaweek.com/ponikve-a-magical-trick-of-nature-turned-into-an-exciting-tour
Sunset and Beethoven on Hreljinska Gradina 321 m above sea level Croatia Week 2020-07-19 | Exploring the diversity and beauty of the Hreljin area in Croatia. Video: Creative Media
1000 Pepeljuga – A thousand shoes collected on the beaches of Hvar, Croatia Croatia Week 2020-05-16 | The installation, by artist Mark Boellaard, consists of an impressive collection of footwear washed up by the sea and collected over the past two years in the winter months on the beaches of the island of Hvar - more details croatiaweek.com/video-1000-pepeljuga-a-thousand-shoes-collected-on-the-beaches-of-hvar
1000 Pepeljuga - A thousand shoes collected on the beaches of Hvar Croatia Week 2020-05-16 | The installation, by artist Mark Boellaard, consists of an impressive collection of footwear washed up by the sea and collected over the past two years in the winter months on the beaches of the island of Hvar - more details croatiaweek.com/video-1000-pepeljuga-a-thousand-shoes-collected-on-the-beaches-of-hvar
A Croatian stuck in Vietnam during the pandemic - announcement Croatia Week 2020-04-18 | The audio with social distancing measures explained was played on the path next to the beach all the time. Now that path is closed. Full story here - croatiaweek.com/a-croatian-stuck-in-vietnam-during-the-pandemic-my-story
A Croatian stuck in Vietnam during the pandemic Croatia Week 2020-04-18 | A crowded beach in Nha Trang right before the lockdown - full story here croatiaweek.com/a-croatian-stuck-in-vietnam-during-the-pandemic-my-story
Snow falling in the Croatian capital Zagreb on 14.04.2020 Croatia Week 2020-04-14 | Snow surprised residents in Zagreb today - full story here croatiaweek.com/video-after-days-of-spring-sunshine-zagreb-wakes-up-to-snow
Large rosary balloon released with a prayer above Medjugorje Croatia Week 2020-04-13 | A large rosary balloon was released with a prayer above Medjugorje on Easter Sunday. Full story here: croatiaweek.com/video-large-rosary-balloon-released-with-a-prayer-above-medjugorjeProduction: Maria Vision TV
Zagreb tourist guides send message to the world: ‘Visit Croatia’ Croatia Week 2020-03-08 | Zagreb tourist guides send message to the world: ‘Visit Croatia’
Ivica Zubac - LA Clippers Croatian Heritage Night Croatia Week 2019-12-22 | Ivica Zubac teaches his teammates some Croatian ahead of LA Clippers Croatian Heritage Night
Klapa Samoana - Phoenix annual fall picnic Croatia Week 2019-11-28 | Klapa Samoana performing at the Croatian American Club Phoenix Arizona Fall Picnic
Klapa Samoana at the Croatian picnic in Phoenix Croatia Week 2019-11-28 | Croatian community in Phoenix, Arizona celebrate traditional annual picnic
RIT Croatia Senior Emily Arnold Croatia Week 2019-10-16 | Emily Arnold, an RIT Croatia Senior, talks about studying in Croatia and the benefits of gaining experience prior to graduating.
45th Australian & New Zealand Croatian Soccer Tournament Party Croatia Week 2019-10-04 | A big party into the small hours of Saturday morning has capped off the second day of the 45th Australian & New Zealand Croatian Soccer Tournament in Melbourne, Australia
