Director of Photography / Camera Operator based in Zagreb, Croatia, fluent in English.

www.mariosablic.com

Education

1986. Graduated Cinematography at Zagreb Academy for Dramatic Arts with short feature “Pomračenje” / “Eclipse”

Experience

Director of Photography

FEATURE

2014.Ljubav ili smrt / Love or Death; Arri Alexa; dir: Daniel Kušan

2013.President Nixon’s Gift; Red Epic; dir. Igor Šeregi (Short)

2013.Eye for Eye; Canon C300; dir. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (Short)

2013.Christmas Tree; Canon C300; dir. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (Short)

2012. Teleport Zovko; Arri Alexa; dir. Peđa Ličina (Short)

2012. Zagonetni dječak / Mysterious Boy; Arri Alexa; dir. Dražen Žarković

2011. Koko i duhovi / Koko and the Ghosts; Red One MX; dir. Daniel Kušan

2007. Pjevajte nešto ljubavno / Play Me A Love Song; Sony F900 dir. Goran Kulenovi

2002. 24 sata / 24 Hours; Super 16m/16 mm, dir. Kristijan Milić & Goran Kulenović

2000. Veliko spremanje / The Big Cleaning; Super 16mm; dir. Daniel Kušan (TV Movie)

1997. Novogodišnja pljačka / New Year’s Robbery; 16 mm; dir. Dražen Žarković (TV Movie

1986. Vrela – vještice; 16 mm; dir. Danko Volarić (TV Movie)

TELEVISION SERIES

2016. Crno bijeli svijet 2 / Black & White World 2nd Season; Arri Alexa; Dir: Goran Kulenović

2014.Počivali u miru 2 / Rest in Peace 2nd Season; Arri Alexa; dir. Goran Dukić

2014.Crno bijeli svijet / Black & White World; Arri Alexa; dir. Goran Kulenović, Igor Mirković

2012. Počivali u miru / Rest in Peace; Arri Alexa: Dir. Goran Rukavina, Kristijan Milić

2011. Provodi i sprovodi (additional D.O.P., 5 episodes): Dir. Vinko Brešan

2011. Pod sretnom zvijezdom; Dir. Branko Ivanda, Mladen Dizdar,Tomislav Rukavina

2010 – 2011. Dnevnik plavuše; Dir. Tomislav Rukavina, Aldo Tardoci

2009 – 2010. Dolina Sunca / / Sunshine Valley; Dir.B. Ivanda, N. Ivanda, D. Kušan

2009. Bračne Vode (Season 2) ; Dir. Istvan Filakovity

2009. Moja tri zida; Dir. Daniel Kušan

2008. Sve će biti dobro; Dir. Branko Ivanda, Daniel Kušan, Goran Rukavina

2008. Strasti; Dir. Jure Pervanje

2007-2008. Zauvijek susjedi: Dir. Daniel Kušan, Zoran Budak

2006-2007. Obični Ljudi: Dir. Branko Ivanda, Nikola Ivanda

2006. Bumerang (Season 2); Dir. Daniel Kušan, Zoran Margetić

2005-2006. Ljubav u zaleđu; Dir. Branko Ivanda, Zoran Budak

2005. Bumerang (Season 1); Dir. Daniel Kušan, Zoran Budak

Camera Assistant

2002. Spare Parts (2nd Camera Operator); Dir. Damjan Kozole

1994. Nightwatch (Focus Puller); Dir. David Jackson

1991. Vrijeme ratnika (2nd Camera Focus Puller); Dir. Dejan Šorak

1991. Priča iz Hrvatske (2nd Camera Assistant); Dir. Krsto Papić

1991. Under Cover (Clapper Loader); Dir. Harry Winer

1990. Ljeto za sjećanje (2nd Camera Assistant); Dir. Bruno Gamulin

1989. Summer of White Roses (Clapper Loader); Dir. Rajko Grlić

1989. The Forgotten (2nd Camera Assistant); Dir. James Keach

1988. Dirty Dozen TV series (Clapper Loader); various directors

1984. Nepokoreni grad TV series (stills photographer); various directors

COMMERCIALS & MUSIC VIDEOS

• 300 + music videos and 200+ commercials for clients such as Coca Cola, Elle, VIP, T-Com, Zagrebačka Banka, Pliva, INA, Privredna Banka, Amis, Renault, Natreen, Diners, Pan, Erste Bank… and Agencies such as Digitel, Publicis, McCann, Grey Slovenia, BBDO, EP64, Imago…

DOCUMENTARY

• during the war in Croatia worked as freelance cameraman for Reuters, WTN, APTV, NTV, HTV…

• behind the camera on more than 20 documentaries

AWARDS

2016. HFS Annual Cinematography Award “Nikola Tanhofer” for TV series “Crno bijeli svijet / Black and White World”

2014. HFS Annual Cinematography Award “Nikola Tanhofer” for TV series “Počivali u miru / Rest in Peace”

2014. HFS Annual Cinematography Award “Nikola Tanhofer” for Short Film – “Teleport Zovko”

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

President of h.f.s. (Croatian Cinematographer’s Society)

full time member

• DHFK (Croatian Society of Film Critics)

• HZSU (Croatian Freelance Artist’s Association)

• ULUPUH (Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts)

PUBLICATIONS

– one of the editors of film magazine Kinoteka

– wrote film reviews and articles for leading Croatian magazines (Playboy, Globus, Nacional, Studio, Svijet, Hrvatski filmski ljetopis…)

– articles published in Film Encyclopedia and Film Lexicon (Croatian Lexicographic Institute)