An association of young filmmakers and activists from Zagreb. We believe film is the best laboratory for social change.
Mission
We empower young people aged 14 to 30 to think critically about society through film and media, to connect with activists and civil-society organisations, and to tackle global challenges by acting in their own communities.
Vision
A generation of young filmmakers in Croatia and beyond who use film as a tool for solidarity, human rights and sustainable development, not just entertainment.
Values
Solidarity, volunteering, human rights, equality, sustainable development and European values.
Our founders have worked for years within the International Youth Media Summit (IYMS), a network that has brought together young filmmakers and activists from around the world since 2006. Antonio Britvar has chaired its Youth Committee since 2016, Rebeka Čuljak has been active since 2019 and Anamarija Benčić since 2023. In the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 the team organised two virtual Summits together with the Croatian Film Association.
In July 2025 that team, with Kinoklub Karlovac as host, brought the 20th Summit to Croatia: 42 delegates from 12 countries shot seven short films in Karlovac, and on 28 July 2025 the first Seven Issues Film Festival took place at Edison Cinema.
To give those programmes a permanent home in Croatia, on 20 July 2026 we founded the association Kreativni labos audiovizualne produkcije i aktivizma (Creative Lab of Audiovisual Production and Activism) – KLAPA – in Zagreb. On 20 August 2026 it was entered in the Croatian Register of Associations, acquiring legal personality.
We work with young people aged 14 to 30: filmmakers, multimedia artists, activists, pupils and students, and with everyone who wants to watch, debate and act.
A network of young filmmakers and activists that gathers delegates from dozens of countries every year around seven global issues.
Antonio Britvar has chaired the IYMS Youth Committee since 2016; Rebeka Čuljak joined in 2019.
When travel became impossible, our team organised two fully online editions of the International Youth Media Summit together with the Croatian Film Association, so young filmmakers from around the world kept making films about the seven global issues together.
Anamarija Benčić joins the team as Croatia's delegate at the Summits in Wisconsin (USA) and Zanzibar (Tanzania).
Hosted by Kinoklub Karlovac. 42 delegates from 12 countries, 11 Croatian participants, masterclasses, pitching and seven short films made with mentoring from six Croatian NGOs.
Edison Cinema, Karlovac. 2,952 submissions in two months, 28 finalists from 20 countries, nine awards.
Three founders in Zagreb adopt the statute and elect the governing bodies.
Pan Piper, Paris, within the 21st Summit. 21 finalists from every continent; our team runs the programme and selection.
Registration number 21015654. KLAPA becomes a legal entity.
The festival's third edition, our first film and media literacy workshops in Zagreb, and Croatian delegates at the 22nd Summit in Gaborone, Botswana.
Founders and the association's authorised representatives, elected for the 2026 – 2031 term.
President
Filmmaker and video editor, in film since childhood. With IYMS since 2019, now vice-president of its Youth Committee and a Summit organiser. MA in Public Relations from the Catholic University of Croatia. When not editing – dance, ballet and choreography.
Vice-President
Communication scientist completing an MA in Public Relations at the Catholic University of Croatia, with experience in TV production and film projects. Croatia's IYMS delegate since 2023 (Wisconsin, Zanzibar), co-directing and editing the Summit's media projects.
Executive Director
In audiovisual media since 2009. Has chaired the International Youth Media Summit's Youth Committee since 2016 and co-coordinates the Youth Cinema Network. He is an MSc student in Interactive Media Technology at KTH Stockholm and collaborates with the Croatian Film Association.
The association is governed by the Assembly, made up of all regular members, and the Executive Board (President, Vice-President and Executive Director). Any natural or legal person who accepts the statute can become a member; minors join with the consent of a parent or guardian.
| Category | Who |
|---|---|
| Regular member | takes an active part, votes and can be elected |
| Associate member | supports the association, without voting rights |
| Honorary member | conferred by the Assembly for special merit |