Benjamin Noah Maričak
Head of Video Games and New Technologies at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre & Head of Games Croatia
Benjamin Noah Maričak is the Head of Games Croatia, the first project that brings together key stakeholders of the Croatian video game industry. He also oversees video games and new technologies at the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC). He is an expert in business and strategic development of the gaming and audiovisual industries, as well as in the integration of new technologies into creative processes. His everyday work is focused on fostering collaboration between the gaming sector and other industries.
He graduated audiovisual production at the Academy of Dramatic Arts at the University of Zagreb, and in his graduate thesis he explored models of collaboration between the film and video game industries. He also completed the EU-funded Edu4Games program, specialized in video game production.
He is the author and producer of the first Korean Croatian film Crisis, as well as the author and producer of the sitcom series Ured(i) EU The EU Office, which aired on HRT 2 Croatian Radiotelevision. He has a strong passion for connecting gaming, film, and emerging technologies, which he actively promotes through projects, festivals, and educational programs both in Croatia and internationally.
He is a member of the Croatian Producers Association HRUP and is the initiator of the Blend: Film & Games conference, which blends video games and film.