Croatian Crime Drama ‘Red Water,’ Directed by Cannes Prizewinner Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, to Be Co-Produced by ZDF/Arte, Beta Film (EXCLUSIVE)

Aug 18, 2026 2:31am PT Croatian Crime Drama ‘Red Water,’ Directed by Cannes Prizewinner Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, to Be Co-Produced by ZDF/Arte, Beta Film (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ljubica Lukovic (courtesy of Olivier Vigerie), Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, Danijel Pek (courtesy of Beta Film)

Beta Film has teamed up with ZDF/Arte and Antitalent to co-produce the Croatian crime drama “Red Water,” winner of the 2025 Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days.

“Red Water,” a six-hour series, is based on Jurica Pavičić’s bestselling novel of the same name, which ranked among the top 10 books of 2025 lists of the Financial Times and Sunday Times.

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