CROATIAN FILM FESTIVAL PULA '98 ENDS WITH HANDING OUT OF AWARDS

( Editorial: --> 1270 ) PULA, August 2 (Hina) - The official awards ceremony on Saturday night in Pula ended this year's Croatian Film Festival, which was held under the patronage of President Franjo Tudjman. The Pula '98 audience gave its Golden Door of Pula award to the movie "Kad mrtvi zapjevaju" ("When the Dead Sing"), produced by Jadran Film and Croatian Radio Television (HRT). The movie achieved another major success with Krsto Papic winning the Grand Golden Arena prize for directing. The judging panel also handed out Grand Golden Arena prizes to Sandra Loncaric for best female role, as Stela in the Patria Film and HRT production "Zavaravanje" ("Deception"); Filip Sovagovic for best male role, as Jakov Jerat in "Transatlantic", a film produced by Jadran Film and HRT; and Boris Dvornik for his overall contribution to Croatian film. The award for best debut realisation, to be called the Breza from this year and sponsored by national daily "Vjesnik", was given to Mirjana Rogina for her role as Melita in the film "Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer" ("Melita Zganjer's Three Men"). Another 10 prizes, known as Golden Arenas, were awarded. Five of these were won by "Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer", three by "Transatlantic", and two by "Kad mrtvi zapjevaju". (Hina) mbr 022233 MET aug 98