Grand Finale
TITLE
Grand Finale
DIRECTOR
Luka Galešić
COUNTRY
Croatia
YEAR
2025
DURATION
17′
GENRE
Fiction
Grand Finale
Living with his ailing father and younger brother, Toni reluctantly shoulders the role of family head. During his father’s birthday celebration, he grows increasingly frustrated as relatives show little empathy for their struggles. But when his father’s old chainsaw is stolen, a tense confrontation with the thief pushes Toni to his breaking point.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Luka Galešić
Luka Galešić (Zadar, 1991) holds a master’s in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb and a bachelor’s in Journalism. He received the Rector’s Award for PRAVDA and has spent the past five years working as a screenwriter and assistant director on Croatian films and TV series. After shooting the short film GRAND FINALE (2025), he is currently developing his debut feature, VIKTORIJA. His last work is the short film PATCH (2026), which was selected at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
- DirectorLuka Galešić
- ScreenplayLuka Galešić
- CinematographyFrane Pamić
- CastStipe Radoja, Izudin Bajrović, Franko Jakovčević
- EditingKlara Šovagović
- Producer/s Ana Vidović
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleGrand Finale
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date14 Nov 2025
- Country of originCroatia
- Country of filmingCroatia
- LanguageCroatian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Luka Galešić
Luka Galešić (Zadar, 1991) holds a master’s in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb and a bachelor’s in Journalism. He received the Rector’s Award for PRAVDA and has spent the past five years working as a screenwriter and assistant director on Croatian films and TV series. After shooting the short film GRAND FINALE (2025), he is currently developing his debut feature, VIKTORIJA. His last work is the short film PATCH (2026), which was selected at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Zagreb film festival
Zagreb
November 14, 2025
World premiere, national premiere
Croatia
Trieste film festival
Trieste
January 22, 2026
International premiere
Italy
Mediterranean Film Festival Split
Split
June 14, 2026
ZFF Shorts
Croatia
Tabor film festival
Tabor
Croatian programme
Croatia
