“Dr House” Hugh Laurie Set To Be VIP Guest At Croatian Festival

Famous British actor, director and musician Hugh Laurie, best known for his role as Dr. Gregory House in the tv series House, is set to be a VIP guest at this year’s Starigrad Paklenica Film Festival (SPFF) in Croatia from 3-8 August.

148 music documentary films will feature at the 4th SPFF, including John Paul Davidson’s “Down by the River”, which stars Laurie as he goes in search of blues and jazz music in New Orleans. SPFF director Admir Culumarevic has confirmed that Laurie has been invited as a VIP guest, and that John Paul Davidson has already confirmed his attendance at the festival. Not only will the public get to see Laurie and enjoy “Down by the River”, but they will also have a chance to see the premiers of a documentary about Croatia’s well-known pianist Maxim Mrvica – “Croatian Rhapsody” and a film about Klapa Cambi, a well-known a cappella group in Croatia titled “Klapa Cambi – piva klapa Kornelija.