Meet Canadian-Croatian filmmaker and actress Ana Alić

Ana Alić (Photo: Private album)

Canadian-Croatian writer, actress, and stylist Ana Alić was the latest guest on the All Things Croatia podcast. 

Born in Canada to parents who had emigrated there from Croatia, Ana has written and acted in short and feature films.  

Her father is from a small village near Zadar, whilst her mother is from Lika.

(Photo: Private album)

Ana, who grew up as part of the Croatian community in Canada, which was a big part of her upbringing, is also continuing to expand her industry skills into costume design as well.

After being on track to get into the field of medicine, Ana diverted and ended up working in the film industry. 

(Photo credit: Kelsey Davis)

In this episode, we learn more about Ana’s career, her Croatian heritage as well as her plan to have more Croatian representation in films. Ana also talks about a script she wrote with a Croatian “Baba” and the many comedic possibilities that go along with that. 

You can listen to the episode below.