Boutique production, global reach.
WE ARE
Producing arthouse documentaries and fiction.
Involved in European co-productions.
Rooted in three European film industries: Croatian, Dutch, and French.
Fluent in six languages, with deep cultural insight into each: Croatian, Dutch, French, English, Italian, Russian.
Placing and promoting projects at European workshops and pitching forums.
Offering documentary script and project consulting.
Providing production services for film and TV crews in Paris and Croatia.
ABOUT
Born from a friendship and a shared passion for fearless storytelling, LEWA Productions was founded in Zagreb by Tatjana Božić, an Amsterdam-based director, and Magdalena Petrović, a Paris-based producer.
We embrace bold, authentic European cinema, with a passion for arthouse films, personal documentaries, and stories that highlight women—both in front of and behind the camera.
Based in different countries but driven by a shared vision, we bring together diverse talents, crews, and locations across the continent. We create stories and collaborations that reflect the richness of our European cultures.
©️Doclisboa IFF, Nebulae, João Alves
Our stories are personal yet universal, told with honesty, depth, and often humour.
Our projects have earned the support of HAVC, the City of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Hamburg Film Fund, HBO Max, and more. They have also been showcased and pitched at IDFA Forum, Baltic Sea Docs, Ex Oriente, East Doc Platform, DOK Leipzig, Doc Lisboa, Doc Munich, and Agora Thessaloniki—a testament to our commitment to stories that matter.
CO-FOUNDERS
TATJANA BOŽIĆ
director & creative producer
Croatian-born and Amsterdam-based, Tatjana Božić has been making films wherever life takes her—Russia, England, Croatia, the Netherlands. With an MA in Television Journalism and a postdoc in Documentary Filmmaking from Moscow’s prestigious Higher School for Screenwriters and Directors, she has spent her career chasing the raw, the real, and the beautifully messy truths of life.
She is the co-founder of Fade In, a Croatian production studio, and Spacedust Productions, a small and vibrant Dutch production company.
©️Dennis Kerstin
Her feature Happily Ever After (2014) didn’t just make waves—it hit cinemas across the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia, and France and racked up nominations and awards, including a Tiger Award nomination at IFF Rotterdam, a Gouden Kalf for Best Editing, and a Dutch Directors Guild Best Director nomination, among others, proving that personal storytelling can be both deeply intimate and universally powerful.
A seasoned participant in Documentary Campus Masterschool, EAVE Producers Workshop, and ExOriente, Tatjana moves effortlessly between directing, producing, and coaching. Trained in Method Acting, Life Coaching, Eating Disorder Coaching, Drama Therapy, Family Constellations, and EMDR, she brings a deep understanding of human nature into everything she creates.
MAGDALENA PETROVIĆ
producer & managing director
Magdalena Petrović thrives at the crossroads of storytelling and production, seamlessly navigating the film industry from Croatia to France. Holding a degree in Drama, Art, and Music Studies from the University of Bologna, she has worn many hats—producer, line producer, fixer, journalist, photographer, festival coordinator—bringing stories to life across documentaries, fiction, TV, commercials, and reportages since the 2000s.
From Paris, where she’s been based since 2010, Magdalena manages all our productions and services with a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of creative vision.
Magdalena is a Croatian Producers Association (HRUP) and Academy for Political Development (APR) member, a Cannes Producers Workshop participant, an alumna of Berlinale Talent Campus, and an EAVE graduate.
©️Pula Film Festival