Ivan Martinac is one of the best known Croatian experimental filmmakers. Many of his short experimental films, feature films, documentaries and commercial films were made as professional productions. Altogether, he made more than 70 short films. He is the author of 12 books - 8 collections of poetry and 2 about film. He made one feature film (House on the sand/Kuća na pijesku, 1985). He died in 2005.