ZAGREB, May 31, 2019 – Zagreb’s Commercial Court ordered an interim measure according to which the Zagreb Film Festival (ZFF) organisation is permitted to remain in the Europa cinema for the time being, ZFF reported on Friday.
A day after the last screening was held at the downtown cinema and just before the premises were vacated, Zagreb’s Commercial Court delivered an interim measure according to which ZFF does not need to vacate the premises pending a final court decision.
“ZFF still hopes that in the period to come it will manage to establish dialogue with the City authorities and find a solution that will satisfy both sides and above all the citizens of Zagreb and Europa cinema’s public,” ZFF said.
City authorities in April decided to close the cinema on June 1 for renovations, despite the fact that no such plans exist and strong legal grounds to extend the contract, the cinema claimed then and citizens organised a protest to express their dissatisfaction with the announcement that the popular cinema would be closed.
ZFF sued the City requesting a new lease contract. However, all their attempts to contact City authorities failed.
The suit was filed on the grounds that the lessor was obliged to provide a new lease to the existing tenant if all obligations had been fulfilled until then, which ZFF claims it has proved a number of times.
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