Martin Milinković works in management within the film industry, collaborating with numerous prominent figures and companies.
Since 2021, as the CEO of the Zagreb-based company AUDIO VISUAL DIGITAL, he has been responsible for post-production, dubbing, and subtitling operations, as well as for providing translation and localization services for Central and Eastern Europe and the Nordic region.
From 2018 to 2021, he worked for the Zagreb-based company Dancing Bear d.o.o., handling music licensing, marketing, and distribution. As a marketing manager, he was responsible for marketing artists from the Warner Music Group roster, such as Ed Sheeran and Michael Bublé. He collaborated with both domestic and international artists (e.g., The Black Keys, Rita Ora) and managed promotional activities for singles, albums, and concerts, handled communication with local and regional media, and maintained the web shop and portal www.dancingbear.hr. He was responsible for communication and reporting to local management and regional management headquarters in Warsaw and London, overseeing operations in the markets of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Albania.
Milinković is the founder of M.R.T.N. Media d.o.o. in Zagreb, where he served as CEO from 2013 to 2017, focusing on marketing, promotion, consulting, and film sales.
From 2000 to 2013, he served as sales and marketing director, and from 2008 as managing director of CONTINENTAL FILM d.o.o. in Zagreb, a company specializing in the distribution of films and video content.
As the licensee for Disney, Sony Pictures, Warner Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and 20th Century Fox, he bears overall responsibility for regional sales and marketing in the theatrical distribution and home video sectors across Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Albania. He is also responsible for developing sales and marketing plans, strategies, and budgets; managing publicity (event management, communication with media outlets, and management of press releases); handling promotion, distribution, and the positioning of POS materials for theatrical, rental and retail outlets, as well as media buying.
Milinković adapts creative solutions—originally conceived for global distribution—to local markets. He is directly responsible for decision-making and the estimation process for the entire product line-up for regional markets, as well as for maintaining regular communication with local management, the regional management headquarters in London, and the home office management in Los Angeles.
Upon assuming the role of managing director, he took charge of the company’s entire day-to-day operations across all territories and segments—ranging from home entertainment to theatrical distribution and exhibition. He also contributed to the success of Vinko Brešan’s film The Priest’s Children, which achieved the greatest success in the recent history of Croatian cinema.
From 1997 to 1998, Martin Milinković served as a label and product manager at the record label MENART d.o.o. (Zagreb), where he was responsible for communication and negotiations with international production and distribution companies—such as Bertelsmann Music Group and Universal Music Group—as well as for the strategic planning of distribution, marketing, and sales of music recorded media, and for estimation of artists and recordings for the local market. He was also in charge of implementing anti-piracy measures and providing regular reports to management in Slovenia, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
As a label and product manager at the Zagreb-based publishing company KONCEPT VD d.o.o., he was responsible for communication and negotiations with foreign production and distribution companies—such as Bertelsmann Music Group and Universal Music Group—from 1995 to 1997.
From 2021 to 2024, Milinković collaborated with the European cinema support fund EURIMAGES and was part of its independent external pool of experts—comprising film and audiovisual industry professionals—who may be called upon to evaluate projects submitted to the Fund under its support programmes and provide recommendations.
He served as a jury member for the Zagreb Film Festival and as an assistant programmer for the Starigrad Paklenica Film Festival. He also conceived and produced the opening ceremony of the 60th Pula Film Festival.
He participated in organizing and conducting various lectures and round-table discussions and headed the radio department and lectured in journalism studies. Additionally, he hosted numerous radio shows, including Film Music, Morning Show, and Alternative Broadcast.
Martin Milinković graduated from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences in Zagreb, specializing in telecommunications and completed his master’s degree, earning an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) in 2008.
