During the Croatian War of Independence , in the Zagreb rocket attacks on 3 May 1995 , the Academy 's building was hit by cluster bombs fired on Zagreb 's city centre ( Donji grad ) . The dean 's office and the dramaturgy department offices were badly damaged in the attack and two employees and four students were wounded , including Luka Skračić , a first-year student of film directing , who later died . In memory of this event , the Academy officially proclaimed 3 May as Academy Day and a plaque commemorating the attack was unveiled on its 10th anniversary in 2005
Zagreb rocket attacks
Zagreb rocket attacks
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb