▁Zag reb , ▁Cro atia . ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁J ad ran ▁Film ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁and ▁most ▁notable ▁film ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Central ▁Europe , ▁with ▁some ▁ 1 4 5 ▁international ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 2 0 ▁Y ug oslav ▁produ ctions ▁fil med ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁during ▁those ▁three ▁dec ades , ▁including ▁two ▁Oscar - win ning ▁films ▁and ▁Or son ▁W elles ' ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁screen ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Franz ▁K afka ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Tri al . ▁The ▁word ▁J ad ran ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁Sea ▁in ▁Cro at ian . ▁ ▁During ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁film ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ▁cinema ▁( al ong ▁with ▁A val a ▁Film ▁of ▁Bel grade ) ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁film ▁companies ▁which ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁history ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁cinema , ▁along ▁with ▁Cro atia ▁Film ▁and ▁Zag reb ▁Film ▁( which ▁is ▁mainly ▁known ▁for ▁animated ▁films ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁company ▁experienced ▁a ▁sharp ▁dow nt urn ▁amid ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁property ▁was ▁either ▁sold ▁or ▁fell ▁into ▁dis rep air ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁priv at ization . ▁The ▁company