Neven Petričić, born 1940, studied at the Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb. He is a freelancer, engaged in making animated films since 1968. As an animator and chief animator, often also a key animator, he has animated more than ten animated series and a number of animated films by the well know authors of the Zagreb Film School, including the Oscar winner Dušan Vukotić. He authored a series of art animated films, including Viva la Liberté (1971), The Fable (1980), The Secret of the High Rock (1989).