Branimir Farkaš is a diplomat, playwright, former journalist, and a documentary filmmaker. He has reported for newspapers and television from over 50 countries around the world including a 35-year stint from 1989 to 2024 for the Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). For over 20 years, he closely followed and reported on the landmark trials of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Between 2001 and 2004, he served as a diplomat in India. He is also the author of three plays, among which Iskrica (“The Spark”) has been successfully performed across Croatia since 2019. In 2024, he left journalism and returned to diplomacy as Deputy Ambassador and Political Advisor at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in New Delhi.
He graduated from the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb, and also studied at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. He completed his film and television direction course from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
Farkaš is also active in music. Together with his son Roko, he performs in the original rock band Nasljednici (“The Heirs”), which regularly holds concerts in Zagreb. He has released several singles for Croatia Records.
He is a member of the Croatian Journalists’ Association, the Croatian Composers’ Society, and the Croatian Writers’ Association.
