Ziggy Mrkich

Ziggy Mrkich is the Founder and Festival Director of the San Pedro International Film Festival in Los Angeles. She freelanced as a photographer in her native Australia for several music magazines and national newspapers photographing major acts during the early 90's. She began a short career in radio as a deejay until she completed studies in Photography/Film & TV at the Western Australian College of Media Design and Fine Arts. She lived in Croatia from the age of 13 to 19, during the political influence of former Yugoslavia and came to the United States in 1995, after spending time in Australia, Toronto and London. Ms. Mrkich has worked as a development executive in Hollywood for several production companies. Ziggy Mrkich founded the Dubrovnik International Film Festival in Dubrovnik, Croatia which ran from 2003 to 2006. Throughout her photography career, Ziggy Mrkich has participated in several photography exhibitions which have included one solo exhibition in Australia and more recently her work was included in the opening of the new Annenberg Community Beach House in partnership with the City of Santa Monica, inaugural Beach Stories exhibition. Ziggy's photography has also been used in feature films such as No Strings Attached and Paranormal Activity 2.