Richard Gere made a cameo appearance — on video — at the second annual Croatian International Film Festival.

The actor’s prerecorded introduction speech was played before the “Wisdom of Happiness” screening on Saturday. Gere executive produced the feature documentary about the Dalai Lama.

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights to Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis’s documentary Wisdom of Happiness, featuring a heart-to-heart conversation with spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on inner peace.

Animals possibly in the hundreds were reportedly killed, as well as three zoo workers who stayed behind to feed their charges. The assault triggered a desperate attempt to evacuate surviving animals, a dramatic story told in the documentary Checkpoint Zoo. Appian Way Productions – the company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio — is teaming up with Osmosis Global and Abramorama for a late summer theatrical release in North America for the film directed by Joshua Zeman.

Film distributor Abramorama has appointed producer Damon G. Smith as SVP, business growth and creative strategy.

Smith, whose credits include “100 Years of Warner Bros.” and “Sisters With Transistors,” joins the executive team to drive the next phase of Abramorama’s evolution, expanding the company’s brand presence and creative partnerships across the global entertainment landscape as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.