Goran Dević
Pavilion 6
Intimate conversations in the vaccination line.
SYNOPSIS
As the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine brings a glimmer of hope through candid conversations with people waiting in line for vaccination, this globally relatable film reveals the disorientation and scepticism that permeate our collective experience. Serving as collective therapy for the post-COVID era, this humorous and humane snapshot of a unique moment in time uncovers the threads of resilience and connection that bind us, reminding us of our common humanity in the face of unprecedented challenges.
DIRECTOR
Goran Dević
PRODUCER
Hrvoje Osvadić
STORY EDITOR
Vanja Siruček
PRODUCTION COMPANY
15th Art Productions
COUNTRIES
Croatia
LENGTH
65 min
Goran Devic
GORAN DEVIĆ studied law, archaeology and film art at the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, Croatia currently teaches at the Documentary Film graduate studies there. His documentaries and fiction films have won awards in Pula, Cottbus, Prizren, Prague, Sarajevo, Oberhausen, Leipzig, Motovun, and Zagreb. His feature film debut, THE BLACKS (2009), co-directed and co-written with Zvonimir Jurić, was critically acclaimed. Retrospectives of his documentaries were featured at Arsenal Berlin, MAXXI Roma, Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz, Beldocs, and Zagreb. He co-founded the production company 15th Art Productions.
In the first days after the COVID-19 vaccine arrived, I was accompanying an older relative who was afraid of vaccination to get a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. My support was deemed unnecessary since, from the first moment, my relative got friendly with the people waiting in the same line as us. People standing in line only took a few minutes to start talking like long-time friends and family members on a holiday gathering. This was my primary inspiration for starting to film this movie. The collective psychosis caused by the pandemic seems an ideal background for a subtle study of a society that has been facing various crises for some time and, unfortunately, is slowly falling apart at all seams. I was following strangers who were becoming instant friends, fighting their fears by seeking solace in conversation.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Hrvoje Osvadic
IHRVOJE OSVADIĆ started working in the film industry in 2001. In 2007, he became co-owner and director of 15th Art Production, a company specialising in film and TV production in Zagreb, Croatia. From 2011 to 2016, he was the President of the Croatian Producers Association (HRUP), and today, he is still active in the association as a Vice President. He is an EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) producer. He is also experienced in the production of international co-productions.
Production company profile
15TH ART PRODUCTIONS (Petnaesta umjetnost) was founded in 2007 by director Goran Dević and producer Hrvoje Osvadić. Initially, the company was mainly dedicated to producing documentaries with strong social themes but recently expanded into fiction films. Their portfolio includes over 25 documentaries, short films, and a 12-part documentary TV series for Croatian national television. Credits include Goran Dević’s feature documentaries THE BUILDING (2022) for the Best Film, Best Director and Best Editor at Liburnia, and ON THE WATER (2018), which got Special Mention at DOK Leipzig, Best Director and Best Sound Design at Liburnia in 2019, as well as his short SUNDAY (2015). SEVENTH HEAVEN (2023) by director Jasna Nanut is the company’s first feature film.
Where are we at?
PRODUCTION BUDGET
165.000 EUR
NEEDED FOR COMPLETION
25.000 EUR
TERRITORIES AVAILABLE
Worldwide
EXPECTED RELEASE
1.2.2024.
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