CYCLE: DIRECTOR

From 13.01. To 19.01.2020.

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David Kapac

Croatian screenwriter and director. Graduated in directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art with the medium-length horror Zagorje Speciality (2011), which he wrote together with Andrija Mardešić. After graduation, he started working on television as a director and creative producer. Uncle is his first feature. He is currently developing several projects, including a new feature in collaboration with Andrija Mardešić.

Filmography

Films by this director

Zagorski specijalitet

(Croatia, 2012)

Directed by: David Kapac

PHOTOGRAPHY: Sven Mihaljević

Synopsis:

Zagorski specijalitet groteskni je film strave s lokalnim okusom gorčine, koji govori o team-building izletu koji se pretvara u gastronomsku avanturu iz pakla u izoliranom, brdovitom dijelu Hrvatske. Poznata lokalna gostoljubivost pokaže se fatalnom za mlade gradske poslovne ljude Leu, Ozrena, Darija i njihove prijatelje koji odluče ostati na večeri na mirnom seoskom imanju. Hrvatski film konačno je dočekao i čistokrvni horor, bez dodataka alegorije, parodije ili psihologiziranja. Započet kao s...

color, digital, 45'

The Uncle

(Croatia, Serbia, 2022)

Directed by: David Kapac

PHOTOGRAPHY: Miloš Jaćimović

Synopsis:

Yugoslavia, late 1980s. A family welcomes their beloved uncle (Predrag Miki Manojlović) coming home for the holidays from Germany. The joyous Christmas lunch is interrupted by a smartphone ringing. It becomes clear it’s not the 80s, it’s not Christmastime either, and it is not just the festive turkey that can be cut with a knife, but tension too. Developed at ZFF’s screenwriting workshop My First Script, Uncle blends family psychological horror, social satire and holi...

color, 104'

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