Don Juans: Excuse Me Miss

Documentary mid-lenght / 2010.

DirectorGoran Dević
ScreenplayGoran Dević
CinematographyAlmir Fakić, Vedran Šamanović, Bojana Burnać, Branimir Hajns
EditingIva Kraljević
MusicPavao Miholjević i Neven Jurica Ferina
ProducerHrvoje Osvadić, Vanja Jambrović
ProductionPetnaesta umjetnost
DistributionPetnaesta umjetnost
SupportHrvatski audiovizualni centar (HAVC)

Synopsis

The film follows a rather peculiar workshop for foreigners with deep pockets held in Zagreb. The aim of the workshop is to teach the participants a very basic skill – how to seduce a woman to get her to bed.

Year: 2010. / Format: digi Beta / Duration: 42′ / color / Orig. Title: Donžuani: oprostite gospodična

About director

Goran Dević

was born in Sisak, Croatia, in 1971. He studied law, archaeology and film art at Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb, Croatia. His filmography includes several documentaries and short films. Teaches documentary film at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is the author of award-winning documentary films: On The Water (2018), The Steel Mill Café (2017), 65+ (2016), Two Furnaces for Udarnik Josip Trojko (2012), Don Juan: Excuse Me, Miss (2010), The Flood (2010), Happy Land (2009), Three (2008), I Have Nothing Nice to Say to You (2005), Imported Crows (2004) and others. Film The Blacks (2009), which he codirected, was his feature film debut also woon grand prix Ljubljana Film Festival Slovenia 2009; grand prix Festival autorskog filma Serbia 2009; FIPRESCI award Cottbus Film Festival Germany 2009; special award for directing Cottbus Film Festival Germany 2009; Golden Arena for directing Pula Film Festival Croatia 2009;

Retrospectives of his documentaries were screened at Arsenal Berlin, Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz.

Festivals and Awards

  • Free zone Belgrade 2010.
  • ZagrebDox 2010.
  • Croatian film days 2011.