Stefan Pavlović: screening, masterclass, workshop
Kinoklub Zagreb / Dokukino KIC / DHFA are very pleased to invite you to the masterclass and workshop by director Stefan Pavlović.
WHEN & WHERE:
17.1.2026. / 10:00 - 17:30 / Društvo hrvatskih autora i producenata Boškovićeva 23, II.kat
Kinoklub Zagreb is very pleased to invite you to the masterclass and workshop by director Stefan Pavlović. This program will take place in two parts. Screening and masterclass are open for public, while all interested authors currently working on a documentary or hybrid film in development or any stage of production are welcomed to apply for a workshop until January 4th, 2026. More information about the program and guest filmmaker can be found below.
I. Screening and Masterclass: From filming intimacy to filming intimately
Friday, January 16th 2026., at 17:30 - 21:00 / Dokukino KIC
The screening of Stefan's film Looking for Horses will take place at 17:30, followed by a masterclass From filming intimacy to filming intimately at 19:30.
17:30-19.00
Looking for Horses is a film about a friendship between the filmmaker and a fisherman who lost his hearing during the Bosnian war and retreated to a lake to live in solitude. The filmmaker, son of Bosnian parents, struggles to communicate as he lost his mother-tongue because of a stutter. Despite their speech and hearing limitations, a strong friendship unfolds between the young man and the veteran, as the fisherman shares his world of the lake. / 88 min
19:30-21.00
Stefan’s masterclass, From filming intimacy to filming intimately traces the trajectory of his voice. From a silent gaze of fascination to a stuttering, intimate and subjective way of bonding. Rather than speaking on achievements, he will speak about the questions that drive him, and the doubts, insecurities and silences that can surround the creative process. He highlights his use of the camera, as a tool to create bonds, to listen and think through, kind of like a pen. Through clips of old work, inspiring references, live readings and opening of some of his current research and film-in-development, Stefan will attempt to share his creative process with all of its different branches and currents. / 90 min
II. Workshop Session: Questioning the question
Saturday, January 17th, 2026. / 10.00-17.30/ DHFA
The following day, we will have a workshop, Questioning the question, specialized for non-fiction filmmakers and their work in progress projects. Each participant will present their project and research question, or a struggle/concern they are currently dealing with and want the group to think about. Through tailored feedback methods the group will work on each project collectively, through discussion, gossip, proposed assignments, affirmative response, to name a few tactics. By the end of the day, each participant will leave with new perspectives, angles and potential paths to their project they can test. The newly developed questions and the proposed assignments can help them to make further steps in their process.
This one-day intensive workshop is intended for advanced filmmakers seeking feedback on their project. All interested authors currently working on a documentary or hybrid film in development or any stage of production are welcomed to apply until January 4th, 2026. to radionice@kkz.hr with the following materials:
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Contact details
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A brief description of the project you are working on
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5 - 15-minute video excerpt (this can be a rough cut or part of the film)
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A question you wish to ask related to your project (this will be something you will present to the group - and this can of course change)
The workshop has room for 5 participants with their work in progress projects, while 10 additional participants can attend to participate in the feedback, without presenting their project, which in itself has proven to be a very inspiring and enriching experience. If you are applying to attend as a feedback participant, please indicate this specifically in your application. In that case, write a few sentences about your motivation and send a brief CV.
The workshop and lecture will be held in English. Masterclass and workshop are free for all participants and audience. The program is organized by the Kinoklub Zagreb in collaboration with Dokukino KIC and DHFA.
SCHEDULE
10.00-11.00 / arrival + introduction
11.00-12.00 / 1st participant
12.00-13.00 / lunch break
13.00-15.00 / 2nd & 3rd participant
15.00-15.30 / coffee break
15.30-17.30 / 4th & 5th participant
Stefan Pavlović (b. 1989) is an award-winning filmmaker currently based in Amsterdam. His debut feature film Looking for Horses (2021) has been screened at over forty international film festivals, and won fifteen prizes, among others, the Burning Lights Competition at Visions du Reel, Jury Prize at Sarajevo Film Festival, Grand Prix at RIDM, Best Film at Kasseler Dokfest. Stefan was awarded the Prins Bernhard Documentary Stipend in 2021 and was selected for the Berlinale Talents program in 2022. He is a programmer at the Eastern Neighbours Film Festival in The Hague, the Netherlands. Stefan received his BA in film directing at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and his MA at the Netherlands Film Academy in Artistic Research in and through Cinema, in Amsterdam.