Spot

  • Sara Alavanić
  • Feature
  • Drama
  • 2024
  • 21:36
  • Short length

Synopsis

Spot doesn’t leave the vicinity of his building. He spends time with his neighbors and occasionally skateboards. Since his mom ended up in a psychiatric clinic, his best friend is his only family. Sometimes, he passes the time with a neighbor who has mental health issues and has adopted a pig. Soon, he realizes that this neighbor is his only friend.

Directors

Sara Alavanić

Sara Alavanić (Croatia, 1998) is completing her Master’s degree in Film and TV Directing at Zagreb’s Academy of Dramatic Arts. She also holds a degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Graphic Arts in Zagreb.  She is a member of Blank_Film Incubator, where she directed her first films People Stink, But They’re Warm (Pula Film Festival 2020) and Do You Feel Nervous When I Approach You? (ZagrebDox 2020). Her most recent film Spot, premiered at Zagreb Film Festival (2024) and won the Golden Pram.

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Awards

  • Zagreb Film Festival – Checkers – The Golden Pram for Best Croatian Short Film 2024
  • Pula Film Festival – Special Mention 2025
  • FRKA – Best Sound Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup 2025

Production contact

Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb

Trg Republike Hrvatske 5, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
T. (centrala): +385 (0)1 48 28 506; +385 (0)1 48 28 507 
dekanat@adu.hr 
www.adu.hr 

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Awards

  • Zagreb Film Festival – Checkers – The Golden Pram for Best Croatian Short Film 2024
  • Pula Film Festival – Special Mention 2025
  • FRKA – Best Sound Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup 2025

Production contact

Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb

Trg Republike Hrvatske 5, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
T. (centrala): +385 (0)1 48 28 506; +385 (0)1 48 28 507 
dekanat@adu.hr 
www.adu.hr