Frank Pavich ( ) is a Croatian-American film director and producer.

Career

Pavich's first film as director was '' N.Y.H.C.'', a feature-length documentary about the

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music scene. The film was shot in the summer of 1995 and was released on VHS in 1999. In 2008, Halo 8 Entertainment released it as part of a special edition two-DVD set. In 2003, Pavich co-produced the satirical comedy film ''

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''. From 2011 to 2013, Pavich directed his second documentary, '' Jodorowsky's Dune''. The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight section of the

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, and went on to play at many other festivals, including the

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and the

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. At

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, the film won both the Audience Award and Best Documentary prizes. In 2014, the film was released in US theaters by

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, and was short listed for an

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for Best Documentary Feature. It currently maintains a rating of 98% on

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, making it one of the best-reviewed films that year. In January 2023, Pavich published an essay in ''

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'' related to ''Jodorowsky's Dune'' (and more) that involved artwork generated by

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(A.I.) programming.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavich, Frank American documentary film directors American documentary film producers American film producers American people of Croatian descent Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)