The Pavilion (film)

The Pavilion
BosnianPaviljon
Directed byDino Mustafić
Written by
Produced by
  • Mustafa Mustafić
  • Ishak Jalimam
  • Rusmir Efendić
  • Igor Vranjković
  • Dejan Krajčevski
  • Bojana Maljević
  • Dušan Kovačević
Starring
Cinematography
  • Almir Đikoli
  • Mustafa Mustafić
Edited byVladimir Gojun
Music byBojan Zulfikarpašić
Production
companies
  • Panglas (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Cineplanet (Croatia)
  • Krug Film (North Macedonia)
  • Monte Royal Pictures (Serbia)
  • Natenane Productions (Montenegro)
  • Realstage (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Release date
Countries
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia
LanguageBosnian
Budget532,735[1][2]

The Pavilion (Bosnian: Paviljon) is an upcoming Bosnian dark comedy film directed by Dino Mustafić, and co-written by Croatia's Viktor Ivančić and Bosnia's Emir Imamović Pirk. The film starring Rade Šerbedžija, Ksenija Pajić and Mirjana Karanović tells the story of elderly residents of a nursing home, who frustrated by years of abuse, arm themselves and rise up against the staff, resulting in a tense confrontation with law enforcement.[3][4]

The film will premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival opening the festival on 15 August 2025.[5][6]

Cast

Production

The Pavilion directed by Dino Mustafić, was produced with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton, the Sarajevo Film Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the North Macedonia Film Agency, the Film Center Serbia and the Film Centre of Montenegro, and in co-production with BH Telecom.[5]

Principal photography began on 13 September 2023 at Hotel Internacional in Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] The second phase of filming is scheduled for mid-March 2024, with all production taking place exclusively in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2][1]

Release

The Pavilion will have its world premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival opening the festival on 15 August 2025.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bosnia–Herzegovina / Filming "The Pavilion"". Mediterranean Center for Audiovisual Communication. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kalinić, Tina (19 October 2023). "Production: Dino Mustafić in Production with Sophomore Feature The Pavilion". Film New Europe Association. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ^ Petkovic, Vladan (25 June 2025). "Dino Mustafić's The Pavilion to open Sarajevo". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. ^ "The world premiere of Dino Mustafić's film "Pavilion" opens the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival". Sarajevo Film Festival. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b Leo Barraclough (25 June 2025). "Sarajevo Film Festival to Open With Dark Comedy 'The Pavilion' With Lidija Kordic as Ceremony Host". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  6. ^ Georg Szalai (25 June 2025). "Sarajevo Film Fest to Open With Dark Retirement Home Comedy 'The Pavilion,' Lidija Kordic to Host Opening Ceremony". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Dino Mustafić okupio glumačke legende i snima novi film, otkrivamo šta se "kuha" daleko od očiju javnosti" [Dino Mustafić gathered acting legends and is shooting a new film, we find out what is "cooking" away from the public eye]. Klix (in Croatian). 13 September 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ^ Michael Rosser (25 June 2025). "Dino Mustafic's 'The Pavilion' to open Sarajevo Film Festival 2025". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 29 June 2025.