FACTORY TO THE WORKERS

 

Croatia/ 2021/ 105`

DIRECTED BY: Srđan Kovačević

SCREENPLAY BY: Srđan Kovačević

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Srđan Kovačević

EDITED BY: Damir Čučić, Srđan Kovačević, Iva Kraljević

PRODUCERS: Sabina Krešić, Luka Venturin

PRODUCED BY:  Fade In

FESTIVALS & AWARDS: Međunarodni festival dokumentarnog filma Sheffield DocFest 2021, Motovun Film Festival 2021, Nagrada FIPRESCI – Motovun Film Festival 2021.

 

After ten years of operation, the workers behind the ITAS factory takeover in Ivanec are struggling to survive the capitalist economy. This film paints a collective portrait of those who fight to protect their labour and the sacrifices they need to make along the way.

Srđan Kovačević (1982) is a director and cameraman from Zagreb. In 2009, he completed his graduate studies in filmmaking at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts. Since 2000 he has been working as a cameraman for independent regional film and television production companies (Fade In, Pro.ba, Drugi plan, Factum, Restart, etc.). He has worked as a cameraman and cameraman on several documentaries, including “Kinofil” (2010) by Damir Janeček, “Goli” (2014) by Tiha Klara Gudac, “Days of Madness “(2018) by Damian Nenadić and others.