Frank Pavich

{{Short description|Film director and producer}}Frank Pavich ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɑː|v|ɪ|tʃ}} {{Respell|PAHV|itch}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jrw5RFqSDM|title=Frank Pavich won Imagine's Audience Award with his Jodorowsky's Dune|website=YouTube |accessdate=11 June 2020}}) is a Croatian-American{{Cite web|url=http://www.gloria.hr/arhiva/frank-pavich-amerikanac-u-zagrebu/4828949/|title = Gloria - Frank Pavich - Amerikanac u Zagrebu|date = 12 July 2015}} film director and producer.

Career

Pavich's first film as director was N.Y.H.C., a feature-length documentary about the New York hardcore 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.{{Cite web|url=http://alarm-magazine.com/2007/nyhc-documentary-to-be-released-on-dvd/|title=NYHC Documentary to be Released on DVD|website=ALARM|date=19 December 2007|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-10}}

In 2003, Pavich co-produced the satirical comedy film Die, Mommie, Die!.{{cite web |url=http://www.lightscameraaustin.net/frank-pavich-july-2014.html |title=Interview: Frank Pavich, director, Jodorowsky's Dune |publisher=Lights Camera Austin |date=July 3, 2014 |accessdate=May 10, 2016 |first=Robert |last=Sims}}

From 2011 to 2013, Pavich directed his second documentary, Jodorowsky's Dune. The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/films-by-jodorowsky-added-to-cannes-directors-fortnight-includes-documentary-on-dune-project|title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight Lineup Unveiled, Includes New Films by Alejandro Jodorowsky|last=Lattanzio|first=Ryan|date=23 April 2013 |publisher=Thompson on Hollywood|access-date=May 10, 2016}} and went on to play at many other festivals, including the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. At Fantastic Fest, the film won both the Audience Award and Best Documentary prizes.{{Cite web|url=http://collider.com/fantastic-fest-2013-award-winners-jodorowskys-dune/|title=Fantastic Fest 2013 Award Winners Include JODOROWSKY'S DUNE and THE CONGRESS|date=2013-09-23|website=Collider|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-10}} In 2014, the film was released in US theaters by Sony Pictures Classics,{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/sony-classics-takes-jodorowskys-dune-for-north-america-1200561440/|title=Sony Classics Takes 'Jodorowsky's Dune' for North America|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2013-07-11|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-10}} and was short listed for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.{{Cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/brilliant-jodorowskys-dune-makes-the-oscar-documentary-1665807653|title=Brilliant Jodorowsky's Dune Makes the Oscar Documentary Shortlist|last=Eddy|first=Cheryl|website=io9|date=3 December 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-10}} It currently maintains a rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the best-reviewed films that year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2014|title=Top 100 Movies of 2014 - Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=2016-05-10}}

In January 2023, Pavich published an essay in The New York Times related to Jodorowsky's Dune (and more) that involved artwork generated by artificial intelligence (A.I.) programming.{{cite news |last=Pavich |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Pavich |title=This Is the 'Greatest Film Never Made' - This Film Does Not Exist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/13/opinion/jodorowsky-dune-ai-tron.html |date=January 13, 2023 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=January 13, 2023 }}

Filmography

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rowspan="2" \| Year ! rowspan="2" \| Title ! colspan="2" \| Credited
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1999 \| N.Y.H.C. \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}}
2003 \| Die, Mommie, Die! \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}}
2013 \| Jodorowsky's Dune \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}}

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! colspan="2" | Credited

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1999

| N.Y.H.C.

| {{Yes}}

2003

| Die, Mommie, Die!

| {{No}}