Carpe Diem!

  • Nina Damjanović
  • Feature
  • Drama
  • 2023
  • 18:43
  • Short length
  • 10

Synopsis

Gracija, employee of a call centre for a healthy food restaurant, finds herself in a hotel full of eccentric and bizzare characters who question her existence, meanings of life and time and what does it even mean to be a member of society.

Directors

Nina Damjanović

Nina Damjanović was born in 2002 in Rijeka, Croatia, where she grew up. She first discovered her passion for acting and theatre in primary school, and during her secondary education at the School of Natural Sciences and Graphics in Rijeka, she turned her focus towards film. Her early works were screened at youth film festivals. In 2024, she graduated with a BA in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. Her short film Carpe Diem! received a Special Jury Mention at the Herceg Novi Film Festival in 2025.

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  • Year

  • 2023

Awards

  • Herceg Novi Film Festival – Special Jury Recognition 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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Hrvoje Grahovac
10

Film zaslužan priznanja žirija (a i više)! Lijepo prikazana egzistencijalna kriza call agentice uporabom francuskog novog vala i Sama Lakea (Max Payne i Alan Wake). Od svih filmova režiserke koje sam pogledao, ovaj ima najbolju glumačku ekipu. ADU može biti ponosan što ima takvu studenticu za bistrom budućnošću i sposobnošću režiranja.

November 11th, 2025

  • Year

  • 2023

Awards

  • Herceg Novi Film Festival – Special Jury Recognition 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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