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BIOGRAPHY

I was born on 24 April 1973 in Trbovlje, Slovenia, I have been engaging in expressive photography and exhibits since early childhood. I have received several awards for my photographs.

After completing secondary school (in natural science and mathematics) in 1993, I took up film and television camera studies at FAMU in Prague and received my MA there in 1999. I am a member of Slovene Association of Cinematographers - ZFS.

My major activity is shooting live-action films and commercials. I live and work in Slovenia and in Czech Republic.

WORK

I am shooting commercials, feature and documentary films in Slovenia, Croatia and in Czech republic. I have shot more than 400 commercials and more than 20 feature, short or documentary films.

DIRECTORS I HAVE WORKED WITH

Bruno Anković

Karin Babinska

Marta Frelih

Janja Glogovac

Maja Prelog

Stefan Arsenijević

Boris Bezić

Rok Biček

Peter Bratuša

Tomo Brejc

Janez Burger

Jan Cvitkovič

Jesper Danielsson

Martin De Thuran

Eden Diebel

Kristofer Dios

Boris Dolenc

Klemen Dvornik

Karpo Godina

Miha Hočevar

Olivier van Hoofstadt

Matjaž Ivanišin

Karel Janak

Ven Jemeršić

Boris Jurjaševič

Henrik Kindgren

Miha Knific

Luka Lorenci

Matevž Luzar

Nevio Marasović

Dalibor Matanić

Jure Matjažič

Miha Mlaker

Joao Neves

Til Obladen

Ben Orisich

Petar Pašić

Metod Pevec

Sašo Podgoršek

Nejc Pohar

Rosey

Matjaž Požlep

Akhan Satayev

Drago Shoev

Johan Skog

Sergej Stanojkovski

Jakub Sluka

Jürgen Suré

Igor Šterk

Blaž Švent

Milan Urbajs

Roman Valent

Grega Vesel

Vinci Vogue Anžlovar

Miran Zupanič

Filmography, FEATURE FILMS

Going our way 2 - Gremo mi po svoje 2
(directed by Miha Hočevar), 2013

ARRIRAW, 1:2.35 (cinemascope), color, 94 min, production Vertigo/Emotionfilm

Good To Go – Srečen za umret
(directed by Matevž Luzar), 2013

ARRIRAW, cinemascope, color, 100 min, production Pakt Media, Ars Septima, Film United

AWARDS:

15th Slovenian film festival 2012, Portorož – Audience award for best film and 5 more Vesna awards for best script (Matevž Luzar), best photography (Simon Tanšek), best production design (Katja Šoltes), best costume design (Pia Šinigoj Premzl), best sound design (Jurij Zornik)

15th Mumbai Film Festival, "Silver Gateway of India - Second Best Film" in category Harmony Celebrate Age

Going our way - Gremo mi po svoje
(directed by Miha Hočevar), 2010

35 mm, cinemascope, color, 95 min, production Vertigo/Emotionfilm

AWARDS:

13th Slovenian film festival 2010, Portorož - Audience award, Best leading actor (Jurij Zrnec)

9:06
(directed by Igor Šterk), 2009

35 mm, 1:1.85, color, 71 min, production A.A.C. production and Gustav film

AWARDS:

12th Slovenian film festival 2009, Portorož - Kodak award for best cinematography (Simon Tanšek), Vesna award for best cinematography (Simon Tanšek), best movie (Igor Šterk), best screeplay (Igor Šterk), best leading actor (Igor Samobor), best director (Igor Šterk), best leading actress (Silva Čušin), best sound (Julij Zornik), best music (Jure Ferina), best editing (Peter Marković), Stop Award for best actor/actress (Igor Samobor)

11th European Film Festival 2010, Lecce, Italy - Best cinematography Award, Special jury Award

26th Alexandria Film Festival of Mediterranean Countries - Best director

Love and other crimes - Ljubav i ostali zločini
(directed by Stafan Arsenijević), 2008

35 mm, 1:1.85, color, 100 min, Art and Popcorn production (Serbia), Icon film (Germany), Arkadena (Slovenia), Amour Fou (Austria), International premiere at the 2008 IFF in Berlin.

AWARDS:

12th Sofia International Film Festival, March 2008, Bulgaria - The Cadilac Award for Best directing

goEast International Film Festival, Wisebaden, April 2008 - Best Director

Crossing Europe Film festival Linz, April 2008 - Audience Award

Film + New media Festival, June 2008, Novi Sad, Serbia - Best Serbian Film

22nd HFF, Herceg Novi, Montenegro, August 2008 - Bronze Mimoza

11th Slovenian film festival, Portorož, Slovenia, October 2008 - Kodak prize for best photography

9th Tbilisi International Festival, December 2008 - Golden Prometheus for Best film in Competition, Georgia

3nd Bursa International Silkroad Film Festival, December 2008 - Golden Karagoz Award for best director, Turkey

37th Sopot FF, Serbia - best screenplay award

32nd Film Screenplay Festival Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia - best screenplay award

48th Actors Film Festival Niš, Serbia - award for main actor

2nd Bursa Silkroad International FF, Istanbul - award for directing

The Night - Lat mig sova
(directed by Miha Knific)

78 min, S16/35 mm, Start Film production (Sweden), Arkadena (Slovenia)

Tuning
(directed by Igor Šterk), 2005

35 mm, 1:1.85, color, 70 min, produced by A.A.C. Productions

AWARDS:

2005 Mannheim - Heidelberg IFF - Grand Prix, best film of the festival

2005 Slovenian Film Festival, Portorož - Vesna Award for direction, Vesna for female role (Nataša Burger), Vesna for male role (Peter Musevski), Best Film (by the jury of Slovenian film critics)

2005 Neapolitan FF - Grand Prix - Vesuvio Award for best film of the festival

Gravehopping - Odgrobadogroba
(directed by Jan Cvitkovič), 2005

35 mm, cinemascope, color, 100 min, produced by Stara gara

AWARDS:

Film Festival in San Sebastian 2005, Spain - Best feature film award - ALTADIS

21th Warshaw International Film Festival, CentEast - Warshaw screening Award for the Best Film, October 2005

15th Festival of Eastern European Cinema, Cottbus, Germany, November 2005 - Mail Prize for the Best Film, Best Film from Ecumencial Jury

Torino International Film Festival, Italy, November 2005 - Mail Jury Award for the Best Film,Award for the Best Script

16th Ljubljana International Film Festival, LIFF - Special Jury Mention Award

8th Festival of Slovenian Film 2005, Portorož, Slovenia - Best Feature Film, Best Side Actress (Sonja Savić), Best Side Actor (Drago Milinović)

4th Film Festival Spirit of Fire, Khanty Mansysk, Russia, March 2006 - Silver Tayga for second best film of festival competition, Special Jury Award for most impressive film scene

10th international film festival in Sofia, Bulgaria - award No Man's Land for best Balkan film according to Jury of Bulgarian film critiques

The 22nd Troia Film Festival, Setubal, Portugal, June 2006 - Special Jury Award - Silver Dolphin. Special award CICAE - given by International Confederation Of Art Cinemas

The 13th International Film Festival, Palić, Serbia, July 2006 - Golden Tower for best film of the festival

International Film Celebration, Pecs, Hungary, October 2006 - Best Photography Award for Simon Tanšek, Best Main Actor Award for Gregor Baković, Public Choice Award for Best Film

International Film Festival TOFFI, Torun, Poland, October 2006 - Special Jury Award for The Best Film, Zygmund Kalužynski Award for Extraordinary Funeral Scene with a Car

The 28th Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland, November 2006 - Best Film Award by Students Jury

Los Angeles International Film Festival, May 2007 - Best Film Award by Jury

The Ruins - Ruševine
(directed by Janez Burger), 2004

35 mm, cinemascope, color, Emotionfilm production, International premiere at the 2005 IFF in Rotterdam.

AWARDS:

7th Festival of Slovenian Film 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Best Feature Film, Best Photography, Best Actor, Best Music, Best Film Award by Audience Jury

6th International Film Festival, Lecce (Italy), April 2005 - Special Award from the Jury

Vladimir
(directed by Zoran Živulović), 2002

S 16 mm, 1:1.85, color, 93 min, TV Slovenia production, feature TV film

Idle Running - V leru
(directed by Janez Burger), 1999

S 16/35 mm, 1:1.66, b&w, 90 min, Emotionfilm and TV Slovenia production, Competition programme at the 1999 IFF in Karlovy Vary.

AWARDS:

1999 Slovenian Film Festival, Portorož - Grand Prix - best film of the festival, best screenplay, best actor (Jan Cvitkovič), best cameo role (Mojca Fatur), best film (from the jury of Slovenian film critics), best film (by the audience jury)

1999 Sarajevo Film Festival - Special Mention

1999 Kiev Molodist FF - diploma for second best live-action film, Yves Montand Award for best role (Jan Cvitkovič), special award of the FICC / IFFS

1999 Cottbus FF - Grand Prix - best film of the festival, award for best actor (Jan Cvitkovič), special award of the FICC / IFFS, Findling Award

1999 Montpellier FF - Off Prix Award

Faces of Love FF, Moscow 2000 - Grand Prix - best film of the festival, best actor (Jan Cvitković)

2000 Alpe Adria Cinema/Trieste FF - Grand Prix - best film of the festival

2000 Brussels FF - Special Mention

Filmography, SHORT FILMS

Oči, a lahko jaz šofiram?
(directed by Miha Hočevar), 2011

35 mm, cinemascope, color, in postproduction, production Vertigo/Emotionfilm

AWARDS:

14th Slovenian Film Festival 2011, Portorož, Vesna Award for best production design (Duško Milavec) and best sound (Julij Zornik)

Nikamor 13:22 - Nowhere 13:22
(directed by Maja Prelog), 2011

S16/35 mm, 1_1,66, color, 13 min, production AGRFT

Smiles - Smehljaji
(directed by Boris Dolenc), 2010

HD, 1:2,35, color, 30 min, production Perfo

Behind closed eyes - Za zaprtimi očmi
(directed by Milan Urbajs), 2010

S 16/35, 1:1,66, color, 32 min, production AGRFT

Duck hunting - Lov na race
(directed by Rok Biček), 2009

S 16/35 mm, 1:1,66, color, 23 min, production AGRFT

AWARDS:

goEast, 10. Festival of central and eastern European film, Wiesbaden - Best student movie

33. Recontres Henri Langlois International film schools Festival 2010, Poitiers, Wallpaper Post Prize

Present - Darilo
(directed by Boris Bezić), 2009

S 16/35 mm, 1:1,66, color, 19 min, production AGRFT

Every breath you take
(directed by Igor Šterk), 2008

35 mm, 1:1.85, color, 10 min, Vertigo/Emotionfilm production, Competition programme of the FF in Venice, 2008.

Wolfy - Vučko
(directed by Matevž Luzar), 2008

S 16/35 mm, 1:1.66, b&w, 21 min, AGRFT production

AWARDS:

2008 Slovenian Film Festival, Portorož: World of Movies Award for best student film, Vesna Award for male role (Evgen Car)

Nomination for Student Oscar for 2008 in the category of foreign language live-action short films

2008 Montpellier FF - Grand prix for best short film

2008 Ljubljana IFF - special mention by the short film jury

15th international Film and Television Schools Festival Mediaschool 2008 - 3rd prize ex equo

28th Munich International Festival of Film Schools - Prix Interculturel for Best Film fostering Intercultural Dialog

7th Open St. Petersburg Student Film Festival 2008 - Best Script of Fiction Film

On the sunny side of the Alps - Na sončni strani Alp
(directed by Janez Burger), 2007

35 mm, 1:2.35, color, 15 min, produced by Stara gara

AWARDS:

2007 Slovenian Film Festival, Portorož - Vesna Award for short film

2008 Alpe Adria Cinema/Trieste FF - Special mention

Made in Slovenia
(directed by Miran Zupanič), 2007

35 mm, 1:1.88; color, 20 min, ArsMedia production

Almost six feet too deep - Prezgodaj dva metra spodaj
(directed by Matevž Luzar), 2007

35 mm, 1:1.66, color, 19 min, AGRFT production

AWARDS:

2007 Slovenian Film Festival, Portorož - Kodak Award for best student film

Several awards at student film festivals in Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Munich and Tel Aviv

Heart is a piece of meat - Srce je kos mesa
(directed by Jan Cvitkovič), 2003

35 mm, 1:1.66, color, 13 min, Studio Arkadena and Slovenian Film Fund production. Competition programme at the 2004 FF in Venice.

AWARDS:

2004 Cottbus FF - special mention by the jury

2005 Gijon IFF - Grand Prix - best short film

2005 Benicassim Short FF - best actor (Primož Petkovšek)

Filmography, DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Generation of South Africa - Generacija Južne Afrike
(directed by Maja Prelog), 2010

HD, 1:1.77, color, 11 min, production AGRFT

Ivana Kobilca
(directed by Marta Frelih), 2008

Digi beta/S16 mm, color, 50 min, Fabula production

In front of the altar - Film pred oltarjem
(directed by Metod Pevec), 2006

Digi beta/S16 mm, 50 min, color, Emotionfilm and Gustavfilm production

Peterka, Years of decision - Peterka, Leto odločitve
(directed by Vlado Škafar), 2004
participation as one of the DOPs

110 min, 16/35 mm, color, Gustavfilm production

The Path up the Hill - Cesta do kopce
(directed by Sergej Stanojkovski), 1995

16 mm, b&w, 25 min, FAMU (Czech Republic) and Vardar film (Macedonia) production

Filmography, TV

Mother’s day - Mamin dan - TV Series,13 episodes
(directed by Matevž Luzar), 2014

HD, total length of cca. 330 min, Perfo production for POP TV (Slovenia)

Bakalari - a series of three TV enactments:
Až budeš starši, Ne delej z mne vola, Profesor
(directed by Karin Babinska), 1999

Digi Beta, total length of ca. 65 min, Czech Television production

Fragile Desires - Krehke touhy
(directed by Karin Babinska), 1998

Digi Beta, 32 min, FAMU (Czech Republic) production

Filmography, MUSIC VIDEOS

2006

Gušti in Polona - Moje sanje
(directed by: Luka Lorenci, production: Testube)

Godalika
(directed by: Klemen Dvornik, production: TV Slovenia and Vizualni laboratorij)

2005

Bullet for My Valentine - Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow
(directed by: Miha Knific, production: Dynasound)

Edo Maajka - Mater vam jebem
(directed by: Jan Cvitkovič, production: Korpus)

2004

Siddharta - Ring
(directed by: Luka Lorenci, production: Menart)

Filmography, COMMERCIALS

More than 400 commercials for different clients.

SLOVENIA:

Abanka
Bank Austria
BK Studio
Cockta
DARS
Debitel
Delo
Dnevnik
Dormeo
Droga Portorož
GEA
Gorenje
Gorenjka
Fructal
KD
Kras Sežana
Krka
Lek
Ljubljanske mlekarne
Loterija Slovenije
Mercator
Merkur
Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije
Mlekarna Celeia
Mobitel
NFD
NLB
Pekarne Grosuplje
Pekarna Pečjak
Perutnina Ptuj
Pivka
Pivovarna Laško
Radenska
Renault
Roletarstvo Medle
SiMobil
SKB
SOF
Siol
Spar
Telekom
Telemach
Toyota
Tuš
Tušmobil
Union
Vipava vino
Vzajemna zavarovalnica
VW
Zavarovalnica Maribor
Zavarovalnica Triglav
Žito
Žurnal

CZECH REPUBLIC:

Albert
Benzina
Czech Paralympic Team
Czech Telekom
Ekonom
Eurotel
Hospodarske noviny
McDonalds
Nationale Nederlanden
Nestle
Nova TV
Pražské jaro
Staropramen
Toma
Wolf

CROATIA:

ErsteBank
Dukat
Franck Caffee
HT mobile
Hrvatska pošta
HŽ Putnički prijevoz
Konzum
Kraš
Ledo
PharmaS
PIK
Pliva
Podravka
T-mobile
Tele 2
Vindija
VIP
Zvijezda

KAZAKHSTAN:

Ajnalaijn milk
Kazkommerts Bank
Kazkommerts Insurance
Toyota

RUSSIA:

Komilfo

Konzum

Pliva

FRANCE:

Lustucru
EasyCash

SERBIA

Frikom

Awarded commercials:

19th SOF 2010
most funny commercial
for TVC Ranital / Lek
directed by Miha Mlaker

18th SOF 2009
Sivler recognition
for TVC Fresh Tuna / Droga Kolinska
directed by Miha Mlaker

17th SOF 2008
Grand Prix
for TVC Poli – Slices / Perutnina Ptuj
directed by Miha Mlaker

16th SOF 2007
Silver recognition
for TVC Oasis / Radenska
directed by Roman Valent

15th SOF 2006
Grand Prix
for TVC Fisherman & Shower / SiOL
directed by Roman Valent

15th SOF 2006
Golden recognition
for TVC Real Estate Loans – Security / NLB
directed by Miha Mlaker

14th SOF 2005
Silver recognition
for TVC Threesome – Culto / Union
directed by Gregor Vesel



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