Srečanja z avtorji/Meet the Filmmakers

Vsak dan ob 13.00 v preddverju Kinodvora. / Every day at 1 p.m. in the Kinodvor lobby.

Na festivalu bo prisotnih okoli 50 gostov, med njimi največ avtorjev in avtoric s filmi v tekmovalnem programu. Od srede 10. decembra do sobote 13. decembra vas vabimo na pogovore s festivalskimi gosti v preddverje Kinodvora.

The festival will host 50 guests, mostly the authors of films in competition. From Wednesday December 10th to Saturday December 13th we invite you to come meet the filmmakers and festival guests at the Kinodvor lobby.

Gostje iz tekmovalnega programa / Competition Programme Guests

Hardi Volmer se je rodil leta 1957 v estonskem mestu Pärnu. Na Univerzi umetnosti v Talinu je diplomiral iz gledališke scenografije. Od leta 1984 je režiral in oblikoval številne animirane in lutkovne filme ter ustvaril scenografije za več kot petdeset estonskih gledaliških predstav. Med njegovimi prejšnjimi filmi so: Nõiutud saar (Začarani otok), Kevadine kärbes (Spomladanska muha), Tööd ja tegemised (Dela in početja), Animeeritud autoportreed (Animirani avtoportreti), Igaühele oma (Vsakomur svoje, kratki igrani), igrana filma Tulivesi (Ognjena voda) in Minu Leninid (Vsi moji Lenini) ter številni drugi.

Hardi Volmer was born in Pärnu in 1957. He graduated from the Tallinn Art University as a designer for stage and theatre. Since 1984 he has directed and designed a multitude of animated and puppet films and has devised stage solutions for more than 50 Estonian theatre performances. His previous works include: Enchanted Island, Spring Fly, Deeds and Doings, Animated Selfportraits, Everyone Gets His Own (short feature film), feature films The Firewater and All My Lenins,and others.

Jadwiga Kowalska je leta 2007 diplomirala iz študija animacije na Univerzi za umetnost in oblikovanje v Lucernu. Med študijem si je pridobila delovne izkušnje na področju animacije prek sodelovanja s Hélium Films in Cinemagination (leta 2005 pri filmu Le Génie de la boîte de Raviolis režiserja Clauda Barrasa in leta 2006 pri filmu Max & Co. bratov Guillaume). Njeni filmi so: Invasion Of Kraków (2005, eksperimentalni) in Die Erde ist rund (2006, risana animacija). Trenutno pripravlja svoj novi kratki film.

Jadwiga Kowalska graduated from Animation studies at the University of Art and Design Lucerne in 2007. During her studies she gained work experience through collaboration at Hélium Films / Cinemagination (Le Génie de la boîte de Raviolis by Claude Barras in 2005, Max & Co. by the Guillaume Brothers in 2006). Her previous films are Invasion Of Kraków (2005, experimental) and Die Erde ist rund (2006, drawn animation). She is currently working on her new short film project.

Michele Bernardi se je začel z animiranim filmom profesionalno ukvarjati kot animator pri proslavljeni italijanski televizijski animirani seriji Pimpa, po predlogi slavnega stripovskega avtorja Altana. Izkušnje je nabiral tudi kot animator pri seriji La Linea, priznanega italijanskega avtorja Osvalda Cavandolija. Bernardi se uspešno ukvarja tudi z reklamnim, oziroma namenskim animiranim filmom (delal je tako animirane grafike za TV postaje, animacijo za cd rome, filmske napovednike in televizijske oglase), predvsem pa je zaslovel s svojimi animiranimi videoklipi za italijanske rock skupine (Tre allegri ragazzi morti, Punkreas, Prozac+...). Za svoje animirane filme je prejel Foreign Animation Silver Award na trinajstem Shanghai Television Festival.

Michele Bernardi started his professional career in animation film as an animator for the famous Italian animated TV series Pimpa, based on the idea of the celebrated comics author Altan. He also gained experience as an animator for the series La Linea by the renowned Italian author osvaldo Cavandoli. Michele Bernardi is also successful in the field of animated commercials and applied animation (he made animated graphics for television, animations for CD ROMs, trailers and TV adds), while it was his animated videos for Italian Rock bands (Tre allegri ragazzi morti, Punkreas, Prozac+...) that brought him fame. He was awarded the Foreign Animation Silver Award for his animated films at the 13th Shanghai Television Festival.

Kassay Réka je letos diplomirala na Univerzi "Ion Luca Caragiale" za gledališče in film v Bukarešti, pred tem pa je med leti 2003 in 2007 obiskovala Fakulteto za fotografijo, film in medijske študije na Univerzi Sapientia EMTE v Cluj-Napoci. Dela kot foto in video urednica ter oblikovalka za portal transindex.ro, kjer ustvarja flash animirane pasice, oblikuje spletne strani ter pripravlja kratke video in fotoreportaže. Sodelovala je na številnih delavnicah filma in filmske animacije (Filmtett-Duna Műhely 2007 in 2008) ter na filmskih festivalih ("Global Warming" — ASIFA International Competition). Ustvarila je animirane scenografije za plesne predstave ter vizualno podobo filmskega festivala Filmtettfeszt v Cluj-Napoci. Trenutno obiskuje magistrski študij na Fakulteti za socio-kulturno komunikacijo Univerze Babes-Bolyai v Cluj-Napoci.

Kassay Réka graduated at the "Ion Luca Caragiale" Theatre and Film University of Bucharest in 2008, after attending the courses of the Photography, Film and Media Faculty of Sapientia EMTE University in Cluj-Napoca (2003 - 2007). She works as a photo-video editor and designer at the transindex.ro portal, making animated flash-banners, webdesign, short video and photo reports. She has participated in various film and animation workshops (Filmtett-Duna Műhely 2007 and 2008) and competitions ("Global Warming" — ASIFA International Competition); has made animated backgrounds for dance performances; and image design for the Filmtettfeszt Film Festival in Cluj-Napoca. She is currently attending master courses at the Socio-Cultural Communication Faculty of the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.

Andrea Martignoni, avtor glasbe za film Muto (režiser Blu).
Z diplomsko nalogo na temo zvoka in glasbe v animaciji sem dobil priložnost preživeti eno leto v Montrealu, v francosko govoreči provinci Quebec, kjer sem se srečal z nekaterimi najbolj vznemirljivimi stvarmi, kar sem jih do tedaj poznal. Iz tega se je razvil radijski projekt, kmalu pa še cd z zvočno podobo Montreala, ki sem ga zasnoval kot nekakšen film 'osvobojen slike'. A chacun son Dèpanneur je nastal med leti 1997 in 1998, na Radio Rai Tre in Radio Canada pa so ga vrteli v letih 1998 in 1999. Od tedaj se ukvarjam s filmskim zvokom, razvil pa sem tudi veliko zanimanje za zgodovino in teorijo animiranega filma. Absolutna svoboda animiranega filma in ustvarjanje zvočne podlage mi predstavlja razburljivo in zanimivo izkušnjo. Å e posebej, ko gre za tisti pravi projekt, ki ga ustvarjaš s pravim sodelavcem.

Andrea Martignoni, author of the musical score for the film Muto by Blu
Taking advantage of my graduation thesis on sound and music in animation, I got the chance to spend one year in Montreal in the French-speaking province of Quebec and to get in touch with some of the most exciting stuff I had experienced so far. This led to a radio project, followed shortly by a CD on Montreal sound landscape, designed as an ‘image-free conceived' movie. A chacun son Dèpanneur was composed between 1997 and 1998 and broadcasted by Radio Rai Tre and Radio Canada in 1998 and 1999. From then on I have been working on moving images sound and developed a deep interest in animation film history and theory. The absolute freedom in animated films and the creation of a soundtrack is a stirring and exciting experience, especially when working on the right project with a partner of your choice.

Veljko Popović se je rodil leta 1979 v Splitu. Leta 2003 je diplomiral na Akademiji likovnih umetnosti v Zagrebu, na oddelku za slikarstvo. Od leta 1998 se profesionalno ukvarja z računalniško grafiko, od leta 2003 pa sodeluje z Lemonade Productions pri razvijanju računalniških igric. Je soustanovitelj studia za 2D in 3D grafiko in animacijo Lemonade3D, dela pa tudi kot asistent na Akademiji umetnosti v Splitu.

Veljko Popović was born in 1979 in Split. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Painting in 2003. In 1998 he started working professionally with computer graphics. Since 2003 he has been working with Lemonade Productions on the development of computer games. He is co-founder of Lemonade3D - a studio for 2D and 3D graphics and animation, and also works as an assistant at the Arts Academy in Split, Croatia.

Michaela Čopíková se je rodila leta 1984. Filmografija: U Vinca (2002), FAT FATAL (2005), Lisbon (2006) in O nogavicah in ljubezni (2008).

Michaela Čopíková was born in 1984. Her films include: At Vincent´s (2002), FAT FATAL (2005), Lisbon (2006) and About Socks and Love (2008).

Marina Rosset se je rodila leta 1984 v švicarski Lozani. Å tudirala je na École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre v Bruslju (2003/04). Leta 2007 je diplomirala na Hochschule Luzern, Design and Kunst (HSLU). Od takrat živi v prepričanju, da je na počitnicah, pa to ni čisto res. Njeni dozdajšnji filmi so: Après le chat (2005, animirani), November (2006, eksperimentalni) in Botteoubateau (2007, animirani), La Main de L'ours (2008, animirani).

Marina Rosset was born in 1984 in Lausanne. She studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre in Brussels (2003/04). In 2007 she graduated at Hochschule Luzern, Design and Kunst (HSLU). Since then she believes she's on holiday, but that's not true. Her previous films are: Après le chat (2005, animation film), November (2006, experimental film) and Botteoubateau (2007, animation film), La Main de L'ours (2008, animation film).

Rastko Ćirić, rojen leta 1955 v Beogradu.
Področja ustvarjanja: ilustracija, animacija, grafično oblikovanje, umetniška grafika, stripi, ex-libris, glasba, nenavadna spolnost. Prihaja iz umetniške družine. Njegov oče prof. Miloš Ćirić (1931-1999) je bil eden od najvidnejših jugoslovanskih grafičnih oblikovalcev in strokovnjakov za heraldiko, mati Ida Ćirić (roj. 1932) pa pomembna ilustratorka otroških slikanic.
Rastko je diplomiral leta 1979 in magistriral leta 1983 na Fakulteti za uporabno umetnost v Beogradu. Zdaj na tej ustanovi kot izredni profesor poučuje ilustracijo. Je tudi vodja Oddelka za animacijo na šoli Dunav film v Beogradu in generalni sekretar beograjskega krožka Ex-libris. Član organizacij: ULUPUDUS, ASIFA, Beograjski krožek Ex-libris, Jugoslovanski klub umetniških vodij.
Je avtor mnogih ilustriranih knjig in knjižic. Oblikoval je že prek 220 logotipov za različna podjetja in priredil 26 samostojnih ter več kot 180 skupinskih razstav. Je avtor enajstih animiranih filmov in več kot petdesetih animacij za tržne namene. Leta 1988 je skupaj z R. Muntičem in V. Vlajičem soustanovil AAA (Studio za animacijo Avala). Dobitnik mednarodnih in jugoslovanskih nagrad za animacijo in ilustracijo. Ilustriral je tudi revije Proletarac (1973-1975), Politikin Zabavnik (od leta 1986) in New York Times Book Review (od leta 2002)

Rastko Ćirić was born in 1955, in Belgrade.
Fields of interest: illustration, animation, graphic design, art graphics, comics, ex-libris, music, bizzare sex. He comes from an artists family. His father, prof. Milos Ciric (1931-1999) was one of the foremost Yugoslav graphic designers and heraldry experts, and his mother Ida Ciric (*1932), important children books illustrator.
Rastko graduated in 1979 and obtained a Master's Degree in 1982 at the Faculty of Applied Arts, University of Arts, Belgrade. Now Associate Professor of Illustration at the same school. Chief of the Animation Department at the Dunav Film School, Belgrade. Secretary General of the Belgrade Ex-libris Circle.
Member of ULUPUDS, ASIFA, Belgrade Ex-libris Circle, Yugoslav "Art Directors Club".
He is the author of many illustrated books. He designed over 220 logos for different companies. 26 one-man exhibitions, over 180 group exhibitions. Author of 11 animated films and over 50 commercial animatons.
In 1988 he co-founded AAA (Avala Animation Studio) together with R. Munitic & V. Vlajic. He has received international and Yugoslav awards for animation and illustration. He illustrates for the Proletarac (1973-1975), Politikin Zabavnik (since 1986) and the New York Times Book Review (since 2002).

Ivan Ramadan se je rodil leta 1985. Živi v Sarajevu in je študent arhitekture. Izkušnje v 3D animaciji si je pridobival s projekti na področju oglaševanja, uvodnih špic za televizijske oddaje in z animiranim napovednikom za celovečerni animirani film Ptice kao mi. Strpnost je njegov prvi samostojni kratki film in prva 3D animacija v BiH produkciji. Film je bil dokončan februarja 2008, prejel pa je nominacijo za nagrado Evropske filmske akademije 2008.

Ivan Ramadan was born in 1985. He lives in Sarajevo and is a student of Architecture. He has experience in 3D animation from previous projects such as advertisements, intro sequences for television shows and the animated trailer for the feature film Birds Like Us. Tolerantia is his first independent short film, and the first 3D animated film produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The film was completed in February 2008, and is nominated for the European Film Academy Awards 2008.

Marlies Pöschl na Dunaju študira umetnost in komunikacijske prakse, umetnost in digitalne medije ter nemško književnost. V svojem delu se pogosto ukvarja z vprašanji struktur moči in jezika ter s tradicijo eksperimentalnega filma.

Marlies Pöschl studies Art and Communicative Practices, Art and Digital Media and German Literature in Vienna, Austria. In her work she frequently deals with issues of power and language but also with the tradition of experimental film (such as material film).

 

 

Marko Meštrović se je rodil leta 1972 v Stuttgartu. Diplomiral je iz slikarstva na Akademiji likovnih umetnosti. Od leta 1994 je razstavljal na več kot dvajsetih skupinskih in štirih samostojnih razstavah. Je član etno glasbene skupine Cinkuši. Z animacijo se je začel ukvarjati leta 2000. Je avtor številnih reklamnih in glasbenih videospotov, sodeloval pa je tudi pri nekaj animiranih filmih. Med njegovimi filmi so: Ciganjska (2004), Silencium (2006) in Note (2008). Prva dva sta bila prikazana že na številnih mednarodnih festivalih animiranega in kratkega filma ter prejela vrsto nagrad.

Marko Meštrović was born 1972 in Stuttgart. He graduated from painting at the Academy of Fine Arts. He has had over twenty group and 4 solo exhibitions since 1994. He is a member of the ethno group Cinkuši. He started practising animation in 2000. He is the author of a number of commercial and music videoclips and a collaborator on a couple of animated films. His films include: Ciganjska (2004), Silencium (2006) and Note (2008). Ciganjska and Silencium have been shown in a number of international animated and short film festivals and have received many awards

Alexei Alekseev se je rodil leta 1965 v Moskvi. Z 12-letnimi izkušnjami v animaciji je danes režiser animiranih filmov, animator, umetniški vodja, mojster storyboardov in scenografije ter vodja postprodukcije. Å tudiral je na Fakulteti za animacijo Ruske državne filmske akademije, obiskoval študij animacije pod mentorstvom avtorja Fedorja Khytruka ter master class režije in scenaristike na omenjeni akademiji. Delal je kot animator in režiser animiranih filmov za moskovski studio Pilot, kot režiser in umetniški direktor za studi Varga v Budimpešti ter kot umetniški direktor studia Baestarts v Budimpešti.

Alexei Alekseev was born in 1965 in Moscow. With 12 years of animation experience, he is a director of animation films, animator, art director, layout and storyboard artist and postproduction supervisor. He attended the Faculty of Animation at the Russian State Academy of Cinematography, followed by a course in teacher training for animation (Fedor Khytruk course) and a master class in directing and scriptwriting for animation film at the same Academy. He has worked as animator and animation director for the Moscow Pilot Studio, as animation director and creative director for the Budapest Varga Studio and as creative director for Budapest Baestarts Studio.

Timon Leder in Urban Breznik sta študenta 4. letnika oblikovanja na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani. Kot velika ljubitelja animacije posvetita veliko študijskega časa raziskovanju različnih tehnik animacije. Čeprav sta v zadnjih letih ustvarila že kar nekaj kratkih animiranih filmov, je Delo prvi resnejši izdelek, ki sta se ga lotila.

Timon Leder and Urban Breznik are 4th year students of design at the Academy of Fine Arts and design in Ljubljana. As great animation enthusiasts, they devote a great amount of their study time to exploring various animation techniques. Although, they have created quite a few short animation films in the recent years, Work is their first more ambitious and serious project.
 

Timon Leder

Simon Bogojević Narath se je rodil leta 1968 v Zagrebu. Leta 1992 je diplomiral na oddelku za slikarstvo Akademije za likovno umetnost v Zagrebu. Je član Hrvaškega združenja umetnikov. Od leta 1990 deluje na področju eksperimentalnega filma in videa ter video instalacij z razstavami in projekcijami na različnih domačih in mednarodnih, skupinskih in samostojnih razstavah. Leta 1993 se je začel ukvarjati z 2D in 3D računalniško animacijo. Je avtor kratkih eksperimentalnih in animiranih filmov, ki so bili predvajani na nekaterih najprestižnejših filmskih festivalih (Annecy, Ottawa, Clermont-Ferrand), za katere je prejel številne nagrade. Dela kot umetniški direktor pri studiu Kenges. Od leta 2004 predava računalniško animacijo na Akademiji za likovno umetnost Univerze v Splitu. Je tudi gostujoči predavatelj na Akademiji uporabnih umetnosti v Reki. Med njegovimi filmi so: Morana (2008), Levijatan (2006), Plasticat (2003), Bardo Thodol (2000), Hand of the Master (1995).

Simon Bogojević Narath was born in 1968, in Zagreb. In 1992 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Painting Department in Zagreb. He is a member of the Croatian Association of Artists. Since 1990 he has been working in experimental film/video and video-installations, exhibited and screened at various domestic and international group and solo exhibitions. In 1993 he started working with 2D and 3D computer animation. He is the author of short experimental and animated films which were screened at some of the most prestigious film festival (Annecy, Ottawa, Clermont-Ferrand) and won numerous awards. He works as artistic director in Kenges studio. Since 2004 he is a member of the core faculty at the Arts Academy, University of Split, lecturing on Electronic Animation. He is also a guest lecturer at the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka. His films include: Morana (2008), Leviathan (2006), Plasticat (2003), Bardo Thodol (2000), Hand of the Master (1995)

Grega Mastnak se je rodil leta 1969 v Ljubljani. Obiskoval je študij animacije na praški akademiji FAMU (1994/95). Leta 1995 je diplomiral iz slikarstva (pri prof. Emeriku Bernardu), leta 1998 pa je prejel magistrski naziv (pri prof. Gustavu Gnamušu) na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Ljubljani. Ima status svobodnega umetnika. Leta 1999 je začel izhajati stripovski album Lov za izgubljenimi rolerji. Istega leta pa se je vpisal na podiplomski študij v Ateljeju New York. Od leta 1988 njegovi stripi in ilustracije redno izhajajo v Mladosti, Mladini, Pilu, National geographic Juniorju, leta 2003 pa tudi v berilu za pete razrede osnovne šole (Lov za izgubljenimi rolerji, Založba Izolit). Med njegovimi filmi so: Bizgeci (animirana serija, 2004), Bizgeci: Jug in Bizgeci: Češnje (2003), Luknjasta barka (animirani videospot, 2002), Peta hiša na levi (animacije, 2001) in Evforija (animirani film, 2000).

Grega Mastnak was born in 1969 in Ljubljana. He attended complementary studies at the animation department at FAMU in Prague (1994/95). In 1995 he received a diploma in painting (Prof. Emerik Bernard) and in 1998 a Master's Degree (Prof. Gustav Gnamuš) at the Fine Arts Academy in Ljubljana. He is an independent artist. In 1999 he issued the comic strip album Lov za izgubljenimi rolerji and enrolled in post-graduate studies at the New York Studio. From 1988 his comic strips and illustrations are regularly published in Mladost, Mladina, Pil, National Geographic Junior, in 2003 also in the reading-book for the elementary school's 5th class (Lov za izgubljenimi rolerji, Izolit Publishing House). His filmography includes: Bizgeci (animated series, 2004), Bizgeci: To the south and Bizgeci: Cherries (2003), Luknjasta barka (animated video spot, 2002), Peta hiša na levi (animations, 2001), and Euforija (animated film, 2000).

Gostje iz Vzhodnoevropske in srednjeevropske panorame / Eastern and Central European Panorama Guests

Edith Stauber se je rodila leta 1968 v avstrijskem Linzu. Dela kot kinooperaterka. Å tudirala je na Univerzi likovnih umetnosti v Linzu (magistrski študij na oddelku za vizualno oblikovanje, film in video). Živi in dela v Linzu. Med njenimi filmi najdemo: Ãœber eine Strasse (2004), Die Zeit ist da (2001) in Omas Stimme (1995).

Edith Stauber was born in 1968 in Linz, Austria. She is a filmprojectionist. She studied at the University of Arts in Linz (master class in Visual Design, Film and Video). She lives and works in Linz. Her films include: Ãœber eine Strasse (2004), Die Zeit ist da (2001) and Omas Stimme (1995).

Mina Cvetinović je 22-letna študentka magistrskega študija animacije in vizualnih učinkov na Akademiji za likovno umetnost v Novem Sadu. Je vsestranska 3D umetnica (od modeliranja do "renderinga"), vendar je Beznica njen prvi film in tudi prvi stik s stop motion tehniko. Film je na festivalu Balkanima 2008 prejel nagrado za najboljši študentski film, predvajan pa je bil še na festivalu Zlinski pes (Zlin, Češka), na Mednarodnem filmskem festivalu v Odense (Danska), na festivalu IMAGO (Fundão, Portugalska) in na Festivalu kratkega filma v Bolzanu (Italija).

Mina Cvetinović is a 22 year-old student of Master's studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, department of animation and visual effects. She is an all-round 3D artist (from modeling to rendering), but Tavern is her first film and first contact with the stop motion technique. It received the Best Student Film Award at Balkanima 2008, and was screened at festivals Zlin DOG (Zlin, Czech Republic), the International Odense Film Festival (Odense, Denmark), IMAGO (Fundão, Portugal) and Bolzano Short Film Festival (Bolzano, Italy).

Éva Vica Kovács je letos diplomirala iz likovne umetnosti in vizualnih komunikacij na Eszterházy Károly Kolidžu, in je trenutno študentka magistrskega študija. Je slikarka, obenem pa študira montažo na Werk Filmacademy. Filme in animacije ustvarja od leta 2006. Predvsem jo zanimajo materiali in teksture, njeni filmi pa so večinoma eksperimentalni. Po filmu Veter (Szél, 2006) je Ven (Out) njen drugi animirani film.

Éva Vica Kovács graduated in fine arts and visual communication at the Eszterházy Károly College this summer, and is currently doing her MA. She is a painter, also studying editing at Werk Filmacademy. She has been making animations and films since 2006. Eva is interested in materials and textures, and her works are mainly experimental. After Wind (Szél, 2006), Out is her second animation film.

Aleš Žemlja, rojen leta 1976 v Ljubljani, ustvarja na področju televizije in filma predvsem kot scenarist in režiser dokumentarnih filmov, portretov in feljtonov. Ljubezenska znamenja so njegov drugi kratki film, po filmu Lora in njeni moški iz leta 2000, ki se je uvrstil v uradno selekcijo festivalov v Motovunu in Oberhausnu leta 2001. Ustvaril je tudi vrsto dokumentarnih filmov, igrano dokumentarnih oddaj in serij, je soavtor igrane tv oddaje Čokoladne sanje, režiser lutkovnega in plesnega filma in režiser grafične podobe za številne televizijske oddaje.

Aleš Žemlja, born in 1976 in Ljubljana, works in television and film especially as a screenwriter and director of documentary films, portraits and feuilleton films. Love Signs are his second short film. His first short Lora and Her Men (2000) was part of the official selection at Motovun and Oberhausen festivals in 2001. He is the author of a number of documentary films, fiction-documentary television shows and series, the co-author of the Slovenian TV series Čokoladne sanje (Chocolate Dreams), director of a puppet and a dance film, and the graphic design director of several television broadcasts.

Gostje iz vzgojno-izobraževalnega programa Slon / Elephant Educational Programme Guests

Ivan Klepac, rojen leta 1975 v Zagrebu, je leta 2000 diplomiral na Fakulteti za arhitekturo. Je svobodni umetnik, ki deluje na področju ilustracije, animacije, grafičnega in spletnega oblikovanja. Za svoje profesionalno delo je prejel številne nagrade na različnih mednarodnih festivalih oblikovanja in oglaševanja. Leta 2000 je ustanovil kulturno društvo Otompotom, v okviru katerega z drugimi člani organizira umetniške delavnice, razstavlja na samostojnih in skupinskih razstavah ter snema filme. Njegova filmografija vsebuje 18 enominutnih filmov, ki so bili nagrajeni in so prejeli priznanja na hrvaških filmskih festivalih.

Ivan Klepac, born in Zagreb in 1975, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in 2000. He is a freelance artist, working in illustrations, animation, graphic and web design. For his professional work he received many awards at numerous international festivals of design and marketing. In 2000 he founded a cultural association Otompotom through which, together with other members, he has organized artistic workshops, exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and made films. His filmography consists of 18 one-minute pieces, of which several have received citations and awards at Croatian film festivals.

Irmgard Walthert, rojena leta 1984, je letos končala študij animacije na Visoki šoli uporabnih znanosti in umetnosti v Luzernu (oddelek za Oblikovanje in umetnost), kjer trenutno obiskuje magistrski študij. Filmografija: Mahlzeit (2006, korežija, animacija gline), Ströslbrösl (2007, animirani film, mešani mediji) in Grosse Pläne (2008).

Irmgard Walthert, born in 1984, finished animation studies in 2008 with a Bachelor degree at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Design & Art, where he is currently doing his master studies. Filmography: Mahlzeit (2006, co-direction, claymation film), Ströslbrösl (2007, animated film, mixed media) and Grosse Pläne (2008).

Miroslav Klarić, rojen leta 1958, je eden od ustanoviteljev Foto-kino-video-kluba Zaprešić (FKVK Zaprešić), nastalega leta 1995, kjer danes deluje kot vodja filmske in video sekcije, namenjene otrokom in mladostnikom. Leta 2002 je prejel diplomo za posebne dosežke na področju mladinskega filma in video ustvarjanja. Filmografija: Još litar jedan (1996, igrani), Rat svjetova (1996, eksperimentalni), Quo vadis (1997, eksperimentalni), Relativity tour (2002, eksperimentalni), Ruke (2003, animirani), Od Strgara do Hlašča (2006, eksperimentalni), Kustos (2007, igrani), Dvije vile (2007, animirani).

Miroslav Klarić, born in 1958, is one of the founders of the Photo-cinema-video-club Zaprešić (FKVK Zaprešić), founded in 1995, where he works today as the head of the film and video sections for children and youth. In 2002, he received a diploma for extraordinary achievements in youth film and video creative work. His films include: One liter bottle more (Još litar jedan, fiction, 1996), The war of the worlds (Rat svjetova, experimental, 1996), Quo vadis (experimental, 1997), Relativity tour (experimental, 2002), Hands (Ruke, animation, 2003), From Strgar to Hlašča (Od Strgara do Hlašča, experimental, 2006), Custodian (Kustos, fiction, 2007), Two fairies (Dvije vile, animation,2007).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jadranko Lopatić, rojen leta 1964, je diplomiral na Akademiji likovne umetnosti v Zagrebu. Je avtor številnih nagrajenih filmov in vodi video delavnice za otroke in mladino v okviru Foto-kino-video-kluba Zaprešić (FKVK Zaprešić). Filmografija animiranih filmov: Muha (2002), Život je kao san (2002), Djevojčica sa šibicama (2003), Jogger (2004), Mojsije (2004), Povratak (2004), Da draga (2005), Bungee (2007), Dvije vile (2007).

Jadranko Lopatić, born in 1964, graduated from the Academy of fine arts in Zagreb. He is the author of several awarded films and runs video groups for children and youth in the Photo-cinema-video-club Zaprešić (FKVK Zaprešić). His animated films include: Muha (The fly, 2002), Život je kao san (Life is like a dream, 2002), Djevojčica sa šibicama (The little match girl, 2003), Jogger (2004), Mojsije (Moses, 2004), Povratak (The return, 2004), Da draga (Yes darling, 2005), Bungee (2007), Dvije vile (Two fairies, 2007).

Posebni gostje / Special Guests

Fokus na Poljsko / Focus on Poland

Marcin Giżycki je zgodovinar filma in umetnosti, kritik in filmski ustvarjalec. Je odgovorni urednik časopisa Animafilm (1979-81), redni profesor na Rhode Island Å oli za oblikovanje v Providence, ZDA (od leta 1988). Posnel je številne dokumentarne in eksperimentalne filme, med katerimi najdemo: I Am Providence: The Story of H.P. Lovecraft and His City (1997), Gus Van Sant (1998, s Slawomirjem Grünbergom), The Island of Jan Lenica (1998), Travels of Daniel Szczechura (2005), 106 Olney Street (2007), Sicilian Flea (2008), Panta Rhei (2008). Je tudi avtor knjig: Disney Was Not the Only One (2000), Wenders Go Home! (2006). Bil je sokurator retrospektiv poljskega animiranega filma v Muzeju sodobne umetnosti v New Yorku (2003) in v Centre Pompidou v Parizu (2004).

Marcin Giżycki is an art and film historian, critic, filmmaker. Editor-in-Chief of Animafilm magazine (1979-81). Senior lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, USA (since 1988). He has made a number of documentary and experimental films, among them: I Am Providence: The Story of H.P. Lovecraft and His City (1997), Gus Van Sant (1998, with Slawomir Grünberg), The Island of Jan Lenica (1998), Travels of Daniel Szczechura (2005), 106 Olney Street (2007), Sicilian Flea (2008), Panta Rhei (2008). His books include: Disney Was Not the Only One (2000), Wenders Go Home! (2006). He co-curated retrospectives of Polish animated films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2003) and Centre Pompidou in Paris (2004).

Sodobni baskovski kratki film / Contemporary Basque Short Film

Txema Muñoz, rojen leta 1961 v Baskiji. V tem čudovitem svetu filma sem začel delati v začetku osemdesetih let v baskovskem kino klubu, posvečenem King Kongu, velikem kralju kinematografije. Od takrat in vse do danes sem se v tem svetu udejstvoval na različne načine in iz zelo različnih perspektiv, skoraj vedno pa v okviru managementa: napisal sem nekaj tekstov o filmu, delal v organizaciji filmskih festivalov, bil nekajkrat v žiriji, izbiral filme za festivale, delal na promociji številnih filmskih dogodkov ...
Leta 2002 sem začel delati za KIMUAK, ko je bil to le majhen, nepomemben program. Na srečo se je ta situacija spremenila in danes je KIMUAK na festivalih, televizijskih kanalih in pri različnih institucijah dobro poznan projekt ... Želim verjeti, da je to v neki majhni meri tudi moja zasluga. Filmski ustvarjalci vlagajo svoj talent, jaz pa svoj trud. Gre za timsko delo.

Txema Muñoz, born in Basque Country (Spain), in 1961. I started working in this wonderful world of movies in the beginning of the eighties, in a Basque film club devoted to King Kong, the great king of cinema. Since then and up to today, I have been involved in this world at different places and from very different points of view, but almost always related to management aspects: I've written some texts on some movies, worked in the organisation of some festivals, have been in the jury of some festivals, have selected movies for them, made the publicity for several cinematographic events...
In 2002 I started working for KIMUAK, when it was only a little programme not very important. Fortunately, this situation changed, and nowadays KIMUAK is a project well known among festivals, TV channels, various institutions... I want to believe it is due in a little part to my work. The filmmakers put in their talent and I put in my work. It's team work.

Mednarodni festival študentskega filma Early Melons / Early Melons International Student Film Festival

Eva Michalková se je rodila leta 1982. Diplomirala je na Oddelku za filmske študije Fakultete za film in televizijo Akademije za glasbo in odrske umetnosti v Bratislavi. Trenutno je študentka doktorskega študija, njen interes pa gre slovaški kinematografiji 50ih in 60ih let. Je urednica mesečnika Film.sk, ki ga izdaja Slovaški filmski inštitut in programska direktorica festivala Early Melons.

Eva Michalková was born in 1982. She graduated at the Department of Film Studies at the Film and TV Faculty of Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Bratislava. At present she is a student of doctoral studies, focusing on Slovak cinematography of 1950`s and 1960`s. She is the editor of Film.sk monthly, published by the Slovak Film Institute, and the programme director of Early Melons Festival.

Najboljši filmi Festivala računalniške animacije SIGGRAPH / Best of SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival

OndÅ™ej MaršÃ­ček (1979) je študiral znotraj skupine za računalniško grafiko Računalniškega oddelka češke Tehnične univerze, kjer je prejel magistrski naziv. Je eden od ustanovnih članov neprofitne organizacije ACM SIGGRAPH Praga in od leta 2007 tudi njen predsednik.

OndÅ™ej MaršÃ­ček (1979) studied within the Computer Graphics Group of the Computer Science Department of the Czech Technical University, where he also got a master's degree. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization Prague ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter and Chair of the organization since 2007.

Pripovedovanje zgodbe za avtorje animiranega filma / Storytelling for Animators

Joseph Janeti je predaval na mnogih univerzah in festivalih po ZDA, Aziji in Evropi, mednarodno razvil več programov za kreativno pisanje, vključno s predmetom pisanje za avtorje animiranega filma ter raziskovanje zavesti in dela s podzavestjo preko sanj in samohipnoze za kreativno samospoznanje; je scenarist in svetovalec za zgodbo ameriškim in evropskim filmskim podjetjem, odkril in organiziral je prvo turnejo Cirque du Soleil, bil je izvršni podpredsednik Monarch Pictures, produciral je dokumentarce, gledališke igre, opere in koncerte; ima dva doktorata: iz literature/zgodovine ter klinične psihologije.

Joseph Janeti discovered and Executive-Produced Cirque du Soleil's first tour; past Executive Vice-President of Monarch Pictures; produced specials for PBS, documentaries, theatre, operas and concerts; developed courses and writing programs internationally, including seminal courses in writing for animation, exploration of consciousness, and work with the unconscious via dreams and self-hypnosis for creative self-discovery; screenwriter and story consultant for US and European film companies; published book chapters and articles in medicine, social and cultural studies, sculpture, music, psychology, environment, and energy. Two PhDs: one in literature/history; one in clinical psychology.

Dokufest Prizren

Blerina Meta se je rodila leta 1985 v Prištini na Kosovu. Pri 16 letih je začela pisati in objavljati svoje misli o nacionalnih herojih, povojnih učiteljih in psevdo-modernih starših v tedniku Java. Ta čisto njena kolumna, ki jo je pisala dve leti in pol, ji je dala občutek, da lahko počne vse in tako je še dve leti pisala o urbani kulturi, tokrat za časopis Gazeta Express. Ko je ugotovila, da noče početi vsega, je odprla Raki Bar v centru Prištine, diplomirala iz novinarstva in množičnih komunikacij ter prenehala pisati. Zadnja štiri leta Rina Meta vodi in koordinira program za otroke in mladostnike DokuPink na Mednarodnem festivalu dokumentarnega in kratkega filma Dokufest v Prizrenu.

Blerina Meta was born in 1985 in Priština, Kosovo. At 16 she started publishing her point of view on national heroes, post-war teachers and pseudo-modern parents using her space at the weekly magazine called 'Java'. By having her own sacred column-space at Java for two and a half years, she thought she could do everything, so she kept writing, this time for Gazeta Express, focusing on urban cultures for another two years. When she realized that she doesn't want to do everything, she opened a Raki Bar in Priština city centre, graduated from Journalism and Mass Comunication and stopped writing. For the past fours years Rina Meta has been organizing and coordinating the kids and teens programme DokuPink at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival Dokufest in Prizren, Kosovo.

Filmski festival Anim'est v Bukarešti / Anim'est Film Festival Bucharest

Mihai Mitrică je leta 1997 diplomiral iz managementa v javni upravi na Akademiji za ekonomijo v Bukarešti. Delal je kot prevajalec za francosko družbo s sedežem v Bukarešti in od leta 2000 deluje kot stalni sodelavec Francoskega inštituta v Bukarešti. Leta 2005 se je pridružil ekipi Transilvanskega filmskega festivala kot programski koordinator in koordinator filmskih kopij v letih 2005, 2006, 2007 in 2008. Bil je eden od ustanovnih članov kulturnega društva ESTENEST, ustanovljenega avgusta 2005. Od leta 2006 je direktor Mednarodnega festivala animiranega filma Anim'est v Bukarešti. Bil je član žirije na Filmskem festivalu v Lucaniji leta 2008. Zanimajo ga filmski in glasbeni festivali, ki se odvijajo na različnih koncih Evrope. Občasno sodeluje z romunskimi kulturnimi publikacijami.

Mihai Mitrică graduated from the in Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, specializing in Public Management 1997. He worked as a translator for a French company settled in Bucharest and is a permanent collaborator of the French Institute in Bucharest since 2000. He joined Transilvania Film Festival organizers in 2005 as the print traffic and programme coordinator for the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions of the festival. In august 2005, he became one of the founding members of ESTENEST cultural association. Since 2006, he is the director of anim'est - Bucharest Animation International Film Festival. He was a jury member at the Lucania Film Festival in 2008. He is interested in film festivals and music festivals around Europe. And occasionally collaborates with Romanian cultural publications.

Kenges produkcija / Kenges production

Vanja Andrijević (1968) je med letoma 1996 in 2001 delovala v okviru Festivala novega filma in videa (Splitski filmski festival) kot koordinatorka festivala. Leta 2001 se je preselila v Zagreb, kjer je najprej delal v video produkcijskem studiu Fade In kot koordinatorka in producentka. Od leta 2004 pa na Hrvaški filmski zvezi deluje kot vodja številnih projektov, od eksperimentalnega, dokumentarnega do kratkega igranega filma. Leta 2007 je prevzela mesto izvršne producentke pri animacijski produkcijski hiši Kenges. Leta 2008 je skupaj s Simonom Bogojevićem Narathom ustanovila Bonobostudio, družbo za produkcijo, distribucijo in promocijo animiranega in eksperimentalnega filma. Redno sodeluje tudi z Društvom za avdiovizualno raziskovanje 25 FPS in je vodja Videolibrary, digitalnega trga namenjenega distribuciji in promociji v okviru Mednarodnega festivala eksperimentalnega filma 25 FPS.

Vanja Andrijević (1968) worked with the International Festival of New Film and Video (Split Film Festival) in Split from1996 to 2001 as the festival coordinator. She moved to Zagreb in 2001, working at first in video production studio Fade In as the coordinator and producer until her new employment in 2004 at the Croatian Film Association, where she is in charge of managing numerous projects, including experimental, documentary and short fiction films. In 2007 she took over the position of executive producer and coordinator at Kenges, an animation production company. In 2008 she founded, together with Simon Bogojević Narath, Bonobostudio, a company for production, distribution and promotion of animated and experimental films. She also collaborates regularly with 25 FPS Association for Audiovisual Research and is in charge of Videolibrary, a digital market place aimed at distribution and promotion in the frame of 25 FPS International Experimental Film Festival.

Mednarodni festival animiranega filma Balkanima / Balkanima International Animated Film Festival

Nikola Majdak je filmski režiser, scenarist, montažer, direktor fotografije, predavatelj in direktor festivala Balkanima iz Beograda. Izbor iz filmografije: kot režiser Enciklopedija krvnika (1973, animirani), Vrijeme vampira (1971, animirani), kot direktor fotografije Priko sinjeg mora (1979, celovečerni igrani), Sudar na paralelama (1961, celovečerni igrani), Nevjera (1953, celovečerni igrani).

Nikola Majdak, film director, screenwriter, editor, director of photography, lecturer, director of Balkanima festival in Belgrade. Selected filmography: as director Enciklopedija krvnika (1973, animated), Vrijeme vampira (1971, animated), as director of photography Priko sinjeg mora (1979, live action), Sudar na paralelama (1961, live action), Nevjera (1953, live action).