Špela Čadež (born in
Ljubljana) is a Slovenian director and film producer of animated films. She is mostly known for her use of the
multiplane camera technique in her animated films.
Career
After graduating in visual communication design (2002) in Ljubljana, she continued her studies at the
Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. She specialises in analog animation;
multiplane
The multiplane camera is a motion-picture camera that was used in the traditional animation process that moves a number of pieces of artwork past the camera at various speeds and at various distances from one another. This creates a sense of par ...
and
puppet animation. In Cologne she made the films "Zasukanec" and "Lovesick". Her animated films have been awarded over 100 prizes.
Špela Čadež has been working in Slovenia as an animation film director and producer since 2008. She became a member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2017.
Filmography (selected)
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''Steakhouse'' (2021)
* ''Orange is the New Black - Unraveled'' (2017)
* ''Nighthawk'' (2016)
* ''Boles'' (2013)
* ''Last Minute'' (2010)
* Far East Film Festival Trailer (2009)
* ''Marathon'' (2008)
* ''Liebeskrank'' (2007)
* ''Zasukanec'' (2004)
Recognition
Čadež's latest film ''
Steakhouse'' premiered at Locarno Film Festival and got shortlisted for the 95th
Academy Awards under the category
Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...
. It also won the Jury Award at the 2021
Annecy Animation Festival. Her previous film ''Nighthawk'' screened at Sundance Festival. In 2022 she received the highest Slovenian cultural accolade, the
Prešeren Fund Award, for her work described as the “culmination of the revival of original Slovenian animated filmmaking".
References
External links
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Slovenian film directors
Slovenian women film directors
Animation directors
Living people
1977 births
Slovenian artists
Slovenian animators