The Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television ( sl, Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo or AGRFT) is an academy of the
University of Ljubljana in
Ljubljana,
Slovenia. It is the only college and graduate school in Slovenia with a similar curriculum. It is composed of three colleges: the College for Theatre and Radio, the College for Film and Television, and College for Screen and Play Writing. In addition, a Center for Theatre and Film Studies is included in the academy. The current dean is Aleš Valič.
History
The academy was founded in 1945. At the beginning, it was only an academy for theatre. Gradually, the sections for radio, film and television studies were added to the curriculum. In 1963 the academy adopted its current name. Since 1975 it has been an autonomous member of the
University of Ljubljana, along with the
Academy of Music and the
Academy of Fine Arts and Design
The Academy of Fine Arts and Design ( sl, Akademija za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje, also known by the acronym ALUO), is an art academy and institution based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. .
[Benedetič, Ana and Šelih, Alenka (1989) ''Zbornik Ljubljanske Univerze'' Univerza Edvarda Kardelja v Ljubljana, Ljubljana, pp. 82-83 ]
The academy offers both undergraduate and graduate study programs, including internships in all available fields.
Professors
Notable professors have included:
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Darja Švajger, singer
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Karpo Godina, film director
* Jožica Avbelj, actress
* Meta Hočevar, stage director, screenwriter, art decorator, costume designer
* Andrej Inkret, theatre critic
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Dušan Jovanović, playwright, director
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Primož Kozak, playwright and essayist
* Mile Korun, stage director
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Pino Mlakar
Pino Mlakar () (2 March 1907, Novo Mesto – 30 September 2006) was a Slovenian ballet dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He was born in Novo Mesto.
In 1927 he graduated from the Rudolf Laban Choreographic Institute in Hamburg.
He was ...
, choreographer
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Franci Slak
Franci Slak (1 February 1953 – 27 October 2007) was a Slovenian film director, producer, screenwriter, lecturer and politician. His 1987 film ''Hudodelci'' (''The Felons'') was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival ...
, director, producer, screenwriter
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Josip Vidmar, literary critic and theorist
* Matjaž Zupančič, director, playwright
Notes
References
* Dekleva, Tatjana (1996) ''Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo - 50 let - 1946-1996'' (Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television - 50 years - 1946-1996) University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana
* Michieli, Barbara Sušec (2006) ''Zakaj?: Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo: zbornik ob šestdesetletnici 1946-2006'' Akademija za gledališče, Ljubljana,
External links
Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television Official website.
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Theatre
Art schools in Ljubljana
Film schools in Slovenia
Schools of the performing arts
Drama schools
Media studies
Educational institutions established in 1945
Mass media in Ljubljana
1945 establishments in Yugoslavia