Jan Cvitkovič (born 1966) is a
Slovenia
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n
film director,
screenwriter and actor. As of April 2007 he has already won a total of 12 awards and 3 nominations at various film festivals for his work, including the
San Sebastian Film Festival and the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
.
Biography
After one year he dropped the study of
physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
. He then travelled through
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
,
Egypt
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and
Eastern Africa
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Due to the historica ...
. When he returned, he started studying
archaeology
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and he took a diploma in 1999. Since then he became interested in directing films.
Filmography
As screenwriter
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Šiška Deluxe'' (2015)
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Odgrobadogroba'' (2005) ... aka ''
Gravehopping'' (UK)
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Srce je kos mesa'' (2003)
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Kruh in mleko
''Bread and Milk'' ( Slovene: ''Kruh in mleko'') is a 2001 Slovene film directed by Jan Cvitkovič. It was Slovenia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
...
'' (2001) ... aka ''
Bread and Milk''
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V leru'' (1999) aka ''Idle Running'' (International: English title)
As director
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Šiška Deluxe'' (2015)
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Odgrobadogroba'' (2005) ... aka ''
Gravehopping'' (UK)
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Srce je kos mesa'' (2003) aka ''The Heart Is a Piece of Meat''
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Kruh in mleko
''Bread and Milk'' ( Slovene: ''Kruh in mleko'') is a 2001 Slovene film directed by Jan Cvitkovič. It was Slovenia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
...
'' (2001) ... aka ''Bread and Milk''
As actor
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Zoran il mio nipote scemo'' (2013)
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Rezervni deli'' (2003) .... Tovornjakar aka Spare Parts
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
'' (2002) (TV)
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V leru'' (1999) .... Dizzy
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Slovenian film directors
People from Tolmin