Jan Cvitkovič


Jan Cvitkovič is a Slovenian film director, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

Jan Cvitkovič was born in Ljubljana. He attended primary school in Tolmin and finished his high school studies in Idrija. He graduated in Archaeology from the .
In the late '90s, he entered the world of filmmaking as a screenwriter, soon after that as an actor and finally as a film director.
His films have been screened at more than 200 festivals around the world and have received more than 60 awards. The most notable awards he received were the Lion of the Future at the Venice Film Festival and the Best New Director Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
His films have been broadcast in several European countries on well-known television stations such as TV1000, RAI, HBO, ARTE, SBS Australia.
Cvitkovič received the Prešeren Fund Award at the University of Ljubljana for his significant artistic works in the field of film and television.
He is a member of the European Film Academy and has also been a jury member at several international film festivals in Locarno, Sarajevo, Miami, Gijon, Palm Springs, Warsaw, Skopje, Herceg Novi, and Belgrade.
He was a guest lecturer at University of Pennsylvania, where his feature films were screened.
Cvitkovič is also the co-founder of the film production company and the initiator and honorary president of the International Film Festival Kino Otok.

Filmography (feature films)

Director

  • Bread and Milk ... Kruh in mleko
  • Gravehopping ... Odgrobadogroba
  • Archeo Šiška Deluxe
  • The Basics of Killing ... Družinica

    Screenwriter

  • Idle Running – co-writer... V leru
  • Bread and Milk ... Kruh in mleko
  • Gravehopping ... Odgrobadogroba
  • Archeo Šiška Deluxe
  • The Basics of Killing ... Družinica

    Actor

  • Idle Running – co-writer... V leru
  • Bread and Milk ... Kruh in mleko
  • Oda Presernu
  • Desperado Tonic
  • Good Night, Missy ... Lahko noč, gospodična
  • Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot ... Zoran, il mio nipote scemo
  • Driving School ... Avtošola
  • Volevo fare la rockstar
  • Eppure cadiamo felici
  • Primeri inspektorja Vrenka

    Filmography (short films)

Director

  • The Heart Is a Piece of Meat ... Srce je kos mesa
  • I Know ... Vem
  • This is Earth, My Brother
  • Hundred Dogs ... Sto psov
  • I Was a Child ... Bil sem otrok
  • Love on the Roof of the World ... Ljubezen na strehi sveta
  • Fishing ... Ribolov
  • Versopolis
  • Do You See Me? ... A ti mene vidiš?

    Screenwriter

  • Robbery of the Century ... Rop stoletja
  • The Heart Is a Piece of Meat ... Srce je kos mesa
  • I Know ... Vem
  • This is Earth, My Brother
  • Hundred Dogs ... Sto psov
  • I Was a Child ... Bil sem otrok
  • Love on the Roof of the World ... Ljubezen na strehi sveta
  • Fishing ... Ribolov
  • Versopolis
  • Smehljanje nasih pesnikov
  • Do You See Me? ... A ti mene vidiš?

    Actor

  • I Was a Child ... Bil sem otrok
  • Reconciliation ... Sprava
  • Versopolis

    TV Series

  • Odklop – co-writer
  • Daleč je smrt – director and co-writer
  • Lenin's Park – actor

    Documentaries

  • Total Gambit – director and co-writer

    Awards

Robbery of the Century (Rop stoletja)

Source:
Documentary of the Month on Slovenian National Television

Archeo

  • Festival of Slovenian Film
  • * Vesna Award for Best Feature Film
  • * Vesna Award for Best Director – Jan Cvitkovič
  • * Vesna Award for Best Cinematography – Jure Černec
  • International Film Festival Innsbruck
  • * Best Film Award

    Hundred Dogs (Sto psov)

  • Festival of Slovenian Film
  • * Vesna Award for Best Original Music

    I Was a Child (Bil sem otrok)

  • the film was created upon the proposal of the Venice Film Festival
  • World premiere at the Venice Film Festival

    Love on the Roof of the World (Ljubezen na strehi sveta)

  • Festival of Slovenian Film
  • * Vesna Award for Best Short Fiction Film
  • * Vesna Award for Best Director – Jan Cvitkovič
  • * Vesna Award for Best Original Music – Niko Novak
  • * Vesna Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role – Ivo Barišič

    Šiška Deluxe

  • World premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival
  • * Audience Award

    The Basics of Killing (Družinica)

  • Montreal World Film Festival
  • * Best Actress Award – Irena Kovačević
  • Festival of Slovenian Film
  • * Vesna Award for Best Cinematography – Marko Brdar
  • * Vesna Award for Best Costume Design – Polonca Valentinčič in Emil Cerar
  • * Vesna Award for Best Original Music – Damir Avdić
  • Zagreb Film Festival
  • * Special Jury Award
  • Belgrade International Film Festival
  • * Special Jury Award
  • Mostar Film Festival
  • * Best Actress Award
  • See Online Film Festival in Los Angeles
  • * Special Mention Award

    Do You See Me? (A ti mene vidiš?)

  • Veracruz Itinerant Short Film Festival
  • * Special Mention