Rok Vilčnik


Rok Vilčnik, also known as rokgre, is a Slovene writer, playwright; poet, songwriter and screenwriter.

Biography

He started his career as a painter and earned a BEd in fine arts. Due to a hand injury his career took a turn and he started writing. He has been a freelance artist ever since.

Vilčnik lives and works in Maribor, Slovenia.

Works

He is mostly known for his theatrical plays for children and adults; he was three times awarded the Grum Award for best new Slovenian play. In 2000, he received it for To, in 2008 for Smeti na luni, and in 2016 for Ljudski demokratični cirkus Sakešvili.
In 2004, at the Slovenian Festival of Monodrama in Ptuj, he was named the Slovenian Noble Comediographer and presented the Grand Prix for Pavlek. In 2020 he was named Slovenian Noble Comediographer for the second time for Pravi heroji.
Vilčnik also writes for TV, and he co-authored the popular television comedy series Naša mala klinika, which has been broadcast in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. In addition, he was a script-writer for over 200 other TV plays, among them, Lepo je biti sosed, Trdoglavci, and Ena žlahtna štorija.
In 2014, he was recognized by the city of Maribor for his cultural achievements, particularly for his book of plays Ameriška trilogija, with the Glazer Charter.
He is a founding member and songwriter for popular Slovenian bands Patetico, Papir and Pliš, and a songwriter for Neisha, Bilbi and Severa Gjurin. He is a frontman of the band Simpatico.

Awards

  • Grumova nagrada
  • Žlahtno komedijsko pero
  • ''Glazerjeva listina''

Theatre productions

  • Zvezda
  • To
  • Kleščar
  • Enajsto čudo
  • Leticija in Silvester
  • Blok
  • Milan
  • Mravljinčar ali gozd rdečih sadežev
  • Pavlek
  • Othella
  • Kokolorek
  • O čem govorimo, ko govorimo o ljubezni
  • Serum resnice
  • Bonton
  • Sirup sreče
  • Smeti na luni
  • Samohranilec
  • Mali priročnik biznisa
  • Tarzan
  • Ljudski demokratični circus Sakešvili
  • Učinek kobilice
  • Gušto gre na romanje
  • Tako ti je, mala
  • Večja od vseh
  • Pošta
  • ''Pravi heroji''

Published plays

  • Kleščar
  • Ameriška trilogija
  • Naše gledališče
  • Vsakomur nekaj manjka
  • Drame: Tarzan, Ljudski demokratični cirkus Sakešvili, ''Naše gledališče''

Radio drama

  • Legenda o človeku
  • Dež
  • ''Kleistovo pismo''

TV series

Poetry

  • Sanje
  • Pogrešanke
  • Zdravilo za Ano
  • ''Šrapneli: poetični logaritmi''

Novels

  • Mali ali kdo si je življenje zmislo?
  • Deset let razmišljanja
  • Človek s pogledom
  • ''Sveti gozd''

Children's literature

  • Vesoljne pravljice
  • Čombo, sončni kralj
  • ''Babica marmelada''