Janez Lapajne
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Janez Lapajne [yannez la-pie-nay] (born 24 June 1967, Celje
, Slovenia
) is a Slovenia
n film director
,
and former president of Directors Guild of Slovenia
.
The son of geophysicist and seismologist Janez K. Lapajne, he graduated in film directing from the University of Ljubljana
.
Lapajne insists upon collaborating with his actors for an intensive rehearsal periods before shooting and he does not use storyboards to make his films. He focuses closely on human emotions, and on the rhythm and harmony of the film as a whole. He founded PoEtika, an occasional academy for researching the art of film directing, which he heads as mentor. He also directs for theatre, radio and television and has won several awards for his student works and his feature films.
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Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) is a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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and former president of Directors Guild of Slovenia
Directors Guild of Slovenia
Directors Guild of Slovenia represents the interests of film and television directors in the Slovenian motion picture industry. It was founded in 2005...
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The son of geophysicist and seismologist Janez K. Lapajne, he graduated in film directing from the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
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Lapajne insists upon collaborating with his actors for an intensive rehearsal periods before shooting and he does not use storyboards to make his films. He focuses closely on human emotions, and on the rhythm and harmony of the film as a whole. He founded PoEtika, an occasional academy for researching the art of film directing, which he heads as mentor. He also directs for theatre, radio and television and has won several awards for his student works and his feature films.
Filmography
- director:- 1992 - Blackred/Črnordeče (Zveza Kulturnih Organizacij Slovenije), short fiction,
- 1995 - An Electric Chair Over Ljubljana or What a Painter Can Do With Two Suitcases/Električni stol nad Ljubljano ali Kaj počne slikar z dvema kovčkoma (University of Ljubljana and Radiotelevizija Slovenija), short documentary,
- 1996 - The Smile/Smehljaj (University of Ljubljana), short fiction,
- 1997 - The Kanižarica Lignite Mine Closure/Rudnik rjavega premoga Kanižarica v zapiranju (Orson), short documentary,
- 1997 - Breakages/Črepinjice (University of LjubljanaUniversity of LjubljanaThe University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
), diploma film - short fiction, - 2002 - Rustling Landscapes/Šelestenje (Triglav FilmTriglav FilmTriglav Film is a Slovenian film studio based in Ljubljana. Established in 1947, it is the second studio founded in post-World War II Yugoslavia. It is named after Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia, which is also the name of a pagan deity....
), first feature film, - 2006 - Short Circuits/Kratki stiki (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2009 - Personal Baggage/Osebna prtljaga (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2012 - Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?/Kdo se boji črnega moža?/Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann? (Triglav Film), short fiction - in post-production.
- producer:
- 2002 - Rustling Landscapes/Šelestenje (Triglav Film), first feature film,
- 2006 - Short Circuits/Kratki stiki (Triglav Film), feature film.
- writer:
- 1992 - Blackred/Črnordeče (Zveza Kulturnih Organizacij Slovenije), short fiction,
- 1995 - An Electric Chair Over Ljubljana or What a Painter Can Do With Two Suitcases/Električni stol nad Ljubljano ali Kaj počne slikar z dvema kovčkoma (University of Ljubljana and Radiotelevizija Slovenija), short documentary,
- 1996 - Cinders/Pepelca (University of Ljubljana), short documentary,
- 1996 - The Smile/Smehljaj (University of Ljubljana), short fiction,
- 1997 - The Kanižarica Lignite Mine Closure/Rudnik rjavega premoga Kanižarica v zapiranju (Orson), short documentary,
- 1997 - Breakages/Črepinjice (University of Ljubljana), diploma film - short fiction,
- 2002 - Rustling Landscapes/Šelestenje (Triglav Film), first feature film,
- 2004 - Lilies of the Valley/Solzice (University of Ljubljana and Radiotelevizija Slovenija), short fiction,
- 2006 - Short Circuits/Kratki stiki (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2009 - Personal Baggage/Osebna prtljaga (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2012 - Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?/Kdo se boji črnega moža?/Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann? (Triglav Film), short fiction - in post-production.
- editor:
- 1996 - The Smile/Smehljaj (University of Ljubljana), short fiction (uncredited),
- 2002 - Rustling Landscapes/Šelestenje (Triglav Film), first feature film,
- 2004 - Lilies of the Valley/Solzice (University of Ljubljana and Radiotelevizija Slovenija), short fiction,
- 2006 - Short Circuits/Kratki stiki (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2009 - Personal Baggage/Osebna prtljaga (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2011 - A Trip/Izlet (Perfo), feature film,
- 2012 - Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?/Kdo se boji črnega moža?/Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann? (Triglav Film), short fiction - in post-production.
- art director:
- 1992 - Blackred/Črnordeče (Zveza Kulturnih Organizacij Slovenije), short fiction (uncredited),
- 2002 - Rustling Landscapes/Šelestenje (Triglav Film), first feature film,
- 2006 - Short Circuits/Kratki stiki (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2009 - Personal Baggage/Osebna prtljaga (Triglav Film), feature film,
- 2012 - Who's Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?/Kdo se boji črnega moža?/Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann? (Triglav Film), short fiction - in post-production.
- costume designer:
- 1992 - Blackred/Črnordeče (Zveza Kulturnih Organizacij Slovenije), short fiction (uncredited),
- 1996 - The Smile/Smehljaj (University of Ljubljana), short fiction.
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- 2004 - Birth/Rojstvo (PoEtika, Triglav Film), short fiction,
- 2004 - Life/Življenje (PoEtika, Triglav Film), short fiction,
- 2004 - Death/Smrt (PoEtika, Triglav Film), short fiction,
- 2007 - Swamp/Močvirje (PoEtika, ZKD Grosuplje, Smila Film), short fiction,
- 2007 - The Pianist/Pianist (PoEtika, ZKD Grosuplje, Smila Film), short fiction,
- 2008 - I Love You/Rad te imam (Filmski tabor Kolpa, ZIK Črnomelj), short fiction,
- 2009 - Rolled Dumplings/Štruklji (PoEtika, Triglav film, FFNM), short fiction,
- 2009 - Nothing Particular/N'č tazga (PoEtika, Triglav film, FFNM), short fiction.
- appearance:
- 2001 - Tiigra (Studio Arkadena), fiction-documentary - as himself.
Theatre
- director:- 1999 - Several authors: Coquettnesses/Spogledljivosti (The Student Organisation of the University of Ljubljana, Primorski poletni festival and Orson) - world premiere - at 6th Primorski poletni festival, Koper 1999.
- 2004 - David AuburnDavid AuburnDavid Auburn is an American playwright.He was raised in Ohio and Arkansas. He attended the University of Chicago, where he was a member of Off-Off Campus, and received a degree in English literature....
: Proof (Slovenian National Theatre Celje/Slovensko ljudsko gledališče Celje) - Slovenian premiere - season 2003/04, - 2004 - John OsborneJohn OsborneJohn James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre....
: Look Back in Anger (Municipal Theatre Ljubljana/Mestno gledališče ljubljansko) - season 2004/05, - 2006 - Neil LaButeNeil LaButeNeil N. LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:LaBute was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marian, a hospital receptionist, and Richard LaBute, a long-haul truck driver. LaBute is of French Canadian, English and Irish ancestry, and was raised in Spokane,...
: Bash: Latter-Day Plays (Imaginarni and Mini Teater) - Slovenian premiere - season 2005/06, - 2007 - Nejc GazvodaNejc GazvodaNejc Gazvoda is a Slovene writer, screenwriter and director. He has published a number of novels and collections of short stories and is also has also written the scripts for two successful TV dramas and has recently written and directed his first feature film Izlet .Gazvoda was born in Novo...
: The Swing/Gugalnica (Imaginarni) - world premiere - season 2007/08.
- art director:
- 1999 - Several authors: Coquettnesses/Spogledljivosti (The Student Organisation of the University of Ljubljana, Primorski poletni festival and Orson) - world premiere - at 6th Primorski poletni festival, Koper 1999,
- 2004 - John OsborneJohn OsborneJohn James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre....
: Look Back in Anger (Municipal Theatre Ljubljana/Mestno gledališče ljubljansko) - season 2004/05, - 2006 - Neil LaButeNeil LaButeNeil N. LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter and playwright.-Early life:LaBute was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marian, a hospital receptionist, and Richard LaBute, a long-haul truck driver. LaBute is of French Canadian, English and Irish ancestry, and was raised in Spokane,...
: Bash: Latter-Day Plays (Imaginarni and Mini Teater) - Slovenian premiere - season 2005/06, - 2007 - Nejc GazvodaNejc GazvodaNejc Gazvoda is a Slovene writer, screenwriter and director. He has published a number of novels and collections of short stories and is also has also written the scripts for two successful TV dramas and has recently written and directed his first feature film Izlet .Gazvoda was born in Novo...
: The Swing/Gugalnica (Imaginarni) - world premiere - season 2007/08.
- costume designer:
- 1999 - Several authors: Coquettnesses/Spogledljivosti (The Student Organisation of the University of Ljubljana, Primorski poletni festival and Orson) - world premiere - at 6th Primorski poletni festival, Koper 1999.
- film crew director:
- 2010 - Ingmar BergmanIngmar BergmanErnst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
: Autumn Sonata/Höstsonaten (Slovenian National Theatre Celje/Slovensko ljudsko gledališče Celje) - Slovenian premiere - season 2009/10.
- video:
- 2003 - Witold GombrowiczWitold GombrowiczWitold Marian Gombrowicz was a Polish novelist and dramatist. His works are characterized by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and an absurd, anti-nationalist flavor...
: Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy/Ivona, Księżnicka Burgunda (Prešernovo gledališče Kranj) - season 2003/04, - 2004 - John OsborneJohn OsborneJohn James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre....
: Look Back in Anger (Municipal Theatre Ljubljana/Mestno gledališče ljubljansko) - season 2004/05.
- actor:
- 1996 - Matjaž Kmecl: Trubar/Trubar (Cankarjev dom, Radiotelevizija Slovenija and Micom) - world premiere - season 1996/97.
Sources - External links
- http://www.triglavfilm.si/ Triglav film, Slovenia
- http://www.triglavfilm.si/shortcircuits/reziser.html Janez Lapajne's biography and filmography until 2006
- http://www.triglavfilm.si/selestenje/reziser_eng.htm Janez Lapajne's biography until 2002