Nejc Gazvoda
Encyclopedia
Nejc 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 (A Trip) (2011).
Gazvoda was born in Novo Mesto
in southeastern Slovenia
in 1968. He studied at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
in Ljubljana
. Whilst still in secondary school he published his book of short stories Vevericam nič ne uide (Nothing Escapes the Squirrels) for which he won the Fabula Award
in 2006 for best collection of short prose in Slovene published within the previous two years.
Writer
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, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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and director
Film director
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. 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 (A Trip) (2011).
Gazvoda was born in Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...
in southeastern 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...
in 1968. He studied at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television
The Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television 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...
in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. Whilst still in secondary school he published his book of short stories Vevericam nič ne uide (Nothing Escapes the Squirrels) for which he won the Fabula Award
Fabula Award
Fabula is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best collection of short prose in Slovene published in the previous two years. It has been bestowed since 2006 by the national newspaper house Dnevnik at the Fabula World Literatures festival that takes place every spring in...
in 2006 for best collection of short prose in Slovene published within the previous two years.
Published works
- Vevericam nič ne uide (Nothing Escapes the Squirrels), short stories, (2004)
- Camera obscura, novel, (2004)
- Sanjajo tisti, ki preveč spijo, novel, (2007)
- Fasunga, short stories, (2007)
- V petek so sporočili, da bo v nedeljo konec sveta (On Friday We Were Told the World Would End on Sunday), short stories, (2009), short stories, (2009)
Filmography
- Kot ptič, short documentary (2006) - writer and director
- Bordo rdeča, short film (2007) - writer and director
- Skrbnik, short film (2008) - writer and director
- Osebna prtljaga, feature film (2009) - co-writer
- Smehljaji, short film (2010) - writer
- Izlet (A Trip), feature film (2011) - writer and director