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Matjaz Juren - Zaza was born in Maribor, Slovenia. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Ljubljana, the nation's capital. He started acting at the age of 12, when he was given a small part in Ljubljana City Theatre' s production of Romulus the Great, a play by Friderich Durrenmatt. Later on he continued to be involved with theatre, most notably playing the role of Cleant in Ljubljana's Dance theatre (PTL) version of Moliere's Tartuffe, in 2007. After his temporary departure from theatre, he starred in a number of independent short films, finally gaining recognition with the independent short film, Bititsch (2009) in which he played the role of an ex-military Nazi sociopath who, above else, craves pizza. Matjaz Juren - Zaza is studying Lee Strasberg's Method acting in Ljubljana's actors studio and participating in national improvisational theatre Th Impro League with his ensemble, the Jedi Govno.- Nina Ivanisin was born in 1985 in Maribor, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Slovenian Girl (2009), Idyll (2015) and Instalacija ljubezni (2007).
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Marko Nabersnik was born on 12 April 1973 in Maribor, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. He is a director and writer, known for Petelinji zajtrk (2007), Shanghai Gypsy (2012) and Pavle (2001).- Jurij Drevensek was born in Maribor, Slovenia (Yugoslavia). He is an established Slovenian actor, awarded for film and theatre roles. He graduated from acting at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television at the University of Ljubljana. Soon after his graduation he received his first professional acknowledgment as an actor by being trusted with the leading role of Moritz in Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Since then he has created over forty theatre roles in different Slovenian theaters, among them many leading ones such as the role of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Jörgen Tesman in Hedda Gabler, Macbeth in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Max in Martin Sherman's Bent, and Jack in Jack, or the Submission by Eugene Ionesco to name a few. In 2012 he was chosen as one of the participants at Berlinale Talents and in 2009 as one of the participants at Sarajevo Talents. He has been honoured with several awards for his work in theatre and in films such as Vesna award (Slovenian equivalent for the Oscar Award), the Borstnik Award (Slovenian equivalent for the Tony Award), Tantadruj Award, the Dnevnik newspaper award, etc... He used to be a member of Ljubljana City Theatre ensemble and the Slovene National Theatre in Maribor, but now he works as a freelance artist who wishes to engage in new and bold projects that interest him and that really try to push his acting boundaries and offer him a chance to explore new and exciting areas. Since 2017 he has been the host of the Bob leta satirical awards ceremony broadcasted by the national television. Since 2020 he has been the host of the podcast Spilferderber on the Slovenian national radio station Val 202 where he hosts outstanding representatives of his generation. He is also one of the founders of the newly-established Screen Actors Guild of Slovenia.
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Manca Kosir was born on 3 March 1948 in Maribor, Slovenia. She was an actress, known for Breza (1967), Four Days to Death (1976) and Passion According to Matthew (1975). She died on 2 May 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.- Primoz Bezjak was born on 5 March 1977 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor, known for Barabe! (2001), Antigone - How Dare We! (2020) and Zvenenje v glavi (2002).
- Branko Sturbej was born on 7 March 1961 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Reka ljubezni (2017), A Breath of Air (1983) and The Lake (2019).
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Darko Berlic was born in 1986 in a small town Maribor, Slovenia (ex Yugoslavija). He is a director and production manager, known for his first low-budget debut feature film 16:57 (2004 a crime story involving drugs) and then a lot of commercials, music videos for TV and movie production projects until 2018.- Actor
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Matjaz Latin was born in 1970 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor and director, known for Porno Film (2000), Klescar (2002) and L... kot ljubezen (2007).- Bojan Emersic was born on 22 July 1963 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor, known for Hit poletja (2008), Gypsy Eyes (1992) and Blues za Saro (1998).
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Matjaz Ivanisin was born in 1981 in Maribor, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. He is a director and writer, known for Playing Men (2017), Karpotrotter (2013) and Oroslan (2019).- Actress
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The Viennese Nightingale: Though Miss Elfie Mayerhofer was always completely Viennese in spirit and culture, she was born in Marburg, Yugoslavia on March 15, 1917 and educated there as a child. She began her studies of music in Slovenia and then went for further studies in Zürich under Prof. Fred Husler and in Vienna. In 1935 at the Berlin High School of Music under Prof. Lula Mysz-Gmeiner she was a student along with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Peter Anders, who later on married the daughter of Prof. Mysz-Gmeiner. Mayerhofer's first professional engangement was with the theater of youth in Münich and Berlin. She then worked with the State Opera og Münich. Her clear coloratura soprano voice was so unusual it earned her the nickname "The Viennese Nightingale". Her film debut came in 1938 in the German made western "Woman of Golden Hill" (Femmes pour Golden Hill). The following year she had a role next to Elfriede Datzig in the Austrian film "Hotel Sacher" where she sang a Yugoslavian gypsy folk song. After World War II Mayerhofer performed for Allied troops in Austria and Germany. For her film "Viennese Melodies" she was singled out for honor at the film festival in Locarno, Swotzerland. she returned to doing concerts and opera performances. Herbert von Karajan engaged her for the 1949 Salzburg Music Festival in Austria, where she did the role of Cherubino in Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" (in Italian language), alongside Maria Cebotari. In 1949 she opened in Paris, with the Operetta "La Reine des Valses", playing opposite the Belgium Tenor, Henri Legay. In France she recorded the songs; 1. "Stille Nacht" 2. "Mariä Wiegerlied" and others, for Decca-Records. She followed with other performed in non singing roles for the stage. Mayerhofer did two 10" LP's for London Records which were released in France, USA and Great Britain in 1949 and 1951 (But none in her home country), and a third 10" LP for Columbia Records in West Germany in the late 50's, entitled "The Flower of Hawaii" (Die Blume von Hawaii). Her last Austrian film was "Vanished Melodies" (Verlorene Melodien) with Peter Alexander and Evelyn Künneke. In 1974 she travelled overseas performing operas, operettas and concerts in USA, Canada and Mexico. she also made several television appearances in Austria and Germany around that time. During her film career, she made nineteen films in Europe, most of them with Viennese settings. Mayerhofer continued to give live performances in Austria almost up until her death on December 28, 1992 in Vienna.- Polde Bibic was born on 3 February 1933 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Kekec's Tricks (1968), A Breath of Air (1983) and Blossoms in Autumn (1973). He died on 13 July 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Andrea Bosic was born on 15 July 1919 in Gomilsko, Maribor, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Sandokan the Great (1963), Duel of the Titans (1961) and Danger: Diabolik (1968). He died on 9 January 2012 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.- Sonja Blaz was born on 8 March 1946 in Maribor, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Rdece klasje (1970), My Dad, the Socialist Kulak (1987) and Strici so mi povedali (1983).
- Ivanka Mezan was born on 18 June 1926 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Perseverance (2017), Come Along (2016) and Blossoms in Autumn (1973).
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Jan Belcl was born in 1992 in Maribor, Slovenia. In 2015 he moved to Warsaw, Poland, where he started his career under the mentor-ship of his fellow director of Slovenian origin, Mitja Okorn. In 2020, first-time writer & director Jan Belcl's feature film "All my Friends are Dead" premiered on Netflix and garnered a big commercial success.- Director
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Janja Glogovac is a Slovenian film director. She is one of the first woman film directors who was honoured to make a feature film in Slovenia called L..like love. She studied at FAMU film Academy in Prague specialised in feature film directing and made a master degree in 2002. Between 1994 and 2000 she worked as a film director for the Croatian television (HTV), Slovenian radio-television (RTV) and for Czech national television (CTV). She shot more than 70 documentaries and reportages across Europe.
She is the most known for directing the movies Tito, F, L...like love and Teslafy Me. Her documentary TITO is about Josip Broz Tito - the life time president of Yugoslavia. Her movie is showing a personal life of the president. The film was screened at Cannes, Independent Argentina film festival, Karlovy Vary film festival, Jichlava film festival and many other international film festivals around the world. The readers of the review Stop in Slovenia chose TITO as the best film of the year. The movie was also nominated for the award Victor in Slovenia and for the award at IDFA film festival in Amsterdam, where it got special recognition.
For her short film F she got an award of Czech literary found for the best script she wrote. F was also awarded by the Paris Film Academy for the best European movie at the Creteil film festival in France. The film F was at the official selection of many international film festivals such as Cannes, Edinburgh film festival, Karlovy Vary film festival, Cottbus film festival, Independent Buenos Aires film festival, Torin film festival, Media Desk Helas Sthens, International Sao Paulo film festival, and many other film festivals. The film F was selected also by Kodak company to present Janja Glogovac as a new film talent at the Cannes film festival.
Her feature movie L..like love with a controversial story and incredible cast was premiered at the Rotterdam film festival. The commission of the Eurocine 27 chose L...like love for the opening film at the film festival in Brussels, that took place simultaneously in 5 other cities in Europe (Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Madrid and Rome) and it was latter screened also in all countries of the European Union. The movie L...LIKE LOVE traveled the world through the international film festival such as: Cannes film festival, Warshaw film festival, International film festival Raindance in London,... The commission of the Valencia Film Festival was so inspired by the film L...LIKE LOVE that they opened a new devision at their film festival called Film by Women. L..LIKE LOVE was an opening film of that devision at Valencia Film Festival.
All of her movies were screened in the official selection of the most important A film festivals around the world. They got remarkable critics and recognitions. Her film language is unique, her visual style very reach and colourful showing daring stories.
Documentary film Teslafy Me is her latest work that it is about a genius inventor Nikola Tesla. The film is pointing out his inventions, giving understanding for them and showing his vision of the whole system that he created for our future. The trans-media part of the project Teslafy.Me was awarded as the best transmedia project at the East Doc Platform in Prague, 2017. And in 2019 the distribution of Teslafy Me started in US and Canada and later around the world.
Janja Glogovac is also an established film producer and with her production skills she co - produced or produced almost all of her movies. But her passion is film directing and film writing. She is a remarkable film director, very devoted to her work with incredible skills. She is not only very special person full of talents, but she is also brave and honest what is clearly seen through her movies.- Actor
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Primoz Ekart was born in 1963 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor and director, known for Short Circuits (2006), Arrivals/Departures (2013) and Personal Baggage (2009).- Cinematographer
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Zoran Hochstätter was born on 5 February 1955 in Maribor, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Return of Swamp Thing (1989), The Assault (1998) and The Haunting of Morella (1990).- Actor
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Matjaz Javsnik was born in 1969 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor and writer, known for The Last Supper or How Two Madmen Made a Film (2001), Otok srce (2003) and Trafika (2003).- Director
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Peter Bratusa was born in 1962 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is a director and writer, known for Gajin svet 2 (2022), Gajin svet (2018) and Zivljenja Tomaza Kajzerja (2013).- Simon Serbinek was born on 16 September 1973 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor, known for Ekspres, Ekspres (1995), Slovenija, Avstralija in jutri ves svet (2017) and The Woods Are Still Green (2014).
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Rok Vihar was born in 1972 in Maribor, Slovenia. He is an actor and writer, known for Rustling Landscapes (2002), Ena zlahtna storija (2015) and A Prince on a Hook (1997).- Josip Marotti was born on 18 December 1922 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Djavolje sjeme (1979), Charuga (1991) and Three Girls Named Anna (1959). He was married to Zeljka Reiner and Andjela Marotti. He died on 24 July 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia.