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PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY FILM TOTAL GAMBIT

Ljubljana, 16.11.2010

On Tuesday, November 16th will be at 9 p.m at TV Slovenia premeire of documentary filmTOTAL GAMBIT by director Jan Cvitkovič.

Documentary portrait about Albin Planinc is a film about forgotten genius. Albin Planinc spentmore that 25 years in total annonimity, although was more than a decade, from late sixties tolate seventies of 20th century, one of best chess players. He did not just beat the best

players and participate at most elite tournaments, he was –according to one of famoussisters Polgar, chess master with biggest imagination in the history of chess. Planinc always

played on mate, risking ever ything and winning some anthological games. If we comparechess with art, then Planinc was an artist among chess players.. In front of us there is anadventure of travel into the deep corners of the soul, where imagination and total paralyses

are present.

Total gambit is not just a film about chess genious Albin Planinc. It is a film about “victims ”,humans that are sent to march in front of human first lines. Their task is to show us the

propriate path, even for the cost of their own lifes.

(Jan Cvitkovič about his first documentary film)

Director of the film is Jan Cvitkovič, scriptwriters are Mitja Čander and Irena Kovačević,

director of photography is Jure Černec, editor is Miloš Kalusek, author of music is Damir Avdić. Actor Ludvik Bagari collaborated as impersonality of Albin Planinc. Producers of the

film are Miha Černec and Jožko Rutar.

Boris Kutin, Boris Spaski, Bernard Nežmah, Ivo Bajc, Aleksander Beljavski, Vojko Musil,

Rajka Smokvina Korbar are some of the witnesses in the film.

Film is produced by Staragara Production and Tramal Films in co-production with RTVSlovenia and financial support of Ministry of Culture.

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PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY FILMTOTAL GAMBIT

On Tuesday, November 16th will be at 9 p.m.at TV Slovenia premeire of documentary filmTOTAL GAMBIT by director Jan Cvitkovič.

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CIRCUS FANTASTICUS WINNER OF13TH FESTIVAL OF SLOVENIANCINEMA

With mix of brutal naturalism and magicpoetics Circus Fantasticus opens to the

audience completely new view on the war.

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NEW DATES OF PEFROMANCEMODUS VIVENDI

We announce new dates of performanceMODUS VIVENDI by Magdalena Reiter...

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CIRCUS FANTASTICUS WINNER OF 13TH FESTIVAL OFSLOVENIAN CINEMA


Beside the Vesna awards for the best feature film and best director (Janez Burger), Official

Jury awarded Circus fantasticus also with Vesna awards bor best make-up (AlenkaNahtigal), sound (Robert Flanagan), music (Drago Ivanuša) and best supporting actor (RavilSultanov). With mix of brutal naturalism and magic poetics Circus Fantasticus opens to the

audience completely new view on the war. " Scenes with tank and dead bodies on the sandybeach are antological for Slovenian cinema," was written by five member jury in their

explication.

Kodak Jury awarded Diviš Marek for the best photography.

For the best feature film was Circus Fantasticus awarded also by jury of Slovenian film critics

and publicists.

Some photographies from award ceremony (by FPS):



Alenka Nahtigal



Ravil Sultanov



Robert Flanagan

Morgan Bushe, Janez Burger in Jožko Rutar



Filip Robar Dorin in Janez Burger

NEW DATES OF PEFROMANCE MODUS VIVENDI

Ljubljana, 4.6.2010

We announce new dates of performance MODUS VIVENDI by Magdalena Reiter.

Performaces will be on 12.6.2010 at 8pm in Plesni teater Ljubljana (PTL) and On 21.6.2010at 7 pm in the frame of Gdansk Dance Festival in Club Zak.

Welcome!

FEATURE FILM ARCHEO IN POSTPRODUCTION


Feature film Archeo by writer and director Jan Cvitkovič is currently in postproduction.Shoting of the film was in September and October 2009 on locations in Slovenia and in Friuli

Venezia Gulia.

Following authors participatied in production:

Writer and director: JAN CVITKOVIČ Director of photography: JURE ČERNECeditor: MILOŠ KALUSEK

sound recordist: JOŽE TRTNIKart director: NIKO NOVAKcostume designer: BETI NJARI

make up designer: LUCIE LIŠKOVA

co-producers: IGOR PRINČIČ, ANDRAS MUHIexecutive producer: MIHA ČERNEC

producer: JOŽKO RUTAR

Cast: MEDEA NOVAK, NIKO NOVAK, TOMASSO FINZI

Film is produced STARAGARA and co-produced by Transmedia from Italy, Inforg Studiofrom Hungary and TV Slovenia.



Film is co-financed by: Slovenian Film Fund, Fondo Regionale de Audiovisivo Friuli Venezia

Gulia, FVG Film Commision, Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, Media Programmme of EUTechnical support Filmski studio Viba Film Ljubljana

Film will be finished in autmn 2010.



photo: Mitja Ličen

PREMIERE OF THE PERFORMANCE MODUS VIVENDI


On Saturday 23.1.2010 at 8 p.m. will be a premere of solo performace Modus Vivendi by

choreographer and performe Magdalena Reiter. Premiere will be in Kulturni dom ŠpanskiBorci in Ljubljana.

Janez Burger as dramaturgist and Jana Menger as light designer are also included.Performace is produced by STARAGARA.

Financial support: Municipality of Ljubljana.



photo: Luka Kaše

JAN CVITKOVIČ SHORT FILM „THIS IS EARTH, MY

BROTHER“ IIN CORTO CORTISSIMO COMPETITION


New short film by Jan Cvitkovič THIS IS EARTH, MY BROTHER will be world premiered insection Corto Cortissimo at 66. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica in Venice



(2.-12.9.2009). Projection of the film will be on 8.9.2009 at 17.00. Jan Cvitkovič will be guest

of Venice film festival for third time after sucess with feature film Bread and Milk , he alsopresented short film Heart is a Piece of Meat.

Short film THIS IS EARTH, MY BROTHER was shot last year in two days on locations near Doberdo / Doberdob in Italy.

In the Jan Cvitkovič connected film picture with his poetry from book Hungry Animal (MyraLocatelli 2008).

According to director this film is jurney o the centre of things.

In the production were also involved director of photography Jure Černec, editor Milošsound designer Boštjan Kačičnik ter make up artist Alenka Nahtigal. Producers are Jožko

Rutar for STARAGARA and Igor Prinčič for TRANSMEDIA.

Actors are Medea Novak, Niko Novak and Tommaso Finzi.

Coproducers of film are TRANSMEDIA andARCH PRODUCTION from Gorizia (Italy) and

Potemkinove vasi.

Film was financially supported by Filmski Sklad republike Slovenije, Fondo regionale per l’audiovisivio F.V.G. and sponsor partner KB1909 from Gorizia.

Film was shot 16 mm and then transfered to 35 mm.

Technical details:

Format: 35 mmRunning time: 9 min, 25 secFormat : 1:1,85Sound: Dolby Digital

More about festival in Venice: www.labiennale.org

SHOOTING OF FEATURE FILM CIRCUS FANTASTICUSWRAPED


At the end of april was on Ireland wraped the shooting of feature film Circus Fantasticus.

Film is international co-production with Staragara Production as delegate producer and co-producers Fastnet Films from Ireland and Cineworks from Finland.

Actors of the film were Leon Lučev, Pauliina Rasanen, Ravil Sultanov, Luna Mijović, ReneBazinet, Daniel Rovai, Yannick Martens, Natalija Sultanova, David Boelee, Slava Volkov,

Xauxue Zhanng, Enej Grom, Devi Bragalini and Marjuta Slamič.

Director of Photography was Diviš Marek, Art Director was Vasja Kokalj, Make – Up

Designer was Alenka Nahtigal, Costume Designer was Alan Hranitelj, Sound Recordist wasRobert Flannagan.

Film is financially supported by Slovenian Film Fond, Irish Film Board, Finnish Film Fundation,Eurimages and european programme Media.

In production there are included also Film Studio Viba Film and TV Slovenija.

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Ravil Sultanov

Pauliina Rasanen



Luna Mijović

Mitja Senčur in Janez Burger



EURIMAGES, IRISH AND FINNISH FINANCIAL SUPPORTTO FEATURE FILM CIRCUS FANTASTICUS


Feature film CIRCUS FANTASTICUS by writer and director Janez Burger in production of STAREGARA was in collaboration with co-producer FASTNET FILMS from Dublin financiallysupported by Irish Film Board. Finish minor co-producer CINE WORKS from Helsinki was

financially supported by Finnish Film Foundation.

All mentioned partners were also financially supported by Council of Europe co-productionfund EURIMAGES.

Production of mentioned film was previously financially and technically supported also bySlovenian Film Fund, Film studio Viba Film and TV Slovenia. The development of the

mentioned project was co-financed by EU programme Media Plus.

SHORT FILM I KNOW IS BEST SLOVENIAN SHORT,ALENKA NAHTIGAL AWARDED WITH VESNA FOR BESTMAKE UP IN TV FILM SONJA


With award ceremony was on Saturday October 25 th closed 11th Festival of SlovenianCinema in Portorož. Short film I KNOW by writer and director Jan Cvitkovič was awardedwith Vesna award for Best Short Film according to Festival Jury.

Make- Up Artist Alenka Nahtigal was awarded with Vesna Award for Best Make-Up for TV

Sonja by director Janez Burger.



JAN CVITKOVIČ PRESENTED HIS BOOK OF POETRYHUNGRY ANIMAL

Portorož, 24.10.2008

On Friday October 24th Jan Cvitkovič presented his first book of poetry Hungry Animal.

Hungry Animal presents Jan Cvitkovič as writer of ordinary moments, that first freeze in

moveless bouquete nad than poetically open themselve in all metaphisics.

Editor Zdravko Duša from publishing house Myra Locatelli also attended the presentation.

FIRST REHERSEALS FOR FEATURE FILM “CIRCUSFANTASTICUS”


First reherseals for feature film Circus Fantasticus by Janez Burger started.

Some photos:



Team: director Janez Burger, Urs Jaeckle, Pauliina Rasanen, Slava Volkov, NataliaSultanova, Ravil Sultanov (from left to right)

Ravil Sultanov



Hand Stand Pauliina Rasanen and Slava Volkov

David Boelee



Circus director Urs Jaeckle observes reherseal

Photos by: Nejc Saje

SHORT FILM I KNOW ON FESTIVAL TOUR


Short film I KNOW by writer and director Jan Cvitkivič will in October circle around the world.In the beginning of October was presented at IFF in Pusan, South Corea. Film will bepresented also on festivals in Warshaw, Poland and Zagreb, Croatia.

After Slovene premiere at Kinodvor in Ljubljana, will be film screened on 24th of October atn

Slovenian Film festival in Portorož.

At the end of October will be North American premiere of film at the Chicago Intl. FilmFestival, followed by South American Premiere at Mar del Plata Film Festival in the beginningof November.

AWARD FOR SHORT FILM 'I KNOW' ON SARAJEVO FILMFESTIVAL


Short film I KNOW (VEM) by Jan Cvitkovič recived award on his first competition festival –special jury mention. International Jury for short films gave to film I KNOW Special JuryMention Award. Members of the Jury were Michael J. Warner, copresident of world sales

company Fortissimo films, Bosnian artist Šejla Kamenarić and Jay Jeon, programme director of Pusan Film Festival. Sarajevo film festival is the most important and influential film festivalon the territory of Ex - Yugoslavia. Film will be in next two months presented at film festivals

in Oldenburg (GermanyWarshaw (Poland), Pusan (South Corea) and Chicago (USA).

SHORT FILM 'I KNOW' IN LOCARNO AND SARAJEVO




The new short film I KNOW, by writer and director Jan Cvitkovič, will be internationally

premiered in sections Here and Elsewhere and Leopards of Tomorrow at the 61st film

festival in LOCARNO (6–16 August). The film will be shown on 10 August at 23:30 at PiazzaGrande, the most prestigious festival venue which is considered one of the biggest open-air film venues in general since it can accommodate over 8,000 viewers. Locarno Film Festival

is one of the most important festivals in the world.

In the same week the film will be shown in the international competition for short films at the

14th Sarajevo Film festival (15-23 August).The short film I KNOW was filmed last year; it was filmed on four locations in Kopriva on

Karst, on Planinsko polje and the Nanos mountain.The film features a man who builds a masterpiece in his basement. A woman and a childwatch him. There is a god above them all, watching them.

The statement of writer and director Jan Cvitkovič: “This is my first film which I think is

perfect. I wouldn’t want to add anything or change anything. This film talks about everything.”

The crew who created the film is: Jan Cvitkovič, writer and director, Jure Černec, director of

photography, Miloš Kalusek, editor, Niko Novak, screenplay, Beti Njari, costume designer,Jurij Zornik, sound designer and Lija Ivančič, make-up desiger. Miha Černec was in charge

of executive production, the producer of the film is Jožko Rutar for the production houseSTARAGARA.

The actors are Niko Novak, Medea Novak and Miha Gulič.

Co-producers for this film were INFORG STUDIO from Budapest and Slovene co-producersPotemkinove vasi, Iluzija d.o.o., Vizualni laboratorij, Tramal Films and Studio 100 d.o.o.

The film was shot in HD technique and transformed to 35mm format.

more about film »

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS AT KARLOVY VARYFILM FESTIVAL

Ljubljana, 8.7.2008

Short film ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS by Janez Burger will be presented at 43rd

film festival in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic). Film will be presented out of competition in the

section East of West. Projections will be on 11th of July at 19.30 in Theatre Karlovy Vary and

on 12th of July at 10.30 in Cinema Lazne III.

GRAVEHOPPING AT ITALIAN CINEMASLjubljana, 4.7.2008

At the beginning of July started theatrical distribution of feature film GRAVEHOPPING (2005)by writer and director Jan Cvitkovič. Cvitkovič was also guest in the film TV showCINEMATOGRAFO, transmited by RAI UNO and led by legendary Gigi Marzullo.

AUDITIONS FOR FEATURE FILM CIRCUS FANTASTICUSIN BERLIN AND PARIS


Director Janez Burger will have audition for circus artists in feature film CIRCUS

FANTASTICUS in Berlin in Paris. Between April 14 th and April 19th will be audition in Berlin,

followed by audition in Paris between April 22 nd and April 29th.

Production of feature film CIRCUS FANTASTICUS is co-financed by Slovenian Film Fund.

Delaegate producer is STARAGARA, in cooperation with co-producers from Poland,Netherlands and Croatia.

DOCUMENTARY FILM 300 BEARDED WAS SCREENEDAT TV SLOVENIJA


Documentary film by director Zoran Grabarac has premeire on Tuesday 8th of April on TV

Slovenija.

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS TOURS FESTIVALS


The short film by writer and director Janez Burger 'On the Sunny Side of the Alps' wasselected for the International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria; it will be shown in the section

Best Balkan Short Films between 6th and 16th March.

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It will also be shown at the festival EX -YU FEST in Montenegro, between 3rd and 8th of March.

At the International Film Festival Corto in Bra, Piemonte, Italy the film 'On the Sunny Side of

the Alps' will be shown in competition programme; 12-16 March 2008.

The film was selected for the international competition programme of the Paris Tout Court

Festival, France, which takes place between 11 th and 18th of March.

It will also be shown at the Festival Diagonale 2008, Graz, Austria, 1 - 6 April,

and at the 5th International Festival Amakula Kampala in Uganda, which takes place between1st and 11th of May 2008.

SLOVENE PREMIERE OF DANCE PERFORMANCE 36,5°C

The Slovene premiere of dance performance 36,5°C by choreographer Magdalena Reiter and dancers of the Polish Dance Theatre will take place on Monday 28th February at 20.00at the Linhart Hall of the Cankarjev dom cultural centre, Ljubljana.

Additional information about the performance and a video of the performance can be viewed

at:

http://www.cd-cc.si/default.cfm?Jezik=Sl&Kat=0203&Predstava=527

http://www.staragara.com/en/odrska/?v=365c#1

SPECIAL MENTION FOR FILM ON THE SUNNY SIDE OFTHE ALPS IN TRIESTE


Film ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS by Janez Burger recives Short Film Jury SpecialMention Award at 19th Alpe Adria Cinema Festival in Trieste for the witty mixture of absurdhumour and ironical comment on nationalistic stereotypes of contemporary politics.

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS IN TRIESTE,ROTTERDAM, DHAKI, REUS, SETUBAL


The short film On the Sunny Side of the Alps, directed by Janez Burger, was selected for the

short film competition programme of Alpe Adria Cinema - Trieste Film Festival which will takeplace between 17th and 24th January in Trieste, Italy. The film will be shown on 21st January

at 8 p.m.

At the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival, held from 23rd January to 3rd February2008, the film is in competition for the Prix UIP award.Prix UIP is an award for short films, being awarded by the European Film Academy and

United International Pictures in cooperation with fourteen European festivals.

The film will be shown in competition programme at the 10th International Short andIndependent Film Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Festival takes place between 14th and22nd February 2008.

At the European Short Film Festival in the city of Reus, Spain, taking place between 5th and16th March 2008, the short film On the Sunny Side of the Alps will be shown in the

competition programme of European films.

In June 2008 the film will travel to Festroia International Film Festival, Setubal, Portugal,where it will be shown in the section dedicated to the European Year of Emigration andIntercultural Dialogue, between 6th and 15th June 2008.

CIRCUS FANTASTICUS IN THE SUNDANCE FINALS,SLOVENE FILM FUND TURNS IT DOWN AGAIN


The Sundance Institute published the news that the screenplay for the feature film CircusFantasticus, written by Janez Burger, is now in the finals as a nominee for the prestigiousSundance/NHK Script Award. The other two finalists from Europe are the screenplay by the

Bosian & Herzegovian director Jasmila Žbanić, whose film Grbavica won the Golden Bear atthe 2006 Berlin Film Festival, and the screenplay by the Romanian director Radu Jude.

At the same time the production house STARAGARA was notified that the Slovenian Film

Fund turned down the project Circus Fantasticus again, with the following explanation:»Although the screenplay shows great potential and indicates strong film images, these are,however, in certain segments at this phase at the stage of indicated non -verbalcommunication and thus not convincing for the jury. Considering the possibilities offered in

the exposition we suggest further development of the material.”

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The statement of Jožko Rutar, the producer of the production house STARAGARA, was the

following:“We are aware that we are preparing a visually and narratively powerful film and the successof the project on the international level proves that. Namely, the project was presented at the

Sarajevo Film Market where it attracted a co-producer Isabella Films from Amsterdam. Their reference includes the films Dancer in the Dark, Manderlay and Dogville by director Lars vonTrier, films by Thomas Vinterberg, Aleksander Sokurov etc. Their producer Els Vandervorst is

also a member of the Board of the European Film Aacademy. The film was also presented atthe Film Market CentEast in Warsaw where a coproduction agreement was signed with the

most successful Polish production house Opus Film from Lodz. The project was awarded for its originality at the script workshop Balkan Fund which was organised as part of the

Thessaloniki Film Festival. The project was presented at the Berlinale Co-production Marketwhich is one of the most important events of this kind in the world. And last but not least, theproject has just got into finals as a nominee from Europe for the Sundance / NHK ScriptAward. Apart from that, one of the partners in the production of this film is also the Croatian

co-producer Propeler Film from Zagreb. All this proves that Circus Fantasticus is a highlyambitious project which has been developed for some years now. Therefore, we are, to put itmildly, surprised by the instruction given by the Slovenian Film Fund to continue with the

development of the material although we have been doing this for three years now. Theexceptional potential of the project was after all acknowledged also by the European

Commission which granted support for the project from its Media fund. We are wonderinghow despite all these international awards and recognition, the originality of the screenplaydoes not convince the screenplay professionals in Slovenia.”

When told about the situation related to Burger's project at the Slovenian Film Fund, the

director of the Sundance Institute Alesia Weston addressed a letter to the Film Fund in whichshe wrote: » …We are immensely impressed by the economy and artistry of the script “Circus

Fantasticus.” His work, including his films “Idle Running,” “Ruins,” and “On the Sunny Side of the Alps,” demonstrate a deeply personal directorial voice and unique storytelling approach.We believe that “Circus Fantasticus” will confirm Mr. Burger’s unique style and establish himas one of the most exciting directors to emerge, not only from Slovenia, but from the new

generation of filmmakers from Europe. We have no doubt that his talent and creativity, aswell as his competence as a writer-director will lead to a wonderful realization of the project

and hope you will extend your support to him for this venture.«

The director Janez Burger commented: »In view of the fact that the Film Fund with Igor

Prodnik as it's director has become a true phenomenon in international film arena, we couldstart selling it. Alongside Postojna Cave, Lipizzan horses, Bled etc. we could promoteSlovenia with our Film Fund which is a unique institution of this kind in the world – an

institution destroying national cinematography with the taxpayers' money. Apart from that, theMinistry of Culture headed by Vasko Simoniti became a unique physical phenomenon – it is

sliding back in time. Currently it slid back to the 1950s – the time of the iron-hand-Stalinism –and if it continues down the same path, it will soon reach the Stone Age. And so willSlovenian culture with it.«

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS IS THE BESTSLOVENIAN SHORT FILM


Short film On the Sunny Side of the Alps was on 10th Slovenian film festival awarded withVesna Award for the best short film among 10 competing short films.

SUPPORT FOR THE EUROPEAN PROGRAMME MEDIAFOR THE FEATURE FILM ARHEO

Ljubljana, 4.10. 2007

On 2nd October the development of the project Arheo by writer and director Jan Cvitkovič

was included in the support programme for the development of projects of the EUuropeanfund Media.

The feature film project Arheo has been developed by Staragara production company,Ljubljana. Inforg Studi Budapest is acting as a co-producer in the project.

ODGROBADOGROBA STARTED DISTRIBUTION INCZECH REPUBLIC


On Saturday 29 September 2007 the film Gravehopping started regular cinema distribution in

Czech Republic. The premiere ceremony at the legendary Prague cinema Svetozor wasattended also by writer and director Jan Cvitkovič. In the following two months the film will

visit 60 Czech cities; it was also selected as one of nine best new Central European filmschosen for distribution by the Association of Czech Film Clubs.

Gravehopping is in cinema distribution in Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Hungary.

The film was bought for cinema distribution also in Italy, Austria, Norway, Finland andBulgaria, but hasn't come to cinemas yet.



Its cinema distribution finished in Spain where it was also released on DVD, in subtitled and

dubbed versions.

36,5°C – A NEW PERFORMANCE BY MAGDALENAREITER


Preparations for the new performance by choreographer Magdalena Reiter, with the title 36,5°C, are under way in the Polish city of Poznan. The performance will be premiered on 19

October 2007 in Poland; the Slovene premiere will follow at the end of February next year inthe Linhart Hall of the Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre.

The choreographer Magdalena Reiter invited dancers of the Polish Dance Theatre – PoznanBallet, with the guest Johnny Popiel, to join her for this performance. The Polish DanceTheatre is the most well-known and also internationally renowned contemporary dance

theatre in Poland.The Dramaturg of this performance is Janez Burger, Costume Designer Alan Hranitelj, Light

Designer Arkadiusz Kuczynski. The music used in the performance is by BoleslawaPietraszkiewicza, Giacomo Puccini ("Tosca") and Wlodzimierz Korcza ("Ogrej me").

The performance is being made in co-production of Staragara production company, PolishTheatre Tanca and Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre, with financial support of

the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Culture of Poland and CityMunicipality of Ljubljana.

CIRCUS FANTASTICUS AWARD NOMINATION AT THESUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL


The Sundance Institute notified director Janez Burger that his project Circus Fantasticus was

selected for the semifinals with three other films from Europe. The project was chosen amongmore than a hundred projects.

The Sundance Festival was founded in 1991 and is the largest independent film festival inthe USA. As regards its importance and influence it is ranked with the festivals in Cannes,Berlin, Venice and Toronto. Robert Redford has been its patron and director for years; he

also named the festival after the character Sundance Kid he acted in the film Butch Cassidyand the Sundance Kid.

SLOVENE PREMIERE OF THE FILM ON THE SUNNY SIDE

OF THE ALPSLjubljana, 24.9. 2007

The short feature film ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS, written and directed by Janez

Burger, will have its Slovene first time screening at the Festival of Slovene film in Portorož on9 October 2007 at 21.30.

The theatre premiere will be on 15 October 2007 at 20.10 at the Kinodvor Cinema where itwill be shown in regular distribution.

The film will be shown in the competition programme at the Zagreb International Film

Festival, which will take place from 21 - 27 October 2007. It will also be shown at the WarsawInternational Film Festival, from 12 - 21 October 2007.

INTERVIEW WITH JAN CVITKOVIČ FOR CINEMA

WITHOUT BORDERSLjubljana, 23.9. 2007

Cinema Without Borders website published an interview with writer and director Jan

Cvitkovič.

Find it on:

http://www.cinemawithoutborders.com/news/138/ARTICLE/1351/2007-09-10.html

PREPARATIONS FOR THE SHOOTING OF THE FILM'DRIVING SCHOOL'


Director and scriptwriter Janez Burger has been preparing for the shooting of the new film

'Driving school'.

'Driving school' is a drama which unfolds between two people: an Instructor and a Candidate.

This is a minimalist study of a relationship between a man and a woman in contemporarysociety. The story covers the time span from the moment when the Instructor and theCandidate first meet to the moment the Candidate fails to pass the driving test.

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‘Driving school’ is a film which is trying to answer the following question: has there, among allthe nonsense of contemporary world, under piles of banality and disturbing factors which

constantly burry us under their burden, sit on our psyche and stifle all emotions … has there,under all this junk that has been piling up for years, survived that something we could calllove? And if it survived, what has it been feeding on all this time?

Rehearsals start in October 2007; the shooting will take place in spring 2008. Pavle

Ravnohrib and Silva Čušin acting the main roles.

WORLD PREMIERE OF SHORT FILM ON THE SUNNY

SIDE OF THE ALPSLjubljana, 16.8. 2007

Short film ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE ALPS by writer and director Janez Burger will beworld premiered at the competition programme of short film at Sarajevo film festival (17.8.-

26.8.2007).Film tells story of two typical Slovenian families, living in Alpine idyill until neighbour buysnew car.

Film was produced by Staragara, co-produced by TV Slovenija and cofinanced by Slovenian

Film Fund.

Authors:

Director of photography: Simon Tanšek

Art director: Niko Novak

Editor: Miloš KalusekMake up artist: Alenka Nahtigal

Costume designer: Alan HraniteljSound recording and editing: Gašper Loborec, Boštjan Kačičnik

Music: Drago Ivanuša, Ansambel bratov AvsenikProducer: Jožko Rutar

Actors:

Father: Ibrahim NouhamSon: Kany Michel Obenganeighbour: Samuel Camara

Competition projection of the film will be on Saturday August 18th AT 22.15H at National

theatre.Industry screening will be on Firday August 24th at 12h in festival centre.

Director Janez Burger and producer Jožko Rutar will attend the festival.

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FINISHED SHOOTING OF SHORT FILM MASTERPIECE


Staragara in coproduction with Potemkinove vasi and Vizualni laboratorij finished shooting of Jan Cvitkovič new short film Masterpiece. Film was shot at the Karst region of Slovenia.

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SHOOTING OF THE TV FILM 'SONJAʼ FINISHED


The shooting of the TV film 'Sonja' at the Primorska region of Slovenia finished. The writer of the screenplay, an adaptation of a short story by Milan Kleč, is Janez Burger, who also

directed the film.

The film is a co-production of Radio-Television Slovenia and Staragara production company.

The actors are Jana Zupančič, Primož Pirnat, Olga Kacjan, Pavle Ravnohrib, Vojko Zidar,Saša Tabakovič, Jette Ostan Verjup, Janez Škof, Gregor Čušin and others.

Director of photography is Bojan Kastelic, set was designed by Vasja Kokelj and AndražTrkman, costume design by Alan Hranitelj, make-up artist was Alenka Nahtigal. Film is edited

by Miloš Kalusek, author of original music is Drago Ivanuša.

Film was shot in HD technology.

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CIRCUS FANTASTICUS AT BERLINALE CO-PRODUCTION



MARKET


Project Circus Fantasticus, by writer and director Janez Burger, will be between 10thand13th of February, presented at Berlinale co-production market. Market works at the frameof Berlinale Film Festival. Project Circus Fantasticus is in the selection of 37 projects. Project

will be presented by writer and director Janez Burger and producer Jožko Rutar. Berlinaleco-production market is second biggest coproduction event in the world. Project CircusFantasticus was already successfully presented at Cinelink in Sarajevo, Cent east in Warsaw

and Balkan Fund in Thessaloniki. Development of project is supported by Media Plus and

Slovenian Film Fund.

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PREMIERE OF MONOCOMEDY PENIS MONOLOGUE


On Friday 9th of February monocomedy Penis Monologue will be officially premiered at

Caffe of hotel Union in Ljubljana. Show is directed by Simona Ješelnik and performed byJernej Kuntner. Perofrmance is made under motives of Flamish novel De Penis monoloog byNigel Williams and Peter Percival.

STARAGARA PRODUCTION COLLECTS AWARDS


On recently finished script development workshop of Balkan Fund in the frame of

International film festival in Thessaloniki , CIRCUS FANTASTICUSby writer and director Janez Burger, recived Special Jury Mention award. Members of Jury were german producer

Roman Paul, fraench producer Čedomir Kolar, director of british New Cinema Fund LennyCrooks, editor in chef at broadcaster Channel 4 Peter Carlton ter CEO of Balkan FundChirstina Callas. 12 projects from Slovenia, BiH, Srbia, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and

Turkey was presented. Jury was satisfied with presentation of the project by writer anddirector Janez Burger and producer Jožko Rutar. They wrote that this is magical, highlyambitious project that passed the phase of script development and it is prepared for

realization.

Collecting of the awards proceeddes also feature film by Jan Cvitkovic GRAVEHOPPING. Onthe festival Noordelijk film recives best film award by Students Jury. This is 23 award for thefilm

GRAVEHOPPING IS COLLECTING AWARDSLjubljana, 23.10.2006

Film Gravehopping by director Jan Cvitkovič again recives new awards. On the internationalfilm festival TOFFI in polish town Torun film recived 2 new awards.

Festival Jury awarded film Gravehopping with Special Jury Award.Beside this, film recived also Zygmund Kalužynski Award .

The award goes to a director whose film is chosen by the Jurors and will honour a selected,extraordinary - from the point of view of film art element of a made out film: a capture, a

scene or a musical or visual motive. The last, funeral scene with car in: "Odgrobadogroba"dir. Jan Cvitkovic

Mentioned awards are already 20th and 21st for Gravehopping.

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THREE AWARDS FOR GRAVEHOPPING AT FILMFESTIVAL IN PECS HUNGARY


Film GRAVEHOPPING directed by Jan Cvitkovič recived on film festival in hungarian cityPecs 3 awards.

Festival Jury awarded Gregor Bakovic with Best Main Actor Award and Simon Tašek wit

Award for best photography. Film was also recived Public Choice Award for best film.Gravehopping will also start theatre distribution In Hungary soon.

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SHOOTING OF SHORT FILM ON THE SUNNY SIDE OFALPS FINISHED


In surunding of Kranjska gora was finished the shooting of short film On the sunny side of

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Alps, directed by Janez Burger.

Story about problems between two slovenian families was mainly shot in Julian Alps.Shooting started at the top of highest slovenian mountain Triglav and finished in the valley of

ski jumping Hills Planica.

Director of photography was Simon Tanšek, art director was Niko Novak, make up artist war Alenka Nahtigal and costume designer was Alan Hranitelj. Film was produced by JožkoRutar for Staragara Production.

Main artor roles were played by Ibrahim Nouhoum and Kany Obenga.

GRAVEHOPPING SLOVENIAN CANDIDATE FORFOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR AWARD


Yesterday Association of Slovenian Filmmakers announced that Slovenian candidate for foreign language Oscar Award is feature film Gravehopping by writter and director Jan

Cvitkovič.

Jury wrote that film brings to the public all the diversity and colourity of human characters,

what is not ofter in slovenian films.

SHOOOTING OF THE SHORT FILM ON THE SUNNY SIDEOF ALPS STARTS


On Wednesday 13th of September starts on the top of highest slovenian mountain Triglavshooting of short film On the sunny side of Alps by writter and director Janez Burger. In the

plan are 10 shooting days till 25th of September.



MEDIE PLUS SUPPORT FOR PROJECT CIRCUS

FANTASTICUSLjubljana, 1.9.2006

Production house Staragara recived Media Plus support for development of the feature filmproject CIRCUS FANTASTICUS by writter and director Janez Burger. Support in the sum of

40.000 euros is for development of the project.

IMPORTANT PRESENCE OF STARAGARA PRODUCTIONON SARAJEVO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Ljubljana, 3.8.2006

Production house Staragara will be strongly presented on this year's film festival in Sarajevo.Director Jan Cvitkovič will be member of mail international jury for feature films. Beside him

in jury will be also bosnian directress Jasmila Žbanić, Wouter Barendrecht, founder of

Fortissimo Film Sales, Kim Dong-ho, director of Pusan International Film Festivala (Korea)and Jérôme Paillard, director of Marche de Cannes (France).

In section Regional off will be presented Cvitkovič's film GREAVEHOPPING(ODGROBADOGROBA).

Director Janez Burger in producer Jožko Rutar will be participants of project developmentprogramme CINELINK. They will present Burger's new feature film project CIRCUS

FANTASTICUS, which willbe presented to potencial partners and will together with other tenprojects from region compete for 3 equal awards in sum of 10.000 euros for projectdevelopment.

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JAN CVITKOVIČ MEMBER OF JURY IN LOCARNO

Ljubljana, 2.8.2006

Director Jan Cvitkovič was invited in jury which gives award Leopard of Future on

international film festival in Locarno Schwitzerland.. Together with him, will be members of short fil jury also israeli actress Clara Khoury, german greek producer Thanassis Kharatanos,

swiss distributor Jose Dubey and Section Head, Coopération a la Direction des AffairesEuropéennes et Internationales du Centre National de la Cinématographie, FranceJacqueline Ada.

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GRAVEHOPPING BEST FILM IN PALIĆ


Jan Cvitkovič recives on 13. european film festival in Palić Srbia Award Golden Tower for

best film in competition.section of festival. In competition were 12 films. Members of mainfestival Jury were serbian actres Neda Arnerić, hungarian director Benedek Fligauf, german

director Dietrich Bruggemann, austrian actress Franziska Weisz ans serbian director Sr đanKoljević.

Jury wrote:GOLDEN TOWER for the best film of the European Film Festival Palic 2006., is awarded tothe film GRAVEHOPPING directed by Jan Cvitkovic, (Slovenia, Croatia), for the original

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combination of human and philosophic aspects in telling the stories of our unordinary

ordinary lives.

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TWO AWARDS FOR GRAVEHOPPING AT PORTUGAL

12.6.2006

Jan Cvitkovič recived on 22nd film festival FESTROIA in portugese city Setúbal two awards.Fim Gravehopping recived silver dolphin - Special Jury Award and Award CICAE Jury.

CICAE is international confederation od art cinemas. In competition were 14 films, membersof main festival jury were serbian actor Slavko Štimac, greek film professional VoulaGeorgakakou , indian director Sandip Ray, director of Ljubljana film festival Jelka Strgel ,portugese film directors Fernando Vendrell and Luis Felipe Costa and portugese actress Io

Appolloni.

After award ceremony director Jan Cvitkovič stated that he is happy for each award,specially for award of CICAE, which ables film to be presented in the wide range of artcinemas network.

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PROJECT CIRCUS FANTASTICUS IN CINELINK

9.5.2006

Feature film project CIRCUS FANTASTICUS by writer and director Janez Burger wasselected in most prominent programme for development in South Easter Europe CINELINK.

Cinelink is organised in the frame of Sarajevo International Film Festival and has twoworkshops and final presentation during the festival in august. This year 11 film projects from9 'Balcan' countries were selected.

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SHORT FILM ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF ALPS IN PRE-PRODUCTION

9.5.2006

Production house STARAGARA is preparing shooting of short film On the sunny side of Alpsby writer and director Janez Burger.

Film will be shot in the first part of September and is co-financed by Slovenian Film Fund.

JOŽKO RUTAR IS SLOVENIAN PRODUCER ON THEMOVE

9.5.2006

Producer Jožko Rutar was selected as slovenian representative in iniciative of European FilmPromotion PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE.

All 22 selected producers will be presented in large promotion campaign during Cannes film

festival.

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NEW AWARD FOR FILM GRAVEHOPPING

20.3.2006

Jan Cvitkovič Jrecived on 10th international film festival in Sofia, Bulgaria award No Man'sLand for best balkan film acoording to Jury of Bulgarian film critiques. Award was given byreputated bulgarian wine cellar No Man's land and beside diploma also consist a cartoon of

wine. Film was presented in Balkan Film Showcase Section.

Two awards for Graveopping in Khanty Mansysk

7.3.2006

Jan Cvitkovič recived on 4th film festival Spirit of fire in syberian town Khanty Mansysk twoawards. Award Silver Tayga for second best film of festival competition and Special Jury

Award for most impressive film scene. President of Jury was japanese actress KomakiKurihara. Film was warmly welcomed by local audience.

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GRAVEHOPPING best film in Torino

21.11.2005

Gravehopping on the winning tour. This weekend it recives Main Jury Award for the BestFilm in international competition at Torino film festival. Beside this it recives also Award for

Best Script given by Holden school Master degree students jury.

GRAVEHOPPING starts slovenian cinema distribution

17.11.2005

From 17th of November Gravehopping will start cinema distribution in Ljubljana, Maribor andCelje.

GRAVEHOPPING winner of Cottbus


On the 15 th festival of EasternEuropean Cinema in Cottbus Jan Cvitkovič recived

Main Prize for Best Film. Beside this GRAVEHOPPING recived also award for best filmfrom Ecumencial Jury.

Members of festival Jury were german director Andreas Dresen, hungarian actress DorkaGryllus, polish scriptwritter Maciej Karpinski, croatian and french producer Čedomir Kolar and

Nadia Turincev from Russia. Festival jury unanimosly decided to give award to

Gravehopping. In explantaion they wrote: " From the beginning to the end, from birth todeath, from laugher to crying, from love to murder, this film takes us on a risky jurney,

demanding courage from both the filmmaker and the viewer. It forces us to look back at theexperiences of our life and ask: are we actors in a comedy or a drama? It asks uneasy

questions, makes us lough in apparently serious moments – and in all that doesn't loose itsbalance, skillfully avoiding all traps of such an adventure. It owes it to the outstanding actors,witty dialogues full of absurd and laconic humour. As one of its characters would put it, this

film does not say 'eventually', it goes its own way until a bitter end, full of dramatic power and hope. The Jury unanimously awarded the main Prize for the Best Film to Gravehopping,Slovenia."

GRAVEHOPPING opens 16 th Ljubljana international filmfestival


Second feature film of director Jan Cvitkovic will open on Thursday 10 th of November at19.15 h officially open 16 th Ljubljana international film festival. At official opening will bepresent also majority of film team including director Jan Cvitkovič.

Film GRAVEHOPPING will start slovene cinema distribution in Ljubljana at Thursday 17 th of

November.

On 9 th of November will be GRAVEHOPPING screened in official competition of 15 th

Festival of East European Cinema in Cottbus, Germany. On 14 th of November will bescreened in competition of 23 rd Torino film festival.

Premeire of dance perofrmance Solo by MagdalenaReiter

on 4 th of November at 20h will be in Stara Elektrarna in Ljubljana premeire of new danceperformance by choreographer Magdalena Reiter. Performace is produced by Staragara andco-produced by Bunker / Stara Elektrarna.

Performance Solo is second perofrmance produced in cooperation between Staragara andMagdalena Reiter. In performace they are collaborated also dramaturgist Janez Burger,

music composerTomaž Grom, light and set designer Jaka Šimenc and costume designer Alan Hranitelj.

In the perofrmance author asked her a question if Solo is the most personal and indirect formis this a résumé of previous work, can person encounter with oneself, having a closer look at

one's own fears, desires, hidden dreams and weaknesses. She wants to discover newqualities, microcosmos. She wants to make s analysis, decomposition to primal parts.It is just

a watchword for observing oneself from a distance.

Solo.

Award for dance performance MOMENT


On 8th Teatar fest festival in Sarajevo, which take place between 17th and 24th of

September was dance performance MOMENT, choreografed by MAGDALENA REITER,awarded for most expressive stage sign. Performance was coproduced by STARAGARA,



Exodos and Cankarjev dom.

Graveshopping in competition of Warshaw film festival


Jan Cvitkovic's film GRAVEHOPPING will be presented in competitional programme of 21 st

Warshaw International Film Festival, which take place from 7 th to 16 th of October.Gravehopping is included among 15 films into competition section New Films, New Directors.President of this year jury is polish direcctor Pawel Pawlikovski, members are Turkish

director Yessim Ustaoglu, polish jurnalist in director of music videos Anna Maliszewska,

romanian director Cristi Puiu in bosnian director Pjer Žalica.

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Graveshopping opens 3rd Zagreb film festival


Second feature film of award winning director Jan Cvitkovič will on Monday 17 th of October

at 20h open 3th Zagreb film festival, where it will be shown in official cometition program.Feature film GRAVEHOPPING is a coproduction between Slovenia and Croatia. Actors anddirector Jan Cvitkovič will attend opening and official coratian premiere.

In official programme will be beside GRAVEHOPPING presented also films GOOD NIGHT,

AND GOOD LUCK directed by George Clooney and ME AND YOU AND EVERYBODY WEKNOW directed by Mirande July. V main programme competiting for Golden Pram Award will

be presented 10 feature films. President of Official Jury is chinese director and actor Li Yang,members are dutch producer Denis Vaslin in serbian actor Slavko Štimac.

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Gravehopping in competition of Warshaw film festival


Jan Cvitkovic's film GRAVEHOPPING will be presented in competitional programme of 21 stWarshaw International Film Festival, which take place from 7 th to 16 th of October.Gravehopping is included among 15 films into competition section New Films, New Directors.

President of this year jury is polish direcctor Pawel Pawlikovski, members are Turkishdirector Yessim Ustaoglu, polish jurnalist in director of music videos Anna Maliszewska,

romanian director Cristi Puiu in bosnian director Pjer Žalica.

Brad Pitt wants to do remake of GravehoppingLjubljana, 7.10.2005

Production house PLAN B, owned by Brad Pitt, contacted STARAGARA Production aboutremake rights for feature film Gravehopping, directed by Jan Cvitkovič. Film Gravehoppingwas premiered at this year's San Sebastian film festival, where it recives prestigious

ALTADIS- NEW DIRECTORS AWARD, for best first or secend film.

Plan B, owned by Brad Pitt, has produced this summer hit CHARLIE AND THECHOCOLATE FACTORY, directed by Tim Burton. Main actor is Johnny Depp. Film wasproduced for Warner Bross. studios.

Gravehopping (Odgrobadogroba) - By DEBORAH YOUNGFROM VARIETY

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"Gravehopping" takes Slovenian helmer Jan Cvitkovic beyond the grim down-and-outers of his notable debut "Bread and Milk" into a much airier, poetic realm in thebest tradition of East European black humor. Beginning as a simple, well-wrought

local smiler that descends from Jiri Menzel's "My Sweet Little Village," story turnsunexpectedly dark in the final reels, when comedy is jettisoned for a shocker finale.

Critical support could convince auds to discover this promising new talent who, alongwith his producer, Janez Burger (director of "Idle Running"), is putting Sloveniancinema on the map.

Mop-headed Pero (Gregor Bakovic) specializes in giving funeral orations in a smallSlovenian town. He takes his work seriously and adds personal touches to his eulogies that

bring the mourners to tears. He and his best friend Shooki (Drago Milinovic), a mechanic,may not be the brightest guys on the block, but their hearts are in the right place. Their off-

beat love interests are, respectively, the innocent-looking, fun-loving young Renata (MojcaFatur), whom Pero is too bumbling and shy to bed, and Ida (Sonja Savic), a crazy, funny-

faced deaf mute who adores Shooki. What could go wrong in this idyllic setting? For thebetter part of the film, very little, and some tedium creeps in midway as minicrises involvingPero's suicidal grandfather (Brane Grubar) and his battered-wife sister Vilma (NatasaMatjasec) arise and are quickly solved. This part of the film is enjoyable as a showcase for

Bakovic's great comic timing and absurdist humor, as in a simple but effective gag with aladder or his irresistible attempt to learn English from a language tape. To be sure, editor

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