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Nagrado prejme…Julija in Romeo!

2013-04-23T17:46:00.002+02:00

Z veseljem sporočamo, da so vsi štirje filmi, ki so jih dijaki Srednje šole Slovenska Bistrica posneli na naši filmski šoli, ki je potekala od lanskega novembra do januarja, prejeli srebrno priznanje na tekmovanja “Slovenščina ima dolg jezik, Književnost na filmu”. In ne samo to film Julija in Romeo je zasedel prvo mesto v kategoriji “1. in 2. letnik gimnazije”. Iskrene čestitke! Upamo, da bodo dijaki pridobljeno filmsko znanje uporabljali še naprej in posneli še kakšen film! Filme si boste kmalu lahko ogledali tukaj na našem blogu.

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As you can remember, from last November till this January we held a film workshop for students of high school Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. We are happy to say that all four films made at the workshop received silver awards on the competition “Slovenian language has long tongue - Literature though film”. But this is not all; the film Julia and Romeo (Julija in Romeo) won the main award in the category “1st and 2nd grade of Gymnasium”. Congratulations to all! The films will soon be available here on our blog.

Photo by: Vasja Eigner

GoShort Student Campus 2013

2013-04-10T16:38:00.000+02:00

Leto 2013 se je začelo resnično naporno. Po januarskem Strasbourgu ter februarskem Berlinu in Luxembourgu, se je naša producentka Mojca Pernat, tik pred premiero filma Missing the Moment, udeležila Student Campusa GoShort v Nizozemskem mestu Nijmegen, kamor je bila povabljena kot ena izmed 15 talentiranih mladih filmskih producentov iz vse Evrope. Imela je priložnost pobližje spoznati filmsko industrijo, poslušati številna predavanja o produkciji in distribuciji ter si ogledati mnogo filmov na festivalu Go Short. Ponovno je strokovni javnosti predstavljala naš projekt "Honey, can you take my human for a walk", ki je bil zelo dobro sprejet tako tukaj kot že na European Short Pitch 2013.

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The year 2013 started really busy. After the visit of Strasbourg in January and the visit of Beriln and Luxembourg in February and just before our premiere of our film Missing the Moment our producer Mojca Pernat flew to Nijemegen (Netherlands) to take part of GoShort Student campus where she was invited as one of 15 young talented producers from all over Europe. She had the opportunity to take a closer look at the film industry, listen to a lot of great lectures about film production and distribution and to see a lot of films at the short film festival GoShort. She also again presented our new project in the making, the short animation "Honey, can you take my human for a walk" to the industry people. And they were once again blown away as they were at the European Short Pitch 2013 in February.

Premiere of Missing The Moment

2013-03-29T13:38:00.000+01:00

Premiera je za nami! Celoten večer, ki ga je povezoval Luka Marčetič, je dodobra navdušil in nasmejal publiko. Po projekciji filma Missing the Moment smo si lahko ogledali še making of in prisluhnili pogovoru z ustvarjalci, kjer smo med drugim izdali od kod ideja za film, kako je potekalo snemanje seks scene in zakaj se je Nives pred snemanjem postrigla. Program je zaključila projekcija filma, ki je nastal na eni izmed naših filmskih delavnic Julija in Romeo, animiranega filma Last Lunch ter filma posnetega z mobilnim telefonom Kriza. Urednemu delu je sledilo druženje ob vinih Ščurek in pijačami pivovarne Laško. Večer smo zaključili ob ritmih filmske glasbe v klubu Rožmarin.

Za tiste ki so zamudili trenutek pa pod besedilom objavljamo nekaj utrinkov.

Še enkrat bi se radi zahavalili celotni ekipi filma. Radi bi se zahvalili tudi vsem, ki ste nam pomagali pri pripravi premiere: Saša Bach, Janja Pernek, Anja Patekar, Rok Deželak, Tjaša Frumen, Ines Kožuhar, Luka Marcetič, Sami Rahim, Aljaž Tepina, Anja Jurše, Ivan Stanojevič, Rene Puhar, Daniel... brez vaše pomoči premiere ne bi izpeljali tako uspešno. Hvala!

Še enkrat hvala tudi vsem podpornikom, ki so premiero in film omogočili: Tenzor, KSFH, Teleking, Mariborska razvojna agencija, Zaavod Udarnik, FERI, RD2 Photography, vina Ščurek, Hiša Stare trte, Pivovarna Laško, Oda, Rožmarin, vinogradno turistična kmetija Borko.

Hvala, ker vam ni vseeno za slovenski film.

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Premiere is behind us! The audience really enjoyed the film and the whole program, moderated by Luka Marčetič, which made them laugh again and again. They left the screening hall full of good impressions and feelings. The screening of the film Missing the Moment was followed by the “Making of” and debate with the film crew. We revealed where the idea for the film comes from, how it was on the set of the sex scene and why Nives cut of her hair before shooting started. The program ended with the screening of Julia and Romeo, film made by students at one our film workshops, animated film Last Lunch and film shoot with mobile phone Crisis (Kriza). After the official program the guests were invited to join us in the lobby of Udarnik and enjoy the evening with glass of Ščurek wine and drinks from pivovarna Laško. Everything ended in club Rožmarin where we danced to the sound of film music all night long.

We are attaching some photos for all of you who missed the moment.

Fist of all we would like to thank the whole team of the film. We would also like to thank everyone who helped us bring this premiere to life: Saša Bach, Janja Pernek, Anja Patekar, Rok Deželak, Tjaša Frumen, Ines Kožuhar, Luka Marcetič, Sami Rahim, Aljaž Tepina, Anja Jurše, Ivan Stanojevič, Rene Puhar, Daniel... Thank you!

Once again, thanks to our supporters: Tenzor, KSFH, Teleking, Mariborska razvojna agencija, Zaavod Udarnik, FERI, RD2 Photography, vina Ščurek, Hiša Stare trte, Pivovarna Laško, Oda, Rožmarin, vinogradno turistična kmetija Borko.

Thank you for caring for Slovenian film.

Photos by Sami Rahim.

Še več fotografij najdete na FB strani filma. // You can find even more photos on the official FB page of the film.

Tonight do not Miss The Moment

2013-03-23T14:38:00.004+01:00

Le nekaj ur nas še loči do premiere filma Missing the Moment, ki bo ob 20. uri v mariborskem kinu Udarnik. Po projekciji filma bo sledil še »making of« in pogovor z ustvarjalci. Ob koncu uradnega programa, ki ga bo povezoval Luka Marcetič, pa vas vabimo na sproščeno druženje s filmsko ekipo ob kozarcu vina Ščurek in raznovrstnih pijač Pivovarne Laško. Na koncu pa ne pozabite še na after party in sproščeno druženje z ustvarjalci filma, igralci in ostalo ekipo v prijetni atmosferi R-Kluba v Rožmarinu.

Ob tej priložnosti bi se radi zahvalili tudi vsem ostalim podpornikom, ki so premiero omogočili: Tenzor, KSFH, Teleking, Mariborska razvojna agencija, zavod Udarnik, FERI, RD2 Photography, vina Ščurek, Hiša Stare trte, Pivovarna Laško, Oda, Rožmarin, vinogradno turistična kmetija Borko.

Ne zamudite trenutka in se nam pridružite. Se vidimo!

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Only few hours seperate us from the tonight's Missing the Moment premiere in cinema Udarnik, Maribor. Interesting debate with authors will follow the screening of the film and making of documentary. Host for tonight’s event will be filmmaker Luka Marcetič. After the official program you are kindly invited to informal socializing with film-makers along a glass of Ščurek wine and variety of other Laško drinks. Don not forget about the after party at R-Klub Rožmarin.

We would like to use this opportunity to thank our supporters for helping us bring this event to life: Tenzor, KSFH, Teleking, Mariborska razvojna agencija, zavod Udarnik, FERI, RD2 Photography, wine Ščurek, Hiša Stare trte, Pivovarna Laško, Oda, Rožmarin, vinogradno turistična kmetija Borko.

Don’t miss the moment and join us tonight. See you there!

MTM - Peter's room

2013-03-23T08:11:00.005+01:00

Produkcija filma Missing the Moment je bil za nas nov izziv, še posebej na področju posebnih efektov, maske in scenografije. Ena izmed scenografsko zahtevnejših scen je bila Petrova soba. Sceno Petrove sobe smo postavili pri Tjaši doma, kjer smo morali premakniti skoraj vse kose pohištva, da smo dosegli želen izgled sobe. Sobo smo nato opremili z rekviziti; petrovimi umetninami, njegovimi osebnimi predmeti, oblekami, itd. Petrove umetnine nam je priskrbela scenografinja Mojca Breg, ki nam je prav tako pomagala pri postavitvi scene. Glede na to da je Missing the Moment kratki film, v njem lahko opazite številne različne obleke oz. kostume. Tako Peter, kot punca v rdečem, sta imela različne kostume v različnih scenah, od uradnih oblek, do sexy spodnjega perila. Spodaj si lahko pogledate kratek video o tem kako smo Tjašino sobo spremenili v Petrovo sobo. O tem kako so potekali posamezni snemalni dnevi in kaj vse se je med snemanjem doagjalo na setu, vam razkrijemo po premieri filma.

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Every new project is a challenge for us. Production of short fiction film Missing the Moment was no exception, especially in the field of scenography, special effects and make-up. We shoot »Peter's room« at Tjaša's home. We spend one full day to rearrange the furniture and all props to achieve our desired vision of the set. Our scenographer Mojca Breg helped us with the set design and she provided us with Peter's paintings as well. Missing the Moment is a short film, but you can see a lots of different costumes in it. Peter, as well as girl in red, have a variety of different costumes, from formal suit, to sexy Lingerie. Below you can see a time-lapse of how Tjaša's room was converted into Peter's room. After the premiere we will reveal making of secrets. Stay tuned.

MTM - Meet the Cast

2013-03-20T22:00:00.000+01:00

Naš glavni protagonist Peter je mlad talentirani umetnik, ujet v času, ki je neizprosen. Zaradi pritiskov iz okolice je zelo obremenjen z razpletom dogodkov, ki so pomembni za njegovo kariero. Ujet je v trenutku prihodnosti in ne more izživeti sedanjosti. Petra je upodobil Nejc Birsa.

Punco v rdečem, ki spremeni Petrovo življenje, je igrala Nives Brauner. Pretvorba Nives v njen lik je zahteval kar veliko truda za Mojco Škof in Kristjana, saj je Nives v času snemanja imela kratke lase, v scenariju pa je bila zamišljeno dekle z dolgimi lasmi.

V filmu je vlogo dekana umetniške fakultete zaigral Bojan Petek.

Kot statisti se v filmu pojavijo tudi Ines Cerkvenčič, Maja Žigart, Robert Fišer, Bojan Klavžar, Magdalena Veleski, Simon Komar in David Zakelšek. Ker smo pri nekaterih scenah potrebovali veliko število mimoidočih, se kot statisti v filmu pojavijo tudi člani filmske ekipe. Ob tej priložnosti bi se radi zahvalili vsem sodelujočim, ki so si vzeli čas in brez plačila bili pripravljeni sodelovati in pomagati pri projektu.

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Our main protagonist Peter, is a young talented artist, caught in inexorable time. He is worrying about development of the events which are important to his career, because of the pressures from outside world. He is caught in moment in future and cannot experience life in present. We casted Nejc Birsa for the role of Peter.

Nives Brauner played the role of Girl in red who changes Peter’s life. But transformation of Nives into her character took a lot of energy and time for our makeup artist Mojca Škof and hairstylist Kristjan. Nives cut of her long hair only few weeks before shooting and we needed long haired girl.

Bojan Petek took the role of art school dean. He was just perfect for the role.

Due to higher production value of the film, we had a bunch of extras as well. Ines Cerkvenčič, Maja Žigart, Robert Fišer, Bojan Klavžar, Magdalena Veleski, Simon Komar and David Zakelšek all helped us to create our film world look much crowded. But they were just not enough sometimes. Sometimes shooting crew members walked in front of the camera as well. We would like to use this opritunity to thank all of you, who volunterly helped us bringing this motion picture to life.

Photos by: Rok Deželak, Urška Drofelnik, Boštjan Selinšek.

MTM - Meet The Team

2013-03-19T22:06:00.001+01:00

Pri ustvarjanju kratkega filma Missing the Moment je sodelovalo kar nekaj ljudi. Jedro ekipe sestavljamo Mitja Mlakar – režiser, scenarist, montažer in VFX, Mojca Pernat – producentka in organizatorica snemanja ter Miha Šubic – asistent režije in montaže.

Pri pripravah in na snemanju pa so nam pomagali še številni sodelavci. Z nekaterimi smo že dolgoročni sodelavci, z drugimi smo sodelovali prvič. Vsekakor je bilo sodelovanje z vsemi zelo zanimivo in zabavno.

Mojca Škof je poskrbela za masko, Kristjan Skamljič pa za frizure, še posebaj velko dela pa je imel z lasuljo. Ja prav ste prebrali lasuljo. O čem govorimo boste lahko prebrali v naslednjih postih. Z njima smo sodelovali že pri preteklih projektih in smo jih z veseljem ponovno povabili k sodelovanju. Tudi tokrat sta odlično opravila svojo nalogo, ki ni bila preprosta.

Pomemben del ekipe sta bili tudi naša scenograifinja Mojca Breg, ki je okrasila lepo in polno detajlov sobo našega glavnega protagonista in naša kostumografinja Tjaša Frumen, ki je med drugim poskrbela za sexy outfit.

“On set "photography” in “making of” material, ki ga boste lahko premierno videli v soboto pa so zagotovili objektivi in kamere naših Makingoffovcev Urške Drofelnik, Roka Deželak in Boštjana Selinšeka.

In nenazadnje to odlično glasbo, ki ponovno doda še en sloj temu filmu, je posebaj za fim napisal naš komponist Tim Žibrat.

Ne zamudite našega naslednjega posta, ki bo govoril o ljudeh brez katerih bi naše platno bilo prazno. Več slik spodaj.

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Quite a few people participated in creating of the short fiction film Missing the Moment. Members of the core team are; Mitja Mlakar – director, screenwriter, editor and VFX artist, Mojca Pernat – producer and organizer of the shooting and Miha Šubic – assistant director and editor.

We joined forces with bunch of other creative and talented people which all took part in the creation of the film. We already collaborated with some of them before. But we also worked with some of them for the first time and all of us enjoyed the collaboration. In any case, the cooperation with all of them was interesting and fun.

Mojca Škof was in charge of the make-up, Kristjan Skamljič worked on the hairstyles and had a hard time especially with working with a wig. Yes a wig. What we are talking about you will see in future blogs. A vital part of the team were also our set designer Mojca Breg, who decorated the beautiful and full of details room of our main character Peter and Tjaša Frumen who among other things created the sexy costumes.

On set photography and making of material which you will have the opportunity to see for the first time on Saturday, was provided by our "making-of girl and guys" Urška Drofelnik, Rok Deželak and Boštjan Selinšek.

And last but not least the fantastic music which underlays jet another layer to our film was made by our music composer Tim Žibrat.

Do not miss our next blog post where we will find out who are the persons without whom our canvas would blank. More photos below.

Photos by: Rok Deželak, Urška Drofelnik, Boštjan Selinšek.

MTM - From Idea to Premiere

2013-03-18T22:54:00.000+01:00

Priprave na premiero kratkega igranega filma Missing the Moment, ki bo 23.02.2013 v mariborskem kinu Udarnik, so že v polnem teku. Film pa ima za sabo že kar nekaj svoje poti; prvič je bil predstavljen na Short Film Cornerju Cannskega filmskega festivala, predvajan pa je bil tudi na 15. festivalu slovenskega filma v Portorožu. Kako je bil film sprejet na festivalih, si lahko preberete v prejšnjih objavah na našem blogu.

Ker se premiera filma bliža, smo se odločili, da vam razkrijemo pot filma; od ideje do premiere. Najprej vam bomo razkrili kako so potekale priprave na snemanje, po premieri pa še kako je potekalo snemanje, ki se je odvijalo v marcu 2012. Film je dolg 10 minut, snemalnih dni pa je pa bilo zaradi številnih lokacij in posebnih efektov kar 8. Kdo je stal pred in kdo za kamero ter kako so potekale priprave in snemanje, sledi v prihodnjih objavah.

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The preparations for the premiere of the short fiction film Missing the Moment which will be held on 23rd of March 2013 at 20.00 in cinema Udarnik, Maribor are in full swing. The film has already some part of it’s journey behind it. For the fist time it was presented at Short Film Corner at Cannes Film Festival last year. It was also screened at 15th festival of Slovenian film in Portorož, Slovenia. You can read about film’s festival success on our previous blog posts.

The premiere is just days ahead and we decided to reveal the journey of the film; from idea to premiere. Firstly we will expose film’s pre-production. After the premiere we will post some blog posts about shooting. Film is 10 minutes long and we had 8 shooting days. This is because of various shooting locations and special visual effects which appear in the film. Find out who was a part of the crew, who are the stars of the film and how the was shooting in our next few blog posts.

Pitching Honey in Luxembourg

2013-03-14T19:53:00.000+01:00

Žal je že za nami tudi drugi del Nisi Masa European Short Pitch-a. Naš scenarij, ki smo ga v Zagrebu razvijali, smo v Luksemburgu predstavili oz. pitchali, evropskim producentom in tako iskali možnosti koprodukcije. Pred tem smo seveda naš pitch dopolnjevali, spreminjali, popravljali, pilili, vadili, vadili in vadili. Naš trud se je poplačal saj je pitch na koncu izpadel fenomenalno ter cilj, ki smo si ga zastavili, tako tudi dosegli. Kasneje so sledila še one-on-one srečanja s producenti. Vse skupaj pa se je končalo s prijetnim druženjem z organizatorji, mentorji, producenti in ostalimi udeleženci pozno v noč. Luksemburg smo zapustili polni novih izkušenj, ki nam bodo v prihodnje še zelo koristile. Radi bi se zahvalili organizaciji Nisi Masa, organizatorjem tega dogodka in seveda vsem mentorjem še posebaj pa mentorici našega projekta Nadji in nenazadnje hvala tudi vse ostalim udeležencem za vso pomoč in super skupne trenutke. Hvala! Tukaj lahko še najdete nekaj slik ter izjave in komentarje drugih udeležencev.

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Second part of NIsi Masa Erupean Short Pitch is over. In Luxembourg we got the chance to pitch the project we developed in Zagreb, to various European producers in search for co-production. But firstly we had to develop, change, fix and practice our pitch. We are happy to say that the pitch was very well delivered and audience loved it. Hard work was repaid and we believe we achieved our goal. After the pitching sessions we had one-on-one meetings with the producers. Everything ended up late at night with B52s on fire. We had a very nice time meeting and hanging around with tutors, organizers, producers and of course, other participants. We left Luxembourg with good memories and full of new experiences and knowledge which will help us in our future careers. We really want to thank all of the kind people at Nisi Masa for organising this kind of events and also all the tutors especially our tutor Nadja and last but not least we want to thank to all the great participants of ESP for a really great time. You are a great inspiration and we wish you all the best with your projects. Thank You! Check out some photos and confessions of other participants on Nisi Leaks blog.

Premiera filma Missing The Moment

2013-03-01T15:23:00.000+01:00

Po številnih festivalskih predvajanjih se bo kratki igrani film Missing the Moment končno predstavil širši javnosti. Film, ki je svojo festivalsko premiero doživel na Short film Cornerju Cannskega filmskega festivala, se bo prvič na ne-festivalskem platnu pojavil v soboto, 23. marca 2013, ob 20.00 uri, v mariborskem kinu Udarnik. Projekciji bo sledil pogovor z igralci in ustvarjalci ter dodaten program, ki bo zaokrožil filmski večer in zadovoljil še tako zahtevne cineaste. Po prireditvi bo sledilo sproščeno druženje z ustvarjalci, igralci, obiskovalci, cineasti, kulturniki in vsemi, ki se nam bodo 23. marca pridružili v kinu Udarnik.

Vstop prost. Vabljeni!

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After successful screenings at various film festivals, our short fiction film Missing the Moment will finally premiere for wide audience on Saturday, 23rd of March 2013, at 20.00 in cinema Udarnik in Maribor. The film had its world wide festival premiere at last years Festival de Cannes Short film corner. A talk with authors and actors will follow the screening, as well as short making of and some bonus film program which will complete our movie night. After the main program, you are kindly invited for a drink in cinema lobby and to chat with authors, actors, cineasts, cinefiles and all other who will join us on this lovely evening.

Free entry. See you there!

Film Factory at Berlinale 2013

2013-02-18T20:11:00.000+01:00

Naš prvi Berlinski festival je za nami. Berlin je v času festivala pravo filmsko mesto. Na Berlinalu se za vsakogar ponuja nekaj. Poleg predavanj na Berlinale talent kampusu smo obiskali tudi filmski market EFM in številne dogodke namenjene mreženju. Čeprav smo bili na festivalu cel teden, si nismo imeli časa ogledati kakšnega filma ali zvezd na rdeči preprogi. Mogoče se bo čas za to našel drugo leto. Kot smo že omenili v prejšnji objavi, je naš novi projekt predstavljen v Berlinalski ediciji revije Daazo World of Shorts. Zahvalili bi se radi našim filmskim kolegom za povabila na dogodke (beri zabave itd.). Ne spreglejte fotografij ki so nastale v času našega obiska festivala.

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Our first Berlinale experience is over. Berlin is a really filmic city and the festival really offers something for everyone. Besides attending some Berlinale Talent Campus master classes, we visited European Film Market and a lot of networking events. Ironically we had no time for watching stars walk the red carpet and no time for watching films. Maybe next year. We definitely had a great time. One of the best things, as you could read in our previous post was the presentation of our new project in Berlinale edition of Daazo’s World of Shorts magazine. We would like to use this opportunity to thank our film friends for invitations to all the awesome networking events (read as parties etc.). Check out the photos and see for yourself how the festival looks like.

Honey in World of Shorts Berlinale issue

2013-02-08T22:38:00.002+01:00

Za vas imamo dobro novico! Naš novi projekt "Honey, can you take my human for a walk?" je predstavljen v Berlinalski ediciji revije Daazo’s World of Shorts. Pitch projekta je bil izbran med sedem najboljših po izboru Daazo-ta. Za vse ki vas zanima kako bo izgledal naš novi projekt, lahko najdete pitch page na strain 33. Celoten članek pa se nahaja na straneh 26 – 35. Spletno verzijo revije lahko najdete spodaj pod besedilom ali tukaj, tiskano verzijo pa lahko poiščete na prizoriščih Berlinala.

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We have awesome news! Our new project “Honey, can you take my human for a walk?” is presented in the Berlinale edition issue of Daazo's World of Shorts magazine. The project’s pitch was selected among the seven best at Daazo Pitch page competition. So, anyone who wants to know more about our new project can find the pitch on page 33. You can find the whole article on pages 26 – 35. You can read Daazo’s World of Shorts magazine here or below the text. You can find the print copy at the Berlinale's venues!

GENERATOR 2013 Report

2013-02-04T20:18:00.001+01:00

Generator, avdiovizualni forum za mlade, nas je napolnil z novo energijo. Okrepili smo stara filmska prijateljstva ter spoznali kopico nadarjenih filmarjev. Udeležili smo se številnih predavanj, na katerih smo nadgradili znanje o distribuciji, produkciji, financiranju, prodaji filmov in filmskih festivalih. Časa za ogled Strasbourga ni bilo veliko. Po napornem vikendu si malo odpočijemo, zberemo misli in že spet pakiramo. Se vidimo v Berlinu! Spodaj prilagamo še nekaj slik.

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GENERATOR: Youth Audiovisual Forum was a success and filed us with new energy. We have meet a lot of new talented film-makers and finally had time to have a chat with those we've meet before. We participated many different lectures, panels and workshops and gained a lot of new knowledge about distribution, production, funding and film festivals. Sadly there was not a lot of time for sightseeing in Strasbourg. Just a little rest after this busy weekend and than we're off to Berlin. See you at Berlineale 2013. More pictures below.

Photo: Film Factory & Nisi Masa

Off to Strasbourg - Generator

2013-01-23T22:47:00.000+01:00

Naslednja postaja na našem prenatrpanem urniku je Strasbourg in Nisi Masin GENERATOR forum. Komaj že čakamo vse delavnice in predavanja, ki so jih za nas pripravili. Zraven vsega tega pa bomo imeli priložnost srečati še nekaj starih filmskih znancev in z njimi popiti kakšno pivo ali dve :) Če vas zanima kaj je NISI MASA ali kaj je GENERATOR si lahko vse preberete na njihovih spletnih straneh na prej podanih povezavah.

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In this busy start of the year 2013 our next destination is Strasbourg and the Nisi Masa Generator - Youth Audiovisual Forum. We already can't wait for all the great workshops and panels they prepared for us. We'll also have the opportunity to meet with our film-maker friends and have a beer or two together :) To find out more about NISI MASA or GENERATOR visit their official websites.

Scripts, scripts and more scripts

2013-01-22T23:16:00.000+01:00

Na žalost je prvi del European Short Pitch-a že za nami. Scenaristična delavnica v Zagrebu je bila nepozabna izkušnja s katere smo odnesli veliko novega znanja in poznanstev. Srečali smo stare filmske prijatelje, ter spoznali še več novih. Naš urnik je bil natrpan z raznimi debatami, pogovori, predavanji in seveda delu na scenarijih. Delo na scenariju animiranega filma “Honey can you take my human for a walk?” pa se šele prav začenja. Radi bi se zahvalili vsem, še posebej mentorjem, za konstruktivne debate, kritike in nasvete, ki bodo izboljšali scenarij. Zelo smo veseli da smo lahko del ESP-ja in se že veselimo koprodukcijskega foruma v Luksemburgu.

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Sadly, first part of European Short Pitch is already over. In this week we spent in Zagreb we learned a bunch of new stuff about screenwriting and pitching. The schedule was full with discussions, debates, master classes and parties. We didn’t sleep much, but we had a lot of fun. So now it is the time to re-write the screenplay for “Honey can you take my human for a walk?” and prepare for pitching in Luxemburg in March. Thanks a lot to everybody for comments and discussions we had. It was an awesome experience and we are honored to be a part of it.

Photo by: Nisi Masa & Film Factory

Filmska šola z Miho Hočevarjem

2013-01-20T22:37:00.000+01:00

Filmska šola II. gimnazije Maribor se je pričela! Četrta edicija skupnih filmskih delavnic z Drugo gimnazijo bo potekala v novi preobleki, in sicer s strokovnim vodjo Miho Hočevarjem. Po prvem srečanju z učenci smo Film Factoryjevci polni dobrih vtisov in se že veselimo soustvarjanja njihovih filmov. Več o projektu lahko preberete v Večerovem članku (celotni članek lahko najdete tukaj) ali na uradni spletni strani projekta.

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II. gimnazija Maribor Film School has begun! This is the fourth time we are co-creating a film workshop with this school and this time is time for an upgrade. This time on board of the project we have a successful Slovenian film director, Miha Hočevar. After the first meeting with the students we are full of good impressions and we look forward to being mentors of their films. More about the project can be read in the newspaper Večer (only Slovenian) or on the projects official web page. Camera, lights and action. (Photo by: Igor Napast)

European Short Pitch 2013

2013-01-07T22:30:00.000+01:00

Novo leto se za nas začenja delovno. Kot ste morda že opazili na spletni strani Nisi Mase, je naš novi projekt, »Honey, can you take my human for a walk?«, bil sprejet na European Short Pitch 2013, ki je sestavljen iz koprodukcijskega foruma v Luksemburgu ter scenaristične delavnice v Zagrebu. Slednja se začne že 8. januarja, na delavnici pa se bo pod mentorstvom strokovnjakov dodelal in dokončal scenarij. »Honey, can you take my human for a walk?« je kratki 3D animiran film v režiji Mihe Šubica.

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We are experiencing a very busy start of a new year. Our new project “Honey, can you take my human for a walk?” was selected for European Short Pitch 2013. First part of ESP, the screenplay workshop, will already begin on 8th January, so are already preparing ourselves for departure. The second part is going to take place at the beginning of March in Luxemburg, where we will pitch our project to various producers in search of co-production. “Honey, can you take my human for a walk?” is a short 3D animated film directed by Miha Šubic. We will reveal more about the project in next few months. Here you can find more about Nisi Masa and European Short Pitch.

Romeo and Juliet at our film Workshop

2013-01-06T22:57:00.002+01:00

Dijaki Srednje šole Slovenska Bistrica so izrazili željo po večjem poznavanju filmske umetnosti. Tukaj smo priskočili na pomoč mi, ki smo z veseljem posredovali naše filmsko znanje dijakom. Na filmski delavnici, ki se je začela že decembra bodo nastali štirje filmi. Filmi so bili posneti po literarnih predlogah, med njimi pa so tudi takšni, ki so produkcijsko zahtevnejši. Nekaj (ogromno :) slik s snemanj lahko najdete spodaj, filmi pa bodo na ogled v začetku naslednjega meseca. Več slik je objavljenih tudi na FB strani Srednje šole Slovenska Bistrica -> tukaj in tukaj.

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We held another film workshop, this time on high school in Slovenska Bistrica. We were happy to meet all of young enthusiasts eager to learn film language. Under our mentor-ship students made four films based on literature. The workshop already started in December, but won’t see finished films until the end of January. We are looking forward to the premiere. You can see some (A lot) pictures from the set below and more pictures here or here.

Happy New Year

2012-12-27T15:49:00.000+01:00

Noro leto je za nami! Zelo smo veseli vseh novih znanj, ki smo si jih nabrali, vseh filmov, ki smo jih naredili/si jih ogledali in vseh novih prijatelstev, ki smo jih navezali. Že zdaj se veselimo novih dogodivščin in izzivov, ki nas čakajo v letu 2012. Vesele in srečne praznike in veselo, srečno in uspešno novo leto 2013! ✇ Ekipa Filmskega društva Film Factory ✇

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It was a hell of a year :) We are so happy for all the new knowledge we got, films we've made/seen & all new friends we've meet this year! We are looking forward to the new chaleges that are wating for us in 2013! Happy Hollidays to you all and a great new year :) ✇ Film Factory Team ✇

Missing the Moment @ Filofest 2012

2012-12-03T14:10:00.000+01:00

Z veseljem vam sporočamo, da se je film Missing the Moment uvrstil v tekmovalni del Mednarodnega festivala študentske filmske in video produkcije Filofest 2012, ki se bo odvijal med 10. in 14. decembrom 2012 na Filozofski fakulteti v Ljubljani. Film Missing the Moment bo na sporedu v torek 11.12.2012 ob 11:20 uri (program). Leta 2010 je na tem istem festivalu slavil naš film Neskončni vozel, kjer je prejel nagrado za najboljši scenarij in najboljši film festivala. Letos je festival še dodatno okrepljen in ponovno ponuja tudi številne filmske dogodke. Več o festivalu si lahko preberete na strani festivala ali uradni facebook strani festivala.

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We are happy to announce that our film Missing the Moment was selected for the official selection of International student film and video festival Filofest 2012. The festival will take place between 10th and 14th of December 2012 on Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana. Film Missing the Moment will be screened on Tuesday 11th of December 2012 at 11:20am (programe). Let us remind you that our film Neverending knot was very successful at this festival 2 years ago when it received the award for best screenplay and best film of the festival award. This year the festival is even bigger and better and again has nice accompanying programme. You can read more on the festival site or on the official Facebook page.

Nov promocijski video

2012-11-24T14:55:00.000+01:00

Ponovno smo posneli nov promocijski video, tokrat za Srednjo gradbeno šolo in gimnazijo Maribor. Snemanje je bilo zelo naporno, vendar prav tako tudi zelo zanimivo, saj smo snemali na številnih zanimivih lokacijah. Snemanje je potekalo več dni, na pomoč pa so nam, kot statisti, priskočili tudi številni dijaki. Končan promocijski video si lahko ogledate nad postom pod postom pa je še drugi video, ki predstavlja razred športnikov. Pod postom prilagamo še nekaj slik iz snemanja na uradni šolski Facebook strani pa lahko najdete tudi nekaj fotografij s snemanja, ki so jih posneli delavci šole.

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There is another promotional video in the making. This time the promotional video is for High school for construction building and technical gymnasium Maribor. The shooting was very intense, but interesting at the same time. We shoot on a various interesting locations and interviewed a lot of interesting people. Even some pupils helped us as extras on the set. You can watch the finished video above the post. Below the post there is also the second one which is presenting the class of athletes which is a new thing at this school. (Unfortunately there are no subtitles. Sorry!) There are also some pictures from the shooting included below and some more at the Official school Facebook page.

Premiera je kretenu uspela!

2012-11-16T17:11:00.001+01:00

Premiere filma Kreten pred mano, ki je bila v četrtek, 25. 10. 2012, na Fakulteti za elektrotehniko računalništvo in informatiko v Mariboru, se je udeležilo kar precejšnje število obiskovalcev. Deset minutni film in »Blooperji« oz. Making of so gledalce dodobra nasmejali. Po ogledu filma so sledila številna vprašanja za ustvarjalce in mentorje filma, povečalo pa se je že tudi zanimanje za prihajajočo Film Factory filmsko delavnico. Film, ki je nastal na naši filmski delavnici "Od ideje do filma" s podporo Maribor 2012 - Evropske prestolnice kulture si lahko ogledate zgoraj. Pod postom pa si lahko ogledate tudi kratki film o tem kako je film nastal in seveda slike s premiere. Slike s snemanja pa lahko najdete v tem postu.

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The premiere of the short film Kreten pred mano (Jerk in front of me), which took place on Thursday, 25th of October 2012, in Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Maribor, was a huge success. The screening hall was full and the ten minute long film made everybody laugh. The authors and mentors of the film even had a short Q and A after the screening. You can watch the whole film now on-line (on the top of the post) and also the Making of at the bottom of the post where you will also find some pictures from the premiere. Photos from the making of the film were published at this post.

Photos by: Kristina Keber

Kreten na premieri

2012-10-24T21:21:00.000+02:00

Ste že kdaj stali v vrsti? In vam je šel kreten pred vami blazno na živce? Kaj pa, če bi stali v vrsti s hipsterjem, nimfomanko, stonerjem in poslovnežem? Na to vprašanje poskuša odgovoriti kratki film Kreten pred mano, dokumedija oziroma parodija dokumentarcev o totalno banalnih stvareh.

Film, ki je nastal v okviru filmske delavnice Filmskega društva Film Factory s podporo Maribor 2012 - Evropske prestolnice kulture 2012, bo doživel svojo premiero v četrtek, 25. 10. 2012, ob 19.00 na Fakulteti za elektrotehniko računalništvo in informatiko v Mariboru.

Več o filmski delavnici in filmu lahko preberete na naši starejši objavi na blogu, več o premieri na pa uradni Facebook strani.

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Have you ever stood in line? Did you really hate the jerk in front of you? What if you would stand in line with a hipster, nymphomaniac, stoner and businessman? The film Kreten pred mano (Jerk in front of me) discuss this exact question. It is a parody, a mocumentary, of documentaries which talks about nothing but bullsh*t.

The film was shot during the FA Film Factory film workshop, with the support of Maribor 2012 – European capital of culture 2012.

The premiere of the film will be on Thursday, 25. of October 2012, at 19.00 in Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Read more about the film workshop in our earlier post and get more information about the premiere on official Facebook page.

Visegrad Film Forum 2012

2012-10-23T23:32:00.001+02:00

Po 8 predavanjih, 4 dnevih in dosti pivih smo se v Maribor vrnili z veliko novih poznanstev, izkušenj in znanja. V času našega obiska Visegrad Film Foruma smo se udeležili predavanj številnih profesionalcev filmske industrije, kot so Jim Stark, Anca Damian, Udayan Prasad, Herve Schneid, itd. Herve je z veseljem tudi podpisal Mitjev DVD filma Amelie. Vsak predavatelj je predaval o drugem področju filmskega ustvarjanja; režija, produkcija, distribucija, montaža, itd., tako da smo lahko nadgradili in obnovili znanje iz različnih področji. Poleg tega smo srečali številne stare prijatelje in filmske kolege, ki so prišli v Bratislavo s cele Evrope. Seveda pa smo navezali stike in spoznali številne nove ljudi, s katerimi bomo v prihodnosti zagotovo še sodelovali.

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Our Bratislava experience is over and after 8 master classes, 4 days and a lot of beer we returned to our hometown Maribor with a bunch of new friends, knowledge and experiences. During our attendance at Visegrad Film Forum we attended master classes given by various film industry professionals like Jim Stark, Anca Damian, Udayan Prasad, Herve Schneid, etc. Herve even signed Mitjas DVD of the movie Amelie. Every guest speaker had a master class about a different field of filmmaking, therefore we learned something new for every step of making a film. Beside all of that, we met some old and make a bunch of new friends, with which, we believe, we will create a successful collaboration in the future.

18th Medfilm Festival

2012-10-21T22:37:00.002+02:00

Naša filma Missing the Moment (2012) in Last Lunch (2011) sta del slovenske retrospektive imenovane "slovenska izložba", v katero je uvrščenih 14 slovenskih filmov, na najstarejšem rimskem filmskem festivalu 18. MedFilm festival-u. Hkrati je kratki film Missing the Moment nominiran še za nagrado Methexis, ki se podeli za najboljši kratki film festivala. Medfilm festival predstavlja 40 držav, skupno bo na sporedu 86 filmov. Predstavitev slovenskih filmov v »večnem» mestu je omogočilo sodelovanje Slovenskega filmskega centra in Veleposlaništva RS Slovenije v Rimu. Več o samem izboru in ostalih filmih, ki so bili uvrščeni si lahko preberete v članku na strani Slovenskega filmskega centra. Več informacij o programu pa najdete tukaj. Naši filmi bodo na sporedu 22.10.2012 ob 16:30 uri v Casa del cinema, sala Kodak. Če ste slučjano v Rimu, vljudno vabljeni!

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Our latest film Missing the Moment (2012) and Last Lunch (2011) were selected for the Slovenian retrospective at the 18th edition of the oldest Roman film festival Medfilm festival. The retrospective consist of 14 Slovenian films. Our short film Missing the Moment is also nominated for best short film (official competition) and is competing for the Methexis award. Medfilm festival includes films from 40 countries and there will be 86 film screened in total during the festival. The presentation of Slovenian films at the eternal city was made possible by cooperation of Slovenian film centre and the Slovenian embassy in Rome. You can read more about the selection and about the retrospectiove in the article published by the Slovenian film centre. You can find the whole festival program here. Our films will be srcreened at 22.10.2012 at 16:30h at the Casa del cineman, Sala Kodak. If you are in Rome stop by.