Filofest
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The International Student Film and Video Festival is the first international festival in Slovenia, the focal point of which is student film and video production. It takes place annually at the Faculty of Arts
, University of Ljubljana
, since 2006. The festival is organized by the students of the faculty in cooperation with the Educational Centre of Radio-Television Slovenia
.
Along with its primary role as a film festival
, the International Student Film and Video Festival Filofest is accompanied by additional programme in the form of lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, social gatherings and other events.
The competition part of the programme is open exclusively to independent student films, whose authors are amateurs without formal film education. Films directed by students of film academies or film schools are screened within the non-competition part of the programme. The festival accepts fiction, documentary, animated and experimental films.
Members of the jury gave special recognition to: ?orque, Hallucii, What Do We Need This For and Behind Closed Minds. The winning
video of the video workshop was shot and edited by Agata Rosochacka, the director of the film Reflections.
at the University of Ljubljana
and took place between December 10 and December 14.
The winning video of the 'Video Workshop', THE LIPSTICK AND THE RAZOR, was directed by Simon Chang
(shot by Valentin Perko and edited by Arnold Marko).
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts was one of the four traditional divisions of the teaching bodies of medieval universities, the others being Theology, Law and Medicine...
, University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
, since 2006. The festival is organized by the students of the faculty in cooperation with the Educational Centre of Radio-Television Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
Along with its primary role as a film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
, the International Student Film and Video Festival Filofest is accompanied by additional programme in the form of lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, social gatherings and other events.
The competition part of the programme is open exclusively to independent student films, whose authors are amateurs without formal film education. Films directed by students of film academies or film schools are screened within the non-competition part of the programme. The festival accepts fiction, documentary, animated and experimental films.
Awards
The best film, which receives the main award of the festival, is chosen by the audience and receives a cash prize. The festival jury also presents awards to films entered in the competition part of the programme: the award for best film, best directing, best screenplay, best performance, best fiction film, best documentary film, best animated film, and best experimental film.Filofest 2006
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| PERFECT | Alen Pavšar, Robert Mastnak | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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| Best Directing | |||||
| TATITA | Tatita Team | Kosovo Kosovo Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia... |
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| Best Screenplay | |||||
| AMOR SANJUÁN | Luis Misis Herrero | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
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| Best Performance | |||||
| PERFECT | Alen Pavšar, Robert Mastnak | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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Members of the jury gave special recognition to: ?orque, Hallucii, What Do We Need This For and Behind Closed Minds. The winning
video of the video workshop was shot and edited by Agata Rosochacka, the director of the film Reflections.
Filofest 2007
Filofest 2007 was again hosted at the Faculty of ArtsARts
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at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
and took place between December 10 and December 14.
| Film | Directed by | Country | |||
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| Best Film | |||||
| FREQUENT MEETINGS | Darja Kornijenko | Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
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| Best Experimental Film | |||||
| EVAPORATION | Simon Chang Simon Chang Simon Chang is a women's fashion designer, currently residing in Montreal, Canada. In 2008, the designer was honored by Governor General Michaëlle Jean with the Order of Canada medal "for his contributions to the fashion industry as well as for his philanthropic and social engagement".-Early... |
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... /Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
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| Best Animated Film | |||||
| DEATH | Mitja Manček | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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| Best Documentary Film | |||||
| BALKAN JUNCTIONS | Luksuz Production | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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| Best Fiction Film | |||||
| A SWAMP | Luka Puš | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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| Best Screenplay | |||||
| ROCHELLE'S CAFÉ | Tiago Américo | Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
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| Best Performance | |||||
| EYES FULL OF WATER (Vitomir Vratarič) | Jože Baša | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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| Best Direction | |||||
| TERMINAL | Mario Gomes | Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
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| Special Recognition of the Jury | |||||
| DEAD SERIOUS | Andrej Arsenijevič, Marija Grintal | Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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The winning video of the 'Video Workshop', THE LIPSTICK AND THE RAZOR, was directed by Simon Chang
Simon Chang
Simon Chang is a women's fashion designer, currently residing in Montreal, Canada. In 2008, the designer was honored by Governor General Michaëlle Jean with the Order of Canada medal "for his contributions to the fashion industry as well as for his philanthropic and social engagement".-Early...
(shot by Valentin Perko and edited by Arnold Marko).