Difference between revisions of "Vertigo"

From Culture.si
 
(43 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Article
 
{{Article
| status      = TOPROOFREAD NIFERTIK!
+
| status      =  
| maintainer  = Dare Pejić
+
| maintainer  = Editor
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Infobox
 
{{Infobox
| name                = E-motion Film/Vertigo
+
| name                = Vertigo
| localname          = E-motionfilm/Vertigo
+
| localname          = Vertigo zavod za kulturne dejavnosti
 
| street              = Kersnikova 4
 
| street              = Kersnikova 4
 
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
 
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 439 7080
+
| telephone          = 386 (0) 1 434 9357
| fax                = 386 (0) 1 430 3530
+
| email              = info@vertigo.si
| email              = info@emotionfilm.si
+
| website            = http://www.vertigo.si
| website            = http://www.emotionfilm.si
+
| contacts =  
| contacts = {{Contact
+
{{Contact
 +
| name                = Production Office
 +
| street              = Metelkova 6
 +
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
 +
| email              = info@vertigo.si
 +
}}
 +
{{Contact
 
| name                = Danijel Hočevar
 
| name                = Danijel Hočevar
 
| role                = Director
 
| role                = Director
 
| email              = danijel@emotionfilm.si
 
| email              = danijel@emotionfilm.si
 
}}
 
}}
 +
| accounts              =
 +
https://www.facebook.com/VertigoLjubljana/
 +
https://www.instagram.com/vertigoljubljana/
 +
https://vimeo.com/vertigoljubljana
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{Teaser|
 
{{Teaser|
 +
{{Image|Vertigo Emotionfilm 2009 Slovenka.jpg}}
 +
{{TeaserImgDesc|The film ''Slovenian Girl'' (2009) by Damjan Kozole was distributed in 30 countries.}}
  
{{Wide image|Vertigo Emotionfilm 2009 Slovenka.jpg}}
+
In [[established::1994]] a director [[Metod Pevec]] joined [[Danijel Hočevar]] and [[Damjan Kozole]] in forming a production company Vertigo, a sister company of the [[E-motion Film]] that was active in the 80s already as one of the first of independent film production houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia.  
  
Originally established in Ljubljana in 1986 by producer [[Danijel Hočevar]] and director [[Damjan Kozole]] as a part of the [[ŠKUC Association]], [[Vertigo/Emotionfilm|Emotionfilm]] grew into an independent film production company in [[established::1991]], effectively becoming one pf the independent film productions in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. [[Danijel Hočevar]] and [[Damjan Kozole]] then founded Vertigo, a sister production company, in 1994, producing a number of films under the Vertigo label.  
+
Vertigo has produced or co-produced over 40 films, including short films, documentaries, feature films, and a number of video projects. Its films have been screened at more than 100 festivals the world over and have won many accolades.  
  
Vertigo/Emotionfilm has produced over 30 films, including short films, documentaries, feature films (including an animated feature film), and a number of video projects. Its films have been screened at more than 80 festivals the world over and have won many prizes and awards. Its most successful production, ''Idle Running'' [''V leru''] (1999], won more than 20 awards, while ''Bread and Milk'' [''Kruh in mleko''] won the Lion of the Future Award at the 2001 Venice Film Festival.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
== Feature film production==
 
== Feature film production==
Productions to date include: full-length feature films ''The Fatal Telephone Call''  [''Usodni telefon''] (1987) and ''Remington'' (1988) by [[Damjan Kozole]], ''The Queen of Hearts'' [''Srčna dama''] (1991) by [[Boris Jurjaševič]], ''Idle Running'' by [[Janez Burger]], ''Porno Film'' (2000) by [[Damjan Kozole]], ''Ode to the Poet'' [''Oda Prešernu''] (2001) by [[Martin Srebotnjak]], and ''Bread and Milk'' (2001) by [[Jan Cvitkovič]]; feature-length documentaries ''The Birth of Lear'' [''Rojevanje Leara''] (1993) by [[Damjan Kozole]], ''Carmen'' (1995) by [[Metod Pevec]], ''Stereotype'' (1997) by [[Damjan Kozole]]; animated feature film ''The Socialisation of a Bull'' [''Socializacija bika''] (1998) by [[Zvonko Čoh]] and [[Milan Erič]].  [[Peter Musevski]] as the main role actor in the ''Spare Parts'' as well as in ''Bread and Milk'' won several prizes. The film was presented at the Edinburgh and Dublin film festivals and distributed in British cinemas.
 
  
In 2003 the company produced ''Spare Parts'' [Rezervni deli] (by [[Damjan Kozole]] and
+
The company co-produced the full-lenght feature film ''Bread and Milk'' [Kruh in mleko] by [[Jan Cvitković]] tha won the Lion of the Future Award at the 2001 Venice Film Festival, and was presented at the Edinburgh and Dublin film festivals and distributed in British cinemas.  
the [[Metod Pevec]]'s film ''Under Her Window'' [Pod njenim oknom] (2003), which won an award at the [[Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)]] and was shown at the London Film Festival. In 2004 ''Ruševine'' ('The Ruins') by [[Janez Burger]] won the 2004 [[Festival of Slovenian Film]]. Its international premiere was at the international film festival in Rotterdam. In April 2005 it won the Reale Mutua Assicurazioni award at the Lecce Festival.
 
  
The film ''Labour Equals Freedom'' [Delo osvobaja] (2004), directed by [[Damjan Kozole]], had its world première at the American Film Institute in Washington and its European premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival, and was successfully shown at 20 international film festivals and shows (in 2006 in Palić, Motovun, Edinburgh and the television festival Prix Italia). It also received international awards in Sarajevo, Wiesbaden and Valencia. ''Desperado tonic'' ('Desperado Tonic', 2004), a film by four young Slovene directors, was followed by several international co-productions.
+
''The Suburbs'' [Predmestje] (2003) by [[Vinko Möderndorfer]] and based on his novel of the same name, a social drama about the rise of xenophobia and nationalism, was co-produced with [[Forum Ljubljana]]. In 2007 Vertigo/Emotionfilm produced the film ''Reality'' by [[Dafne Jemeršić]].
  
Together with [[Forum Ljubljana]] the company co-produced the full-length feature film ''The Suburbs'' [Predmestje] (2003) by [[Vinko Möderndorfer]], a social drama about the rise of xenophobia and nationalism, based on his novel with the same title.
+
The film ''Slovenian Girl'' [Slovenka] by [[Damjan Kozole]] premièred at the [[Festival of Slovenian Film]] in 2009 and was screened internationally in 2011, becoming the first Slovene film to be distributed in French cinemas. The female lead [[Nina Ivanišin]] received accolades at the 2009 Mostra de Valencia, the 2009 Les Arcs European Film Festival, and the 2009 Cinessonne Festival. In 2012 the film hit cinemas in Brasil as the first widely distributed Slovene film.
 +
 
 +
{{Vimeo|507206418}}
 +
 
 +
In 2010 the company produced the teen film ''Going Our Way'' [Gremo mi po svoje] by [[Miha Hočevar]], which marks a milestone in Slovene cinematography as the most viewed film in cinemas, seen by some 180,000 moviegoers. In 2013 the sequel followed. The drama ''Good Night, Missy'' [Lahko noč, gospodična] by [[Metod Pevec]] from 2011 received three awards at the 58th Pula Film Festival, the oldest film festival in Croatia – the award for best cinematography, best leading actress, and best director in the minority co-productions section.
 +
 
 +
In 2016 its long-feature production, a thriller ''Nightlife'' that explores the feelings of fear in the mediatized society, had its world premiere in Karlovy Vary's competition, and brought the Best Director Award to [[Damjan Kozole]]. The Kozole's ninth film also received excellent reviews in Variety, Screen International, Cineuropa, and The Wrap.  
  
 
== Documentaries production ==
 
== Documentaries production ==
  
The documentary ''The Faces from Marianum'' [Obrazi iz Marijanišča] (2001 - Vertigo) by [[Helena Koder]] is a portrait of famous Slovene poets living in the boarding school founded in 19th Century. The short documentary film ''Harmonikarji'' ('Accordion Players') was co-produced by the [[ŠKUC Association]].
+
The documentary ''The Faces from Marianum'' [Obrazi iz Marijanišča] (2001) by [[Helena Koder]] is a portrait of famous Slovene poets living in the boarding school founded in 19th century. The short documentary film ''Harmonikarji'' [Accordion Players] was co-produced with the [[ŠKUC Association]].
  
The impressive film portrait ''The Alexandrians'' [Aleksandrinke] by [[Metod Pevec]] and co-produced by [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]] about the life of women left the impoverished region of Primorska for Egypt as wet nurses, governesses, chambermaids or cooks in the late 19th won the prize for best documentary at the 14th edition of [[Festival of Slovenian Film]] in 2011.
+
The impressive film portrait ''The Alexandrians'' [Aleksandrinke] directed by [[Metod Pevec]] and co-produced by [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)|RTV Slovenia]] won the award for best documentary at the 14th edition of [[Festival of Slovenian Film]] in 2011. The documentary looks at the lives of women who left the impoverished Primorska region of the late 19th century for Egypt as wet nurses, governesses, chambermaids, or cooks.
  
== International co-productions ==
+
In 2015 the Vertigo Institute received support of the Creative Europe Media fund for a documentary entitled ''Gjakmarrja – Blood feud'', [[Marija Zidar]] being both the screenwriter and director.
 +
 
 +
In 2016 the documentary ''Home'' [Dom] by [[Metod Pevec]] got awarded at the Zagreb Dox International Documentary Film Festival. The film addresses former Yugoslavia’s post-transitional societies: Bosnian in Slovenian. ''Home'', a five storey building, joins socially marginalised groups with their stories.
  
Emotion Film also has a history of international co-productions: in 1997 it provided production services for the co-produced Czech-Slovene documentary film ''Dear Maestro'' [Dragi mojster] by Pavel Koutecky, dedicated to famous Slovene architect [[Jože Plečnik]], and in 2000 it co-produced the Czech feature film ''Loners'' [Samotaři] by David Ondriček.
 
  
In 2003 Emotionfilm co-produced the film ''Red Coloured Gray Truck'' [Sivi kamion crvene boje] directed by Srdjan Koljević and produced by Komuna, Belgrade (Emotionfilm being the film's distributor). The Vertigo/Emotionfilm co-produced the Rajko Grlić's film ''Karaula'' in 2006, the film ''I'm From Titov Veles'' (by Teona Strugar Mitevska) with producers from Macedonia, Belgium and France in 2007 and the feature film ''Besa'' by Srđjan Karanović about the forbidden love between a Christian woman a Muslim man in 2009. The recent feature film ''The State of Shock'' [Stanje šoka] by [[Andrej Košak]], produced in large collaboration with partners from ex-Yugoslavia, was premiered at the 2011 edition of [[Festival of Slovenian Film]].
+
== International co-productions ==
  
== Recent productions ==
+
Vertigo co-produced the film ''Karaula'' by Rajko Grlić in 2006 and the feature film ''Besa – A Solemn Promise'' [Besa] by Srđjan Karanović in 2009, a tale of forbidden love between a Christian woman and a Muslim man.
  
Recent productions by Vertigo/Emotionfilm include ''Estrelita'' (2007) by [[Metod Pevec]], a co-production with [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]], TV Sarajevo, Macedonian Sisters and Brother Mitevski Productions, Mediopolis Berlin/Leipzig and FIST Productions, Sarajevo, which was premiered at the Berlinale European Film Market in February 2007; and the full-length feature ''Reality'' (2007) by [[Dafne Jemeršić]].
+
In 2007 the film ''I'm From Titov Veles'' by Teona Strugar Mitevska was co-produced with companies from Macedonia, Belgium, and France. ''Estrelita'' by [[Metod Pevec]] was a co-production with [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)|RTV Slovenia]], TV Sarajevo, Macedonian Sisters and Brother Mitevski Productions, Mediopolis Berlin/Leipzig, and FIST Productions, Sarajevo, which premièred at the Berlinale European Film Market in February 2007.
  
The film ''Slovenka'' (Slovenian Girl) by [[Damjan Kozole]] was premiered at the [[Festival of Slovenian Film]] in 2009 and later on screened internationally, being the first Slovenian film distributed in French cinemas (February 2011). [[Nina Ivanišin]] got awarded at the Mostra de Valencia 2009, and Les Arcs European Film Festival and Cinessonne Festival (Paris) in 2009. In 2012 the film hit the cinemas in Brasil as the first regularly distributed Slovene film in this country.
+
The feature film ''The State of Shock'' [Stanje šoka] by [[Andrej Košak]] premièred at the 2011 edition of [[Festival of Slovenian Film]] and was produced in collaboration with partners from the former Yugoslavia. The post-war drama ''Circles'' by Srđan Golubović from 2013 is a Serbian-Slovene-Croatian-German co-production that after a few international awards (Sundance Film Festival 2013) got selected as a Croation candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
  
In 2010 the company produced teen film ''Going Our Way'' [Gremo mi po svoje] by [[Miha Hočevar]], which hit a milestone in the Slovenian cinematography as the most watched cinema film with more than 180,000 viewers. One year later, drama ''Good Night, Missy'' [Lahko noč, gospodična] by [[Metod Pevec]] received three awards at the 58th Pula Film Festival, the oldest film festival in Croatia, for best cinematography, best leading actress and for best director in the minority co-productions section.
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [[Forum Ljubljana]]
 
 
* [[ŠKUC Association]]
 
* [[ŠKUC Association]]
 
* [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]]
 
* [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.emotionfilm.si/en/ Vertigo/Emotionfilm website]  
+
*[http://www.vertigo.si/en/ Vertigo website]  
*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0047945 Emotionfilm on IMDB website]
+
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?companies=co0006109 Vertigo on IMDB website]
*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0236746 Vertigo/Emotionfilm on IMDB website]
+
*[http://www.film-center.si/en/film-in-slovenia/films/organization/5307/vertigo-ljubljana/ Vertigo on the Slovenian Film Centre website]
* [http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/professionals/films/slovenka Film Festival Rotterdam presenting ''Slovenka'']
+
 
  
 
{{Gallery}}
 
{{Gallery}}
Line 80: Line 94:
 
[[Category:EU funding of Slovene organisations (Culture and MEDIA Programmes)]]
 
[[Category:EU funding of Slovene organisations (Culture and MEDIA Programmes)]]
 
[[Category:EU MEDIA funding recipient]]
 
[[Category:EU MEDIA funding recipient]]
 +
[[Category:EU Creative Europe, MEDIA funding recipient]]

Latest revision as of 00:23, 23 March 2021




Contact

This logo is missing!

If you have it, please email it to us.

Vertigo zavod za kulturne dejavnosti
Kersnikova 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 434 9357
Production Office
Metelkova 6, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Past Events
Show more




Vertigo Emotionfilm 2009 Slovenka.jpgSlovenian Girl [Slovenka], a film by Damjan Kozole produced by Vertigo/Emotionfilm, opening the Festival of Slovenian Film in 2009. The actress Nina Ivanišin got the Best Actress Award in Spain and France and the film was shown also in the cinemas round France. The film Slovenian Girl (2009) by Damjan Kozole was distributed in 30 countries.

In 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined Danijel Hočevar and Damjan Kozole in forming a production company Vertigo, a sister company of the E-motion Film that was active in the 80s already as one of the first of independent film production houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia.

Vertigo has produced or co-produced over 40 films, including short films, documentaries, feature films, and a number of video projects. Its films have been screened at more than 100 festivals the world over and have won many accolades.



Feature film production

The company co-produced the full-lenght feature film Bread and Milk [Kruh in mleko] by Jan Cvitković tha won the Lion of the Future Award at the 2001 Venice Film Festival, and was presented at the Edinburgh and Dublin film festivals and distributed in British cinemas.

The Suburbs [Predmestje] (2003) by Vinko Möderndorfer and based on his novel of the same name, a social drama about the rise of xenophobia and nationalism, was co-produced with Forum Ljubljana. In 2007 Vertigo/Emotionfilm produced the film Reality by Dafne Jemeršić.

The film Slovenian Girl [Slovenka] by Damjan Kozole premièred at the Festival of Slovenian Film in 2009 and was screened internationally in 2011, becoming the first Slovene film to be distributed in French cinemas. The female lead Nina Ivanišin received accolades at the 2009 Mostra de Valencia, the 2009 Les Arcs European Film Festival, and the 2009 Cinessonne Festival. In 2012 the film hit cinemas in Brasil as the first widely distributed Slovene film.

In 2010 the company produced the teen film Going Our Way [Gremo mi po svoje] by Miha Hočevar, which marks a milestone in Slovene cinematography as the most viewed film in cinemas, seen by some 180,000 moviegoers. In 2013 the sequel followed. The drama Good Night, Missy [Lahko noč, gospodična] by Metod Pevec from 2011 received three awards at the 58th Pula Film Festival, the oldest film festival in Croatia – the award for best cinematography, best leading actress, and best director in the minority co-productions section.

In 2016 its long-feature production, a thriller Nightlife that explores the feelings of fear in the mediatized society, had its world premiere in Karlovy Vary's competition, and brought the Best Director Award to Damjan Kozole. The Kozole's ninth film also received excellent reviews in Variety, Screen International, Cineuropa, and The Wrap.

Documentaries production

The documentary The Faces from Marianum [Obrazi iz Marijanišča] (2001) by Helena Koder is a portrait of famous Slovene poets living in the boarding school founded in 19th century. The short documentary film Harmonikarji [Accordion Players] was co-produced with the ŠKUC Association.

The impressive film portrait The Alexandrians [Aleksandrinke] directed by Metod Pevec and co-produced by RTV Slovenia won the award for best documentary at the 14th edition of Festival of Slovenian Film in 2011. The documentary looks at the lives of women who left the impoverished Primorska region of the late 19th century for Egypt as wet nurses, governesses, chambermaids, or cooks.

In 2015 the Vertigo Institute received support of the Creative Europe Media fund for a documentary entitled Gjakmarrja – Blood feud, Marija Zidar being both the screenwriter and director.

In 2016 the documentary Home [Dom] by Metod Pevec got awarded at the Zagreb Dox International Documentary Film Festival. The film addresses former Yugoslavia’s post-transitional societies: Bosnian in Slovenian. Home, a five storey building, joins socially marginalised groups with their stories.


International co-productions

Vertigo co-produced the film Karaula by Rajko Grlić in 2006 and the feature film Besa – A Solemn Promise [Besa] by Srđjan Karanović in 2009, a tale of forbidden love between a Christian woman and a Muslim man.

In 2007 the film I'm From Titov Veles by Teona Strugar Mitevska was co-produced with companies from Macedonia, Belgium, and France. Estrelita by Metod Pevec was a co-production with RTV Slovenia, TV Sarajevo, Macedonian Sisters and Brother Mitevski Productions, Mediopolis Berlin/Leipzig, and FIST Productions, Sarajevo, which premièred at the Berlinale European Film Market in February 2007.

The feature film The State of Shock [Stanje šoka] by Andrej Košak premièred at the 2011 edition of Festival of Slovenian Film and was produced in collaboration with partners from the former Yugoslavia. The post-war drama Circles by Srđan Golubović from 2013 is a Serbian-Slovene-Croatian-German co-production that after a few international awards (Sundance Film Festival 2013) got selected as a Croation candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.


See also

External links


Gallery

... more about "Vertigo"
Vertigo zavod za kulturne dejavnosti +
SI-1000 Ljubljana +
In 1994 a director Metod PevecIn 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined Danijel Hočevar and Damjan Kozole in forming a production company Vertigo, a sister company of the E-motion Film that was active in the 80s already as one of the first of independent film production houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. +
The film Slovenian Girl (2009) by Damjan Kozole was distributed in 30 countries. +
In 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined DaniIn 1994 a director Metod Pevec joined Danijel Hočevar and Damjan Kozole in forming a production company Vertigo, a sister company of the E-motion Film that was active in the 80s already as one of the first of independent film production houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. houses in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. +
Ljubljana +
SI-1000 +